The mine and coal camp at Wyco were built in 1914 by the Wyoming Coal Company. Their Jack Pot mine in the Pocahontas No. 4 seam proved especially productive. The mines were later operated by the Amigo Smokeless Coal Co. Pittston Coal Co. was the last operator of the Wyco coal mines, which probably closed in the 1970s or '80s.

This tipple and powerhouse are gone today (Courtesy of "Tribute to the Coal Miner Vol. 4, with permission)

Part of the camp

According to coal camp historian Mark Combs this large house that is still in existence at Wyco was the residence of the owner of Wyoming Coal Co.

A church is precariously perched on the mountainside at Wyco

The school and church for the African-American miners and their families

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