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- General Store at the Fordson Coal Mine, Kentucky, 1922 - Beginning in 1920, Henry Ford purchased several coal mines in Kentucky and West Virginia. Two years later, he formed Fordson Coal Company to manage the mines. Ford-owned mines protected Ford Motor Company's coal supply in the event of labor unrest or government interference. Fordson sold its coal mining operations in the mid-1930s.
- 1922
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General Store at the Fordson Coal Mine, Kentucky, 1922
Beginning in 1920, Henry Ford purchased several coal mines in Kentucky and West Virginia. Two years later, he formed Fordson Coal Company to manage the mines. Ford-owned mines protected Ford Motor Company's coal supply in the event of labor unrest or government interference. Fordson sold its coal mining operations in the mid-1930s.
- Moira Engine, 1821 -
- 1821
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Moira Engine, 1821
- Hardy Coal Mine Camp, October 1923 - The Pond Creek Coal Company established the company town of Hardy, Kentucky -- located five miles southeast of Williamson, West Virginia -- in 1914. Henry Ford's Fordson Coal Company purchased the Pond Creek firm in 1922 to supply coal to Ford Motor Company. Fordson sold its Pond Creek properties to Eastern Coal Corporation in 1936.
- October 24, 1923
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Hardy Coal Mine Camp, October 1923
The Pond Creek Coal Company established the company town of Hardy, Kentucky -- located five miles southeast of Williamson, West Virginia -- in 1914. Henry Ford's Fordson Coal Company purchased the Pond Creek firm in 1922 to supply coal to Ford Motor Company. Fordson sold its Pond Creek properties to Eastern Coal Corporation in 1936.
- Westinghouse Style 4638A Voltmeter, 1900-1910 -
- 1900-1910
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Westinghouse Style 4638A Voltmeter, 1900-1910
- Mine Train Locomotive in West Virginia, April 1926 - Henry Ford purchased the Nuttallburg mine, located near Winona, West Virginia, in 1920. Nuttallburg and other Ford-owned mines -- managed by Mr. Ford's Fordson Coal Company -- protected Ford Motor Company's coal supply in the event of labor unrest or government interference. Fordson sold the Nuttallburg operation to New River Coal Corporation in 1928.
- April 09, 1926
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Mine Train Locomotive in West Virginia, April 1926
Henry Ford purchased the Nuttallburg mine, located near Winona, West Virginia, in 1920. Nuttallburg and other Ford-owned mines -- managed by Mr. Ford's Fordson Coal Company -- protected Ford Motor Company's coal supply in the event of labor unrest or government interference. Fordson sold the Nuttallburg operation to New River Coal Corporation in 1928.
- Mine Train Locomotive in West Virginia, April 1926 - Henry Ford purchased the Nuttallburg mine, located near Winona, West Virginia, in 1920. Nuttallburg and other Ford-owned mines -- managed by Mr. Ford's Fordson Coal Company -- protected Ford Motor Company's coal supply in the event of labor unrest or government interference. Fordson sold the Nuttallburg operation to New River Coal Corporation in 1928.
- April 09, 1926
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Mine Train Locomotive in West Virginia, April 1926
Henry Ford purchased the Nuttallburg mine, located near Winona, West Virginia, in 1920. Nuttallburg and other Ford-owned mines -- managed by Mr. Ford's Fordson Coal Company -- protected Ford Motor Company's coal supply in the event of labor unrest or government interference. Fordson sold the Nuttallburg operation to New River Coal Corporation in 1928.
- Coal Pan -
- Collections - Artifact
Coal Pan
- Dudley Engine, circa 1791 -
- circa 1791
- Collections - Artifact
Dudley Engine, circa 1791
- Brochure, "Tour Ashland's Pioneer Tunnel Coal Mine and Ride the Steam Locomotive," circa 1985 - Industrial sites sometimes found new life as tourist attractions when their original purposes were no longer profitable. In Ashland, Pennsylvania, an anthracite coal mine that had ended operations in 1931 was opened to tourists in 1962. Visitors could travel into the mine aboard an electrically powered train, or they could take a scenic 30-minute ride aboveground on a steam railroad.
- circa 1985
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Brochure, "Tour Ashland's Pioneer Tunnel Coal Mine and Ride the Steam Locomotive," circa 1985
Industrial sites sometimes found new life as tourist attractions when their original purposes were no longer profitable. In Ashland, Pennsylvania, an anthracite coal mine that had ended operations in 1931 was opened to tourists in 1962. Visitors could travel into the mine aboard an electrically powered train, or they could take a scenic 30-minute ride aboveground on a steam railroad.
- Loading Coal onto Steamship, Lackawanna Railroad Ore Docks, Buffalo, New York, circa 1900 - The Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad connected New York City with Buffalo, passing through northeastern Pennsylvania's anthracite coal region on the way. Clean-burning anthracite, which produced little smoke or soot, was particularly well suited to home heating. When oil and natural gas gained favor, DL&W's fortunes declined. Hoping to avoid bankruptcy, it merged with the Erie Railroad in 1960.
- circa 1900
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Loading Coal onto Steamship, Lackawanna Railroad Ore Docks, Buffalo, New York, circa 1900
The Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad connected New York City with Buffalo, passing through northeastern Pennsylvania's anthracite coal region on the way. Clean-burning anthracite, which produced little smoke or soot, was particularly well suited to home heating. When oil and natural gas gained favor, DL&W's fortunes declined. Hoping to avoid bankruptcy, it merged with the Erie Railroad in 1960.