Tipple foundations and the former Virginian Railway branch that ran up to the mines at Whitby, Jonben, and Fireco. These rusty, overgrown rails haven't seen a train in years.
More ruins of the Abney tipple.
Electrical borehole for the coal mine.
Slate dump left over from the operation at Abney.
A vintage picture of the Abney company store. (Courtesy of "Raleigh County - A Century of Pictures," by David Sibray)
Today the store is a private residence.
The Abney coal camp was built on a little peninsula above the mines. It was probably always a small community, with perhaps 25 houses.
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