Prince in Fayette County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)
Beury Monument
Photographed By Craig Doda, March 3, 2024
1. Beury Monument Marker
New River Smokeless Coal
was mined and shipped
from
Fire Creek Seam
at
Quinnimont
by
Joseph Lawton Beury
in 1873.
This memorial
erected by
his coal associates
in
The New River District.
Topics. This historical marker and monument is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Natural Resources. A significant historical year for this entry is 1873.
Location. 37° 51.461′ N, 81° 2.889′ W. Marker is in Prince, West Virginia, in Fayette County. Marker is on Stanaford Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 10294 Stanaford Road, Meadow Bridge WV 25976, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Quinnimont Missionary Baptist Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Fayette County / Raleigh County (approx. 1.3 miles away); America's Best Idea (approx. 1.3 miles away); Camp Prince Army Station (approx. 2.4 miles away); Army Camp (approx. 2.8 miles away); Army Camp's Special Species (approx. 2.8 miles away); Layland Mine Disaster (approx. 6.1 miles away); Skidders and Boomboats (approx. 6.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Prince.
Also see . . . Beury Monument (National Park Service)
this page online
Excerpt: Joseph Beury was the operator of the first coal mine on the New River. A native of Pennsylvania, he learned mining from working in his father's anthracite coal mines. His service in the Union army during the Civil War earned him the military title of Colonel.(Submitted on March 8, 2024.)
In 1872, he established the town of Quinnimont and opened and managed the New River Coal Company mine. In 1873, when the Chesapeake and Ohio rail line reached the town, he shipped the first load of high-quality clean-burning bituminous "New River Smokeless Coal" to the world.
Photographed By Craig Doda, March 3, 2024
2. Beury Monument
Photographed By Craig Doda, March 3, 2024
3. Beury Monument
Photographed By Craig Doda, March 3, 2024
4. Beury Monument
Credits. This page was last revised on March 8, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 7, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 54 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 7, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
