Chapters: • Coal Heritage Trail Promo • Origin of Coal • The Beginning of the Coal Industry in the United States • Development of the Coal Industry in Virginia & West Virginia • Types of Underground Mines • Tipples • Pocahontas Mining Operations • Locating Workers • Skilled Workers • Women's Role in Mining Camps • The Coal Industry Quickly Expands • Coal Towns • Company Stores & Script Tokens • Mining Growth • Modern Coal Mining • Tribute to Miner's Family Servicemen

Bonus Features: Reflections                                                 A History of Mining Safety Pioneering Underground Mining             A History of Mining Machinery Disaster at Tippleville Mine                        A Simulated Mine Explosion (Silent Movie) Town of War, WV                                     A Typical Coal Mining Town

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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