Glouster in Athens County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Hisylvania Coal Company Mine No. 22
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., January 4, 2009
1. Hisylvania Coal Company Mine No. 22 Marker
Inscription.
Hisylvania Coal Company Mine No. 22. . Approximately 150 feet east stood the Hisylvania Coal Company Mine No. 22 tipple, in use from 1912 to 1925. The company name was derived from combining “Ohio” and “Pennsylvania,” home states of its founders. Coal came from the mine portal in small railcars, was cleaned and sized in the tipple, and loaded into gondolas for shipment. The Mine No. 22 tipple had a brick and concrete frame, likely the only one of this type in Ohio. When demolished in 2000, it was one of the last tipples still standing as a reminder of Ohio's 1880-1920 coal boom and the Hocking Valley coal field's contribution during this era.
Approximately 150 feet east stood the Hisylvania Coal Company Mine No. 22 tipple, in use from 1912 to 1925. The company name was derived from combining “Ohio” and “Pennsylvania,” home states of its founders. Coal came from the mine portal in small railcars, was cleaned and sized in the tipple, and loaded into gondolas for shipment. The Mine No. 22 tipple had a brick and concrete frame, likely the only one of this type in Ohio. When demolished in 2000, it was one of the last tipples still standing as a reminder of Ohio's 1880-1920 coal boom and the Hocking Valley coal field's contribution during this era.
Erected 2001 by Village of Glouster, Ohio Mineland Partnership, Buckeye Hills R.C.&D, and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 3-5.)
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., January 4, 2009
2. Hisylvania Coal Company Mine No. 22 Sponsorship Marker
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., January 4, 2009
3. Hisylvania Coal Company Mine No. 22 Marker
Looking east toward where tipple was located across road.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., January 4, 2009
4. Hisylvania Coal Co. Mine No. 22 Tipple Under Construction
Top picture on the marker.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., January 4, 2009
5. Hisylvania Coal Co. Mine No. 22 Tipple in Use
Middle picture from the marker.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., January 4, 2009
6. Hisylvania Coal Co. Mine No. 22 Tipple in Decay
Bottom picture on the marker.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on January 23, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,992 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on January 23, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.