Eclipse Company Store - The Plains, OH
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member linkys
N 39° 21.851 W 082° 07.052
17S E 403727 N 4357787
Company store built by the Hocking Valley Coal Company between 1900 and 1902 when it began operations at the Eclipse mine.
Waymark Code: WMCK5Z
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 09/15/2011
Published By:Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
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Miners and their families lived in the town. The company store served as the pay station and general store for the miners. Payment was made through a credit system, maintained on ledgers kept at the store. Credit was earned for tons of coal loaded in the mine, and that credit was traded in for goods at the store.

The paymaster for the mine kept his office at the store.

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Name of Historic District (as listed on the NRHP): Hocking Valley Coal Company Town Historic District

Link to nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com page with the Historic District: [Web Link]

Address:
Jackson Drive The Plains, OH USA 45780

How did you determine the building to be a contributing structure?: Narrative found on the internet (Link provided below)

Optional link to narrative or database: [Web Link]

NRHP Historic District Waymark (Optional): Not listed
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