Built 1889 Opened 1889 Phone +1 304-256-1747 | NRHP Reference # 88000266 Area 1,200 m² Added to NRHP 25 March 1988 | |
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Location New River Park, Beckley, West Virginia Address 513 Ewart Ave, Beckley, WV 25801, USA Hours Open today · 10AM–6PMThursday10AM–6PMFriday10AM–6PMSaturday10AM–6PMSunday10AM–6PMMonday10AM–6PMTuesday10AM–6PMWednesday10AM–6PMSuggest an edit Similar Youth Museum of Southern, New River Gorge Bridge, Wildwood, Little Beaver State Park, Lost World Caverns | ||
Phillips-Sprague Mine, also known as the Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine, is a historic coal mine located at New River Park in Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia.
The mine opened about 1889 on what had been operated as a drift mine. Commercial development of the drift mine began in 1905 and the first coal was shipped on January 4, 1906. Mine operations ceased in 1953, and the property sold to the City of Beckley.
The Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine opened in 1962, as the first historic site wholly dedicated to educating the public about coal mining. It consists of 1,500 feet of restored passageways and entries with 3,000 feet of vintage track. It reopened to the public on April 1, 2008. It is a preserved coal mine that offers daily tours and a history lesson on coal mining in Appalachia.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.