Coal Company Houses at Logan Ames blog

Coal Company Houses. The coal camp and house were once owned by the new river coal company, dating back from 1925 through the. By 1922, nearly 80 percent of west virginia miners lived in company houses. We often hear references to coal camps and company stores, but have you ever wondered what life was actually like back in. By 1922, nearly 80 percent of west virginia miners lived in company houses. Coal companies stripped down the forests to erect. Coal companies stripped down the forests to erect simply. The company houses were often built close together and usually not of as good of quality as homes built for the real estate market. Later, when the coal companies built housing for their miners, such dwellings were called ‘jenny lind houses’ after the cheap method of building used at the jenny lind mine in colorado (near downieville). The city of beckley has restored a three room house from sprague, west virginia. However, this did not stop industrious coal miners’ wives from planting flowers, putting up wallpaper, or hanging some pretty curtains. Running water and electricity were usually provided for free, but “house coal” had to be ordered and paid for by the miners. But they had long been built that way in west virginia.

By 1922, nearly 80 percent of west virginia miners lived in company houses. Coal companies stripped down the forests to erect. However, this did not stop industrious coal miners’ wives from planting flowers, putting up wallpaper, or hanging some pretty curtains. We often hear references to coal camps and company stores, but have you ever wondered what life was actually like back in. But they had long been built that way in west virginia. Later, when the coal companies built housing for their miners, such dwellings were called ‘jenny lind houses’ after the cheap method of building used at the jenny lind mine in colorado (near downieville). The city of beckley has restored a three room house from sprague, west virginia. The company houses were often built close together and usually not of as good of quality as homes built for the real estate market. Running water and electricity were usually provided for free, but “house coal” had to be ordered and paid for by the miners. Coal companies stripped down the forests to erect simply.

Houses of miners. Kentucky Straight Creek Coal Company, Belva Mine, abandoned after explosion

Coal Company Houses Running water and electricity were usually provided for free, but “house coal” had to be ordered and paid for by the miners. The coal camp and house were once owned by the new river coal company, dating back from 1925 through the. Coal companies stripped down the forests to erect. The city of beckley has restored a three room house from sprague, west virginia. But they had long been built that way in west virginia. Running water and electricity were usually provided for free, but “house coal” had to be ordered and paid for by the miners. The company houses were often built close together and usually not of as good of quality as homes built for the real estate market. By 1922, nearly 80 percent of west virginia miners lived in company houses. Later, when the coal companies built housing for their miners, such dwellings were called ‘jenny lind houses’ after the cheap method of building used at the jenny lind mine in colorado (near downieville). Coal companies stripped down the forests to erect simply. However, this did not stop industrious coal miners’ wives from planting flowers, putting up wallpaper, or hanging some pretty curtains. We often hear references to coal camps and company stores, but have you ever wondered what life was actually like back in. By 1922, nearly 80 percent of west virginia miners lived in company houses.