Date of Graduation
1970
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Type
PhD
Department
History
Committee Chair
William D. Barnes
Committee Co-Chair
Edward M. Steel, Jr.
Committee Member
J. William Hess
Committee Member
Ruel E. Foster
Committee Member
Wesley M. Bagby
Abstract
The Fairmont coal field is on of three (Elkins, Panhandle, and Fairmont) in northern West Virginia. It is large enough to include all or part of five counties - Monongalia, Taylor, Preston, Marion and Harrison - and beneath its surface lie excellent and easily minable seams of coal. It is the purpose of this study to trace the development of the field througha half-century, from 1852 to 1903.
Recommended Citation
Massay, Glenn Frank, "Coal Consolidation: Profile Of The Fairmont Field Of Northern West Virginia, 1852-1903." (1970). Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports. 9369.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/etd/9369