NEW RIVER SMOKELESS COAL
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woodhick803
N 37° 53.446 W 081° 10.333
17S E 484857 N 4193709
A display of a coal seam important during the early 20th century located on the outskirts of Mt. Hope WV.
Waymark Code: WMA73Y
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 11/26/2010
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The low volatile content and other important characteristics of this coal seam caused this specific coal type to be placed in a separate and distinct category from other classes of bituminous coal.
The desirability of coal that was nearly smokeless during the early 1900's was very great. During this period of time, most coal was burned in fires loaded (stoked) by hand. Because modern methods of controlling the burning of the coal to control the amount of smoke and waste produced were not yet common, most buyers of coal wanted coal that burned as cleanly as possible. This was especially true in the nation's larger cities, many of which had strict laws that restricted the amount of smoke allowed from its railroads, factories or other industries. In general, the less volatile matter the coal contained, the cleaner it burned.
A mine located within the city limits of Mt. Hope was actively mining this coal type into the 1960's.
To learn more about the City of Mt Hope and its history,
visit this web page.
Type of Display: Geological
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