The elk river coal and lumber company book

Its drainage basin is 4,450 square kilometres 1,720 sq mi in area. William warden notes in his book, west virginia logging railroads, that if. Headquartered in washington state, the weyerhaeuser timber company remains one of the nations largest harvesters of forest products. The elk river coal and lumber company at widen as it appeared in 1918. The history of the company, its railroads and its towns with accounts by the people who lived it hardcover 2010 by r. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. It was retired in 1959 and moved to its present location at huntington, west virginia, in 1977 it was built for the toledo angola and western as their no. The line was envisioned to stretch some 104 miles from dundon to huttonsville. Narrow gauge and short line gazette julyaugust 2019. Cite the books, articles, and other sources used in preparing this form on one or more.

It was retired in 1959 and moved to its present location at huntington, west virginia, in 1977. The elk river railroad is a short line located in centralwest virginia running over. It was a town wholly owned by the elk river coal and lumber company. James entered the steel business after college, managing the old paxton furnaces, along with col. He worked for elk river coal and lumber companybuffalo creek and gauley railroad, widen, for 17 years. A company official said it was the firms first fatality at the camp in 30 years. Elk river coal and lumber company and united mine workers. According to cody burdette, it was never painted in the elk river livery. Swandale, wv man crushed by logs, mar 1954 gendisasters. He was also owner and director of the elk river coal and lumber company, dundon, va, a director fo the buffalo creek and gauley railroad company, direcotr fo the harrisburg bridge.

Brooks stover independent publisher, sep 22, 2010 railroads 216 pages. It was soon evident to bradley of the necessity to construct a rai l line for transportation purpos es. Includes 25 black and white photographs and postcards of railroads, logging operations, camps, and sawmills of the crossett lumber company in arkansas. Patsy baughman provided this wonderful snapshot from an undated newspaper of a wagon of the type used to deliver coal to homes in swandale, and its lettered for the elk river coal and lumber company. The arlington coal and lumber company is your source for the best framing lumber in the market. There were advantages to belonging to the union, even though the company had a retirement plan, provided a doctor, and covered hospitalization. So good food with good companyas well as shared dishesprovides a diverse, rich. The army corps of engineers completed a dam on elk river at sutton other events that happened on or around 1961 discrimination against blacks in states public places continued, according to west virginia human rights commission, including in the coal mines. We carry only the most trusted names when it comes to lumber used in the frames of houses and buildings such as fontaine, canfor, weyehaueser. American locomotive company elk river coal and lumber no. Or book now at one of our other 1685 great restaurants in park city.

It was a company owned coal mining town that was a community without a jail, a town without elected officials. Mortuary attendants identified the victim as 49 year old joe ellis key of swandale, an employe of the elk river coal and lumber co. The company, organized in 1905, succeeded an 1898 association of the same name composed of northern capitalists investing in. Brooks stover author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Bachmann g scale 85094 elk river coal and lumber company 3 twotruck climax new. In 2011, i coauthored a book with bob withers, the. For years the driver of this wagon was marion asbury who also delivered goods from the company store. An estimated 60,000 books have been written about abraham lincoln, but this. The history of the company, its railroads and its towns with accounts by the people who lived it r. Elk river investments, inc general partner, inactive agent. In his 1994 book, west virginia logging railroads, william warden attempts to set the record straight by.

The little river lumber company clear cut almost all the land drained by the little river, which is most of the tennessee side of the great smoky mountains. Narrow gauge and short line gazette januaryfebruary 2020. Ovalee gill obituary point pleasant, wv point pleasant. Inventory of the russell tedder logging photographs, 1890s. It had every adjunct of a coming city, nice schools, good homes, electric lights, plenty of good water, an ice plant and the only ymca in the county. Georgia pacific lumber company, swandale, as a truck driver. In 2010, i compiled the information from the website into a book, the elk river coal and lumber company. A different breed of people influenced thinking, and despite the benefits of employment with the elk river coal and lumber company, restlessness prevailed. Handmade, naturallybased skincare and bath products. The book includes a track plan for the mill site at swandale. Little river lumber company in search of in search of.

The line was envisioned to stretch some 104 miles from dundon to. During the evening of december 3, 1981, the afternoon crew of the stillhouse run no. At the time of his death he had done extensive research and preliminary writing directed toward a book length treatment of the labor troubles related to the elk river coal and lumber company in widen, clay county, west virginia. September 1960 the shay and the log flat had earlier worked for the cherry river boom and lumber company of richwood in nicholas county. The clay county village of widen site of the elk river coal and lumber companys widen mine and scene of one of the most bitter and violent strikes in recent west virginia history could be entered today without crossing a familiar picket line.

There is a great deal of information available on this line, as it survived much longer than many logging operations. Pajaro valley consolidated railroad beet dump tilt trestle by gary caviglia. This map of the elk river coal and lumber company railroad operations shows all of the locations mentioned in the text below. It is richly illustrated with photographs, maps, and tables and includes both historical facts and firstperson accounts. Cherry river operated out of richwood, west virginia. These records are from company offices in clarksburg, curtin, and sutton, and from logging operations in braxton, nicholas, and webster counties, including the cherry run, hominy, palmer, and sutton mills. Its mean discharge is approximately 60 cubic metres per second 2,100 cu fts, with a maximum recorded discharge of 818 cubic metres per second 28,900 cu fts. In the most often repeated story, in 1903, at the age of 22, joseph gardner bradley acquired a very large tract of prime west virginia land, around 102,000 acres. In the matter of elk river coal and lumber company and united mine workers of america, district 17 case no. The next owner was the elythomas lumber company, although dates for this transaction are difficult to locate. The companys common carrier railroad, the buffalo creek and gauley rr, is shown in orange, the logging line in red, and the connecting baltimore and ohio rr in blue. New books west virginia division of culture and history.

The companys common carrier railroad, the buffalo creek and gauley rr, is shown in orange, the logging line in red, and the connecting baltimore. Includes 29 black and white photographs of the railroads and lumber operations of the elk river coal and lumber company in west virginia. The elk river is a 220kilometre 140 mi long river, in the southeastern kootenay district of the canadian province of british columbia. The company, organized in 1905, succeeded an 1898 association of the same name composed of northern capitalists investing in central west virginia lumber and coal lands.