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'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.'

1. Eckhart Mine Between Cumberland and Frostburg, Md.

John Lewis sitting and talking with a coal official during a Consolidation Coal Co. Inspection trip.

2. Lewis, John L. Talking with Coal Official, Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company Inspection Trip

3. Consolidation Coal Company Mine, Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company

Three coal officials talking behind a table during a Consolidation Coal Co. Inspection trip.

4. Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company Inspection Trip

John Lewis at dinner with coal officials during a Consolidation Coal Co. Inspection trip.

5. Lewis, John L. at Dinner, Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company Inspection Trip

Group of coal officials sitting in chairs during a Consolidation Coal Co. Inspection trip.

6. Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company Inspection Trip