1855
A commercial coal mine opens near Newburg
Morton identifies a mine opened near Newburg in 1855 and purchased the following year by the Orrel Coal Company as an early commercial coal operation.
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Morton, vol. I, ch. XXII, p. 201 (printed page)
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