Former Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad trestle over Russel Fork with an old Addington Brothers prep plant in the background
Company houses built on the hillside in 1912 by the Elkhorn Fuel Company in Garrett, KY
Coal camp housing in Estill, KY
United Mine Workers union hall, Estill, KY
The former miners' housing in Wayland is similar to the homes that Elkhorn Coal Corporation built down the creek at Estill. Nearly
one hundred years after the houses were constructed they continue to be in sturdy condition. However, after many alterations, such as carports, porches, and siding that people have
made to the homes, they bear little resemblance to their coal camp origins. The
Wayland mines closed in 1954.
Bosses Row in Wayland
Idled tipple near McDowell, KY
Headhouse of the idled tipple near McDowell, KY
Company houses built by the Elkhorn Coal Company, probably around 1916, in Wheelwright, KY
In 1930 the Inland Steel Company of East Chicago, Indiana purchased the Wheelwright mines and coal camp. Here are some of the
remaining buildings that Inland Steel Co. either constructed or remodled in 1941. They are in the center of Wheelwright,
One of the buildings at Wheelwright, pictured here, was once the clubhouse. The current owner has allowed this unique and historic structure to fall into ruin.
Steps running up the hill in the heart of the Wheelwright coal camp
When the coal reserves of the Wheelwright mines became depleted Inland Steel developed a new coal mine a few miles away in Price, KY in 1951. The mine closed in 1991, but these remnants of the coal
processing complex remain.
Most of the preparation plant at Price, KY has been demolished, but this small portion of it, along with the refuse conveyor running up the mountain, are still in existence.
The former offices of the Inland Steel Price Mine. In 1965 Inland Steel sold their Wheelwright-Price properties to Island Creek Coal Co.
Thankfully, the South East Coal Company store in Seco, Letcher County, KY has been restored. The Seco mines operated from 1915 to 1957. (Photo courtesy of bottleredhead)
Extant company housing at Seco, KY. (Photo courtesy of Mick Vest)
Another Coal camp built by the South East Coal Company at Millstone, KY. (Photo courtesy of Mick Vest)
Coal mining continues to the present day in the Elkhorn Coalfield. This is one of the entries into Arch's Bandmill II Mine (Photo courtesy of Douglas Foreback)