Mill Creek Coal & Coke Co.

Mill Creek Coal & Coke Co. (HMJV)

Location: Bramwell, WV 24724 Mercer County
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N 37° 19.39', W 81° 19.683'

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John Cooper's mine in Cooper section of Bramwell shipped 1st coal from W. Virginia's valuable Pocahontas Coalfield over N&WRR on 4 Nov. 1884. The Coaldale, Caswell Creek & Booth-Bowen mines, operated by Cooper, Jones, Freeman, Booth & Bowen, were pioneer mines in the field. The Philadelphia financed Flat Top Coal Land Assoc., later Pocahontas Coal & Coke, became the coalfield's largest landholder.
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HM NumberHMJV
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Marker NumberMR 2
Placed ByWest Virginia Department of Culture and History
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Date Added Friday, September 12th, 2014 at 2:51am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 470935 N 4130773
Decimal Degrees37.32316667, -81.32805000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 19.39', W 81° 19.683'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 19' 23.40" N, 81° 19' 40.98" W
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Area Code(s)304
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1915 Co Hwy 20/9, Bramwell WV 24724, US
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