Nellis / ARMCO Coal

Nellis / ARMCO Coal (HM2JBV)

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N 38° 9.005', W 81° 44.648'

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Founded in 1917 by T. E. B. Siler and
M. Slush; named for newspaper editor
Frank Nellis. Purchased by ARMCO
in 1920. Noted as model coal mining
town. Homes were built by Minter of
Huntington. ARMCO Assoc. Building, in
center of town, housed store, theater,
doctor's office, barber shop, etc. The
company also built church and school
and supplied utility services. Placed on
National Register, March 2000.

American Rolling Mills Co. acquired
Nellis Coal; shipped first coal on
branch of C&O, December 31, 1920.
Mined 500 acres of proved coal by
room and pillar method in 48 inch
seam. Supplied mining infrastructure:
steel tipple, brick power house, water
system, homes, community center and
store by 1925; shipped 30,000 tons of
coal by 1927. Worst mine accident,
1943, 11 killed. Mine closed in 1955.
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HM NumberHM2JBV
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Year Placed2001
Placed ByCrandall, Pyles, Haviland & Turner Foundation, Boone County Commission, and West Virginia Division of Archives and History
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Saturday, August 3rd, 2019 at 2:03pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 434800 N 4222728
Decimal Degrees38.15008333, -81.74413333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 9.005', W 81° 44.648'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 9' 0.30000000000005" N, 81° 44' 38.88" W
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