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Bramwell in Mercer County, West Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Bramwell

By Dawn Bowen, July 20, 2007

1. Bramwell Marker

Inscription. Called “Home of the Millionaires” when town’s fourteen represented the greatest per capita concentration in the U.S. Incorporated in 1889, Bramwell was the business and residential community for Pocahontas coalfield owners and operators such as J.H. Bramwell, I.T. Mann, Edward Cooper, Philip Goodwill, John Hewitt and William Thomas until Depression ruined economy. Recognized by National Register of Historic Places, 1984.

Erected by West Virginia Department of Culture and History. (Marker Number MR 1.)

Location. 37° 19.39′ N, 81° 19.683′ W. Marker is in Bramwell, West Virginia, in Mercer County. Marker is on Pocahontas Avenue 1.1 miles south of the Town of Bramwell, on the left when traveling west. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bramwell WV 24715, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 7 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Mill Creek Coal & Coke Co. (here, next to this marker); Pocahontas (approx. 1 miles away in Virginia); Abb’s Valley (approx. 1 miles away in Virginia); Elizabeth Kee (approx. 7 miles away); Bluefield College (approx. 7.1 miles away in Virginia); Elizabeth Simpson Drewry (approx. 8.8 miles away); World War I Memorial (approx. 12.1 miles away).

By Dawn Bowen, July 20, 2007

2. Main Street

Also see . . . Historic Bramwell, WV. A pictorial and written history of Bramwell, WV and the surrounding historical coal mining communities that features many Bramwell pioneers and community leaders along with the 100 year history of Bramwell High School and it's alumni. (Submitted on November 19, 2008.)