Nellis / Armco Coal
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N 38° 09.004 W 081° 44.647
17S E 434801 N 4222727
A two sided sign telling us when Nellis was founded that Armco coal company acquired Nellis coal company.
Waymark Code: WMZQ7A
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 12/20/2018
Views: 2
Nellis
Founded in 1917 by T.E.B. Siler and M. Slush; named for newspaper editor Frank Nellis. Purchased by ARMCO in 1920. Noted as model coal mining town. Homes were built by Minyer of Huntington. ARMCO Assoc. Bldg., in center of town, housed store, theater, doctor's office, barber shop, etc. The company also built church and school and supplied utility services. Placed on National Register, March 2000.
Armco Coal
American Rolling Mills Co. acquired Nellis Coal; shipped first coal on branch of C&O, December 31, 1920. Mined 500 acres of proved coal by room and pillar method in 48 inch seam. Supplied mining infrastructure; steel tipple, brick power house, water system, homes, community center and store by 1925; shipped 30,000 tons of coal by 1927. Worst mine accident, 1943, 11 killed. Mine closed in 1955.
Marker Number: None on sign
Marker Title: Nellis / Armco Coal
Marker Location: RT 1
County or Independent City: Nellis, WV
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: West Virginia Division of Archives and History, 2001
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