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The coal miner I know comes from a special breed of man who works in the darkness under dangerous conditions and breathes the coal dust that gives him black lung and no hope of a retirement future. The work is dirty and dangerous and many lost their lives due to the neglect of mine operators and poor implementation of State and Federal laws regulating the way mining should be conducted. The miners and their families lived in a settlement called coal camps. The houses, merchandise store, church, and schools were owned by the coal company. The song "Sixteen Tons" was once indicative of the life of a coal miner.
This site is about coal miners - "Where They Worked And Where They Lived". Included within the web site is some insight about coal mining, coal education, coal mining disasters and history of coal mining. The pictures displayed are colored from black and white versions. My web site is dedicated to paying tribute to the coal miners of America.
The Twentieth Century Coal Miner
Story, The Mine
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DID YOU KNOW?
That one ton of coal = 5 barrels of oil. = 30,000 ft of natural gas. *Approximate figures that depend on grade of coal being considered and particular composition of oil and gas.
******************************************* If all the energy of a lump of coal could be used (E=mc^2) it would keep a light bulb going for a million years.!
******************************************* Black Lung kills almost 1,500 miners each year.
******************************************** Coal generates more than half of the electricity used in the Unites States.
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