Geological Map of a Portion of the Flat-Top Coal Field Showing the Approximate Outcrop of the Pocahontas or No. 3 Coal Bed in McDowell County, West Virginia, 1887

Location of collection:

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)

560 Drillfield Dr.

Newman Library, Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA 26041-9001

Contact for questions and access:

Email: specref@vt.edu

Phone: (540) 231-6308

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Summary

Extent:

0.1 Cubic Feet 18 x 33 in.

Creator:

D'Invilliers, Edward

Abstract:

Map shows the coal beds at Flat-Top Coal Fields in McDowell County, West Virginia. It contains an index of openings in the coal bed, and a scale of sections, as well as a key to limestone and shale locations.

Language:

English .

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
Coal mines and mining
Railroad
Maps (documents)

Names:

Geological Survey (U.S.)
Norfolk and Western Railroad Company (1881-1896)

Places:

West Virginia -- Maps