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'American Coal Company formed in 1852, James Otis Watson, President. First bituminous coal mine to ship commercial coal west of the Alleghany Mountains. Gabled home in the background was the Ogden home.'

1. American Coal Company Buildings

IDNO:
002596
Title:
American Coal Company Buildings
Description:
'American Coal Company formed in 1852, James Otis Watson, President. First bituminous coal mine to ship commercial coal west of the Alleghany Mountains. Gabled home in the background was the Ogden home.'
Coal mine facilities on a hillside.

2. Coal Mine Facilities at Interstate No. 1

IDNO:
002597
Title:
Coal Mine Facilities at Interstate No. 1
Description:
Coal mine facilities on a hillside.
'Eckhart mine located between Cumberland and Frostburg, Maryland. This was the first railroad shipping mine in America. it was opened in 1842 when the B&O railroad reached Cumberland, Maryland's George's Creek Coal field. This mine and James Otis Watson's mine opened at Fairmont, Virginia in 1852 were the nucleuses of the Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company. This was the first mine in America to be located on a railway.'

3. Eckhart Mine Between Cumberland and Frostburg, Md.

IDNO:
002623
Title:
Eckhart Mine Between Cumberland and Frostburg, Md.
Description:
'Eckhart mine located between Cumberland and Frostburg, Maryland. This was the first railroad shipping mine in America. it was opened in 1842 when the B&O railroad reached Cumberland, Maryland's George's Creek Coal field. This mine and James Otis Watson's mine opened at Fairmont, Virginia in 1852 were the nucleuses of the Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company. This was the first mine in America to be located on a railway.'
View of the Beechwood mine buildings.

4. Fairmont Coal Company, Beechwood Mine

IDNO:
003196
Title:
Fairmont Coal Company, Beechwood Mine
Description:
View of the Beechwood mine buildings.