Appalachian coal fields

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf coal mining region
gptkbp:associatedWith Appalachian culture
coal camps
company stores
coal towns
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Pocahontas_coalfield
gptkb:Central_Appalachian_coalfield
gptkb:Harlan_coalfield
gptkb:Hazard_coalfield
gptkb:Northern_Appalachian_coalfield
gptkb:Pittsburgh_coal_seam
gptkb:Southern_Appalachian_coalfield
gptkbp:declineInProduction late 20th century
gptkbp:economicImportance energy production
regional employment
gptkbp:environmentalImpact acid mine drainage
mountaintop removal
gptkbp:hasResource gptkb:coal
gptkbp:historicalSignificance industrialization of the United States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Appalachian coal fields
gptkbp:knownFor anthracite coal
bituminous coal
gptkbp:laborHistory gptkb:Matewan_Massacre
gptkb:Battle_of_Blair_Mountain
coal miner strikes
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Appalachian_Mountains
Eastern United States
gptkbp:mainIndustry coal mining
gptkbp:majorRailroadsServed gptkb:Baltimore_and_Ohio_Railroad
gptkb:Chesapeake_and_Ohio_Railway
gptkb:Norfolk_and_Western_Railway
gptkbp:miningMethod surface mining
underground mining
strip mining
gptkbp:miningStarted 18th century
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:Birmingham
gptkb:Pittsburgh
gptkb:Charleston
gptkb:Knoxville
gptkbp:numberOfSpans gptkb:Alabama
gptkb:Kentucky
gptkb:Maryland
gptkb:Ohio
gptkb:Pennsylvania
gptkb:Tennessee
gptkb:Virginia
gptkb:West_Virginia
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:American_Coalfields
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:CSX_Transportation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6