The mine and coal camp at Wyco were built in 1914 by the Wyoming Coal Company. Their Jack Pot mine in the Pocahontas No. 4 seam proved especially productive. Eventually, there were
Jack Pot No. 2, 3, and 4.
The mines, including Wyco No. 236, were later operated by the Amigo Smokeless Coal Co., a subsidiary of the Pittston Coal Co. (also known as The Pittston Company). Mine No. 236 closed in 1982.
Amigo Smokeless / Pittston also operated mines on the other side of the mountain at Tralee, W.Va.
Image courtesy of "Tribute to the Coal Miner Vol. 4," with permission
This tipple (partially shown) and powerhouse are gone today.
Image courtesy of Eastern Regional Coal Archives, Bluefield, WV
In 1924 Roberts and Schaefer constructed this "Dry Cleaning" preparation plant at Wyco.
Feb. 2001 image by author
A few Wyco coal company houses.
Feb. 2001 image by author
The superintendent's house. Feb. 2001 image by author
A church is precariously perched on the mountainside at Wyco. This church has since been restored.
Feb. 2001 image by author
The school and church for the African-American miners and their families.
Jan. 2003 State Historic Preservation Office image
Remains of a coal mine fan.
Image contributed by anonymous reader
The Wyoming Coal Company store at Wyco - long gone now.Image contributed by anonymous reader
The superinetendent's house when new. Image contributed by anonymous reader
Another view of the super's newly-constructed residence.
