You could tell this was a huge mining camp
This is the remains of the coal camp
You can find out a little more information here : http://www.coalcampusa.com/sowv/flattop/bishop/bishop.htm
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Bishop, WV (Coal camp 5th six weeks)
Bishop Coal camp was one of the last coal camps to be built in Pocahontas Coalfield in 1930. Half of the camp is in McDowell, WV and the other half is in Tazwell County, VA. They mined a seven-foot of Pocahontas area.
You could tell this was a huge mining camp
This is the remains of the coal camp
You can find out a little more information here : http://www.coalcampusa.com/sowv/flattop/bishop/bishop.htm
You could tell this was a huge mining camp
This is the remains of the coal camp
You can find out a little more information here : http://www.coalcampusa.com/sowv/flattop/bishop/bishop.htm
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