Coalfields (West Virginia)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Coalfields_(West_Virginia)

GPTKB entity

Statements (101)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:region
gptkbp:associatedWith	Appalachian culture
gptkbp:contains	gptkb:Nicholas_County gptkb:Brooke_County gptkb:Boone_County gptkb:Calhoun_County gptkb:Clay_County gptkb:Jackson_County gptkb:Lincoln_County gptkb:Mercer_County gptkb:Monroe_County gptkb:Wayne_County gptkb:Charleston_coalfield gptkb:Elk_River_coalfield gptkb:Fairmont_coalfield gptkb:Greenbrier_coalfield gptkb:Huntington_coalfield gptkb:Kanawha_coalfield gptkb:Logan_coalfield gptkb:Meadow_Branch_coalfield gptkb:New_River_coalfield gptkb:Northern_West_Virginia_coalfield gptkb:Paint_Creek_coalfield gptkb:Pocahontas_coalfield gptkb:Southern_West_Virginia_coalfield gptkb:Williamson_coalfield gptkb:Winding_Gulf_coalfield gptkb:Fayette_County gptkb:Ohio_County gptkb:Webster_County gptkb:Wyoming_County gptkb:Barbour_County gptkb:Tucker_County gptkb:Braxton_County gptkb:Summers_County gptkb:Mingo_County gptkb:Marion_County gptkb:Roane_County gptkb:Randolph_County gptkb:Harrison_County gptkb:Pocahontas_County gptkb:Upshur_County gptkb:Wirt_County gptkb:Hancock_County gptkb:Lewis_County gptkb:Monongalia_County gptkb:Putnam_County gptkb:Marshall_County gptkb:Greenbrier_County gptkb:Logan_County gptkb:McDowell_County gptkb:Taylor_County gptkb:Raleigh_County gptkb:Cabell_County gptkb:Mason_County gptkb:Preston_County gptkb:Kanawha_County gptkb:Doddridge_County gptkb:Ritchie_County gptkb:Tyler_County gptkb:Wetzel_County
gptkbp:declinedAfter	20th and 21st century
gptkbp:economicImportance	major contributor to West Virginia economy
gptkbp:environmentalImpact	mine reclamation mountaintop removal
gptkbp:hasResource	bituminous coal metallurgical coal steam coal
gptkbp:historicalEvent	gptkb:Mine_Wars gptkb:Battle_of_Blair_Mountain
gptkbp:historicalSignificance	labor history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Coalfields (West Virginia)
gptkbp:knownFor	coal mining
gptkbp:laborMovement	gptkb:United_Mine_Workers_of_America
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:West_Virginia
gptkbp:mainIndustry	gptkb:coal
gptkbp:notableTown	gptkb:Bluefield gptkb:Madison gptkb:Oak_Hill gptkb:war gptkb:Welch gptkb:Williamson gptkb:Whitesville gptkb:Chapmanville gptkb:Fayetteville gptkb:Mullens gptkb:Gary gptkb:Montgomery gptkb:Matewan gptkb:Smithers gptkb:Kimball gptkb:Danville gptkb:Pineville gptkb:Beckley gptkb:Iaeger Logan Man
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Appalachian_coalfields
gptkbp:population	declining
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:the_South
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5