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Walker County coal mines / Iris Singleton McAvoy.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McAvoy, Iris Singleton, author.
- Series:
- Images of America.
- Images of America
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mines and mineral resources--Alabama.
- Mines and mineral resources.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (127 pages) : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- Charleston, South Carolina : Arcadia Publishing, [2016]
- Summary:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781439655566
- 1439655561
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