Historical Markers in Bramwell, West Virginia

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Historical Markers in Bramwell, West Virginia

1 ► West Virginia, Mercer County, Bramwell — Developing the Coal Field — National Coal Heritage Trail —

Stretching across western Mercer County through McDowell and southern Wyoming counties is the Pocahontas coalfield, one of the most productive, coal-bearing areas in the world. In this area, 6 seams of high-quality coal can be found close to the . . . — — Map (db m179086) HM

2 ► West Virginia, Mercer County, Bramwell — Evolution of a Town — National Coal Heritage Trail —

Bramwell is situated on a horseshoe bend of the Bluestone River at the eastern edge of the Pocahontas coalfield. This was an ideal location for a town. It was close to the coalfield operations yet removed from the dirt and noise of the industry. . . . — — Map (db m179162) HM

3 ► West Virginia, Mercer County, Bramwell — Jordan Nelson’s Coal Bank —

Jordan Nelson, blacksmith, dug coal from bank to fuel forge, and made 1st commercial use by selling for 1 cent a bushel in 1870s. In 1873 I. A. Welch surveyed Pocahontas Coalfield for J. Hotchkiss who induced F. J. Kimball, later President of N&W . . . — — Map (db m130241) HM

4 ► West Virginia, Mercer County, Bramwell — The Coal Barons — National Coal Heritage Trail —

While the description of Bramwell as a town of millionaires can be viewed as an exaggeration, it did have a significant number of wealthy families. Their wealth was built largely upon the rapid growth of the Pocahontas coalfield and Bramwell’s . . . — — Map (db m179168) HM

5 ► West Virginia, Mercer County, Bramwell — The Coming of the Railroad — National Coal Heritage Trail —

The development of the southern West Virginia coalfields Was dependent upon transportation, specifically the railroad. In 1881, Thomas Graham and a group of investors from Philadelphia purchased the unsuccessful Atlantic, Mississippi & Ohio . . . — — Map (db m179097) HM

6 ► West Virginia, Mercer County, Bramwell — The Workers — National Coal Heritage Trail —

Bramwell was not just the home to the owners and operators of the mines. The productive Pocahontas coalfield needed labor. Native Appalachians, immigrants of southern and eastern Europe and African-Americans from the agricultural south filled the . . . — — Map (db m179100) HM

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