Walker County Coal Mines
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Author |
: Iris Singleton McAvoy |
Publisher |
: Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 128 |
Release |
: 2016-01-25 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781439655566 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1439655561 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (66 Downloads) |
Synopsis Walker County Coal Mines by : Iris Singleton McAvoy
The discovery of black rocks that glow along Lost Creek transformed Walker County. The coal brought scores of settlers who began to open wagon mines and ship coal in barges along the Warrior River; the railroad soon followed, which brought corporations and big mining camps. Every town is littered with stories, from Dora's Uniontown to the union wars in Carbon Hill to the Gorgas mining experiment. It was only thanks to the coal mining industry that these dozens of towns came into existence. Today in a society relying less on coal and looking more to greener energy alternatives, it's easy to forget the progress made due to coal. In Walker County Coal Mines, readers will learn about the people and the industry that made Walker County special.
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Total Pages |
: 122 |
Release |
: 1913 |
ISBN-10 |
: UIUC:30112033759082 |
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: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (82 Downloads) |
Synopsis Annual Report of Coal Mines, State of Alabama by :
Author |
: Milton Henry Fies |
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: |
Total Pages |
: 50 |
Release |
: 1960 |
ISBN-10 |
: OCLC:999851854 |
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: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (54 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Man with a Light on His Cap by : Milton Henry Fies
Author |
: Iris Singleton McAvoy |
Publisher |
: Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 128 |
Release |
: 2016 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781467114967 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1467114960 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (67 Downloads) |
Synopsis Walker County Coal Mines by : Iris Singleton McAvoy
The discovery of black rocks that glow along Lost Creek transformed Walker County. Settlers began to open wagon mines and ship coal in barges along the Warrior River. The railroad soon followed, which brought in corporations and big mining camps. Every town is littered with stories, from Dora's Uniontown to the union wars in Carbon Hill to the Gorgas mining experiment. Oakman's Corona camp housed the county's very first hospital, while Sipsey and Empire had a Harvard-educated teacher. Progress was made, largely due to coal. In Images of America: Walker County Coal Mines, readers will learn about the people and the industry that makes Walker County special.
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Total Pages |
: 288 |
Release |
: 1977 |
ISBN-10 |
: OCLC:7057536 |
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: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (36 Downloads) |
Synopsis William T. Minor, Walker County by :
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: Alabama. Inspectors of Coal Mines |
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Total Pages |
: 198 |
Release |
: 1906 |
ISBN-10 |
: UIUC:30112033760536 |
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: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (36 Downloads) |
Synopsis Report of Inspector of Alabama Coal Mines by : Alabama. Inspectors of Coal Mines
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: Bituminous Operators' Special Committee |
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: |
Total Pages |
: 60 |
Release |
: 1923 |
ISBN-10 |
: PRNC:32101058847664 |
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: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (64 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Campaign of the United Mine Workers of America Against the Coal Mines of Alabama in 1920 and 1921 by : Bituminous Operators' Special Committee
Author |
: Robert David Ward |
Publisher |
: University of Alabama Press |
Total Pages |
: 172 |
Release |
: 2002-06-28 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780817312138 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0817312137 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (38 Downloads) |
Synopsis Convicts, Coal, and the Banner Mine Tragedy by : Robert David Ward
In the late 1870s, Jefferson County, Alabama, and the town of Elyton (near the future Birmingham) became the focus of a remarkable industrial and mining revolution. Together with the surrounding counties, the area was penetrated by railroads. Surprisingly large deposits of bituminous coal, limestone, and iron ore—the exact ingredients for the manufacture of iron and, later, steel—began to be exploited. Now, with transportation, modern extractive techniques, and capital, the region’s geological riches began yielding enormous profits. A labor force was necessary to maintain and expand the Birmingham area’s industrial boom. Many workers were native Alabamians. There was as well an immigrant ethnic work force, small but important. The native and immigrant laborers became problems for management when workers began affiliating with labor unions and striking for higher wages and better working conditions. In the wake of the management-labor disputes, the industrialists resorted to an artificial work force—convict labor. Alabama’s state and county officials sought to avoid expense and reap profits by leasing prisoners to industry and farms for their labor. This book is about the men who worked involuntarily in the Banner Coal Mine, owned by the Pratt Consolidated Coal Company. And it is about the repercussions and consequences that followed an explosion at the mine in the spring of 1911 that killed 128 convict miners.
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Total Pages |
: 220 |
Release |
: 1904 |
ISBN-10 |
: UCLA:31158005309298 |
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: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (98 Downloads) |
Synopsis Coal Statistics by :
Author |
: John Joseph Vincent Forbes |
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Total Pages |
: 62 |
Release |
: 1925 |
ISBN-10 |
: COLUMBIA:CU55821669 |
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: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (69 Downloads) |
Synopsis Coal Losses in Alabama by : John Joseph Vincent Forbes