Wyoming is a mysterious and obscure coal camp in western Wyoming County built in 1934 by Red Jacket Coal Company. That is a late date for an Appalachian coal company town to be constructed. The mine was sometimes referred to as "New Red Jacket," in contrast with Red Jacket Coal Company's original mine ("Old Red Jacket") in Mingo County. Wyoming was operated in its later years by Island Creek Coal Company, who absorbed Red Jacket Coal in the 1950's. NFL player Curt Warner, running back through the 1980s for the Seattle Seahawks, was from Wyoming.
