Population 50, elevation 1,192 feet. The name honors a family long prominent in this section. C&O's modern station here, built in 1946 at a cost of $185,000 serves Beckley. Beckley was and is the focal point of approximately 200 mining communities where Smokeless coal, the bituminous fuel that the C&O transported was mined. The C&O's Piney Creek subdivision, that extends for 28.5 miles to Lester, WV, with additional mileage to Stone Coal Junction and Cranberry, WV joins the main at Prince.
Digital Elevation Map helps visualize the terrain. These are available for downloading from the WVDNR web site. Click map for larger image.
Eastbound F-7s emerge from Stretchers Neck Tunnel and pass under the hghway bridge at Prince, WV.
ng communities where Smokeless coal, the bituminous fuel that the C&O transported was mined. The C&O's Piney Creek subdivision, that extends for 28.5 miles to Lester, WV, with additional mileage to Stone Coal Junction and Cranberry, WV joins the main at Prince.
