Coal camp built by Jewell Ridge Coal Corp. at Jewell Ridge, VA
The Jewell Ridge Coal Corp. office and store were combined in this building, which is still
in existence in the town.
The layout of Jewell Ridge is interesting in that the company housing is high on the ridge and the
coal mining complex that is no longer extant was down in the hollow.
The few remaining company homes in Seaboard, VA show how the company alternated house
styles to break up the monotonous appearance that usually characterized housing in coal camps.
This loadout on the edge of Seaboard appears to be no longer in use.
Ruins of the Raven Red Ash Coal Company tipple in Red Ash, VA.
Company homes built by the Clinchfield Coal Corporation in Dante, VA.
"Downtown" Dante
1982 picture of the Clinchfield Coal Company's Moss No. 2 plant, which was idled shortly after this picture was taken. A Moss No. 1 plant, between
Coeburn and Clintwood, operated from the 1940s until 1989. Moss No. 1 plant has been demolished. (Photo and information courtesy of Bob Bratton)
Clinchfield Coal Company was a subsidiary of Pittston, and this is their Moss No. 3 prep plant as it looked in
1989, the year the facility was plagued by a violent clash between the UMWA and the company. Moss No. 3 prep plant was built in 1957-58. (Photo and information courtesy of Bob Bratton)
Perhaps the largest remaining mining operation in the Clinch River Coalfield is Knox Creek Coal Company's prep plant
and Tiller No. 1 mine.
