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Headframe, plant, and train cars at former Four States Mine.

1. Four States Mine, Marion County, W. Va.

IDNO:
002387
Title:
Four States Mine, Marion County, W. Va.
Description:
Headframe, plant, and train cars at former Four States Mine.
'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.'

2. 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.'

3. Headframe of Bethlehem Mine.

IDNO:
002385
Title:
Headframe of Bethlehem Mine.
'Interior mine scene shows men using the lard oil miner's lamp and the use of horses as well as mules. New England Mine.'

4. Interior of New England Mine

IDNO:
003074
Title:
Interior of New England Mine
Description:
'Interior mine scene shows men using the lard oil miner's lamp and the use of horses as well as mules. New England Mine.'
Coal mine facilities on a hillside.

5. Coal Mine Facilities at Interstate No. 1

IDNO:
002597
Title:
Coal Mine Facilities at Interstate No. 1
Description:
Coal mine facilities on a hillside.
'Machine, helper and crew. 350 tons a day, per 8 hour shift.'

6. Continuous Mining Machine, Helper and Crew

IDNO:
003056
Title:
Continuous Mining Machine, Helper and Crew
Description:
'Machine, helper and crew. 350 tons a day, per 8 hour shift.'