Coal town

Coal town

Coal towns were designed to support the needs of the mining employees and mining operation as the coal mines themselves were often remote. A colliery town is a town that expanded due to coal mining, or is otherwise historically or economically associated with coal mining.

Coal towns are similar to the Company town. However, the coal mining industry creates unique resource specific dynamics which are not present in the Company town. Multiple operations and currencies are examples.

External links

* [http://www.coalcampusa.com Coalfields of the Appalachian Mountains]


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