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Coal Boom Expands in Nicholas Webster Region
Richwood area notes a rapid coal industry rebirth with 12 new companies and major rail lines tapping the Sewell coal belt. The field spans 200000 acres of Sewell coal and 140000 acres of No 3 coal, with fields near Gauley river and connections to B&O and Chesapeake and Ohio railroads. Key players include Elk Lick, Kessler, Pardee Curtin, and Panther Coal Co along with Tioga, Donegan, Woolridge, and Mount Hope interests. Production surged from 110000 tons to about 1 million tons in a single year, signaling a significant shift from lumber and farming to mining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Charleston Gazette
Webster, Nicholas
Harry W. Balta
Richwood
Nichols
Webster
West Virginia
Gauley River
Fayette
Raleleh
Stroms Creek
Murdlety
Ticca Coa Corps
Muddelty
B. and O
Cherry River Boom and Lumber Co
Nicholas County
B. and
Gouley River
Curtin
Nicholls, Fayette and Greenbrier
Chesapeake and Ohio
New York Central
Greenbrier
New Nicholas-Webster
Greenebrier
Nicholase Webster
Western Maryland Railroad
Pardee-Curtin Lumber Co
Bergoo
Monongahela National Forest
Tho
Elk Lick Coal Co
Bolalr
Webster County
Kessler Coal Co
Sewell Coal
Elk Lick
Tioga Coal Corp
Nicholas- Webster Coal Co
Donegan Coal and Coke Co
Pardee-Curtin
Sewell Coal and Coke Co
Woolridge Coal Mining Co
Mount Hope