The Egypt Coal Mine
Documents pertaining to the existence of a coal bed in the Deep River Valley is dated back to about 1775 and there was at least one coal mine in operation during 1811. During the 1850s various coal mines were in the region, and in 1853, an auger uncovered a coal seam about 400 feet deep at the Egypt site, however, a vewin was not reached until February of 1856. That event heralded the opening of the Egypt Coal Mine.Index to Virginia Wills and Estates
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