Event

Life in the Mines

New River Gorge National Park and Preserve

Fee:

Free.

Location: LAT/LONG: 37.957125, -81.078792


Meet at Canyon Rim Visitor Center. Look for signs at the visitor center or ask a ranger at the visitor center desk for program start location.

Dates & Times

Date:

Thursday, October 19, 2023

Time:

11:15 AM

Duration:

30 minutes

Type of Event

Talk

Description

Coal mining shaped the human history the New River Gorge in many ways, but what was life as a coal miner in the early 1900s actually like? What tools did they use to fuel America? What was it like working long hours inside a mine? What kind of lives did they lead off work in the company towns? Find out by joining us at this ranger talk at Canyon Rim Visitor Center.

Reservation or Registration: No

Image Gallery

A historic photo of a dirty miner sitting on a pile of coal in a mining tunnel.
A historic photo of a dirty miner sitting on a pile of coal in a mining tunnel.
Life as a miner was dirty, difficult, and dangerous. Historic image courtesy of the West Virginia and Regional History Collection.
West Virginia and Regional History Collection
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