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BLACKWOOD, VA
Blackwood Coal and Coke Company opened the Blackwood mines in 1903.
Coal Age image via Google Books
Early 20th Century view of the company store and company houses.
2017 image by author
Almost the same view in the 21st Century.
2017 image by author
Front of the former Blackwood company store.
2017 image by author
The metal roofing on the store is coming off.
2017 image by author
The remaining coal camp houses. Only one of them is still occupied.
2017 image by author
Detail of one of the company houses.
2017 image by author