"SHINBRIER" ALMOST HEAVEN by "dizzy" harris.
POCAHONTAS PAGE TWO
POCAHONTAS EXHIBITION MINE & MUSEUM
POCAHONTAS, VIRGINIA
Coal created Pocahontas, the best quality coal to be found, and no trip here would be complete without a visit to the Pocahontas Exhibition Mine and Museum. The mine tour is a walk through only and about 865 feet long. Upon entering you will immediatly feel the natural air conditioning effect. Continuing on you will soon come to appreciate the iron nerve those miners of yesteryear must have possessed. Upon exiting you will smile but your mind will be secretly reciting a prayer of thanks you did not have to face this evey day for a lifetime.
The Museum is housed in the former Power House built in 1887. There is a treasure of photos and artifacts waiting to greet you. Also waiting to greet you are a group of young people who are among the finest I have ever met. So excited by what they are involved in, so eager to learn and to share their knowledge with you. Souvinirs may be purchased here and if you can shell out $19.95 the best book ever written on coal mining in Pocahontas can be purchased here. It is, "EARLY COAL MINING in POCAHONTAS, VIRGINIA," authored by Jack M. Jones. THE BOOK IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE
Also available is a fourteen minute video in the room adjoining the Museum. In this room you will discover an entire wall of beautiful coal mining murals hand painted by the wonderful Carla Miles Harris of Pocahontas.
A short distance from the Exhibition Mine, and on the opposite side of the road, can be viewed the mountain that claimed one hundred and fourteen lives on March 13, 1884. Mother Nature has fully reclaimed her now.
WAITING TO GREET YOU ARE
STEPHANIE ASBURY
CLIFTON MILLER
RANDALL MILLER
JAMIE DILLON
KRISTEN McPHERSON
SUZANNE LEWIS
OR OTHER FINE FOLKS
CURRENTLY, 2013, WORKING THE MUSEUM AND MINE ARE
JOE MURPHY - MUSEUM HOST
RAYMOND COMER - TOUR GUIDE
JIMMY WHITT - TOUR GUIDE
TELL THEM "DIZZY" SENT YOU
POCAHONTAS EXHIBITION MINE
P. O. Box 128
Pocahontas, VA 24635
Phone 276 - 945 - 2134
OR
276 - 945 - 9522
UPDATE
The Exhibition Mine and Museum has been closed for the past two years, 2018 and 2019. It is uncertain if it will be open for the 2020 season.
GREAT NEWS
THE MINE IS NOW OPEN FOR THE 2020 SEASON
WITH NEW FACES
AMONG THE NEW FACES IS
MICHELE CHAFIN CRIGGER
TOUR GUIDE EXTRAORDINARY
This lovely young lady has Pocahontas coal
flowing through her veins!
Entrance to Exhibition Mine. This was actually the Fan House entrance for ventilating the mine.
This is where you will exit your tour of the Exhibition Mine. This was the original entrance for the #1 Mine or " Baby Mine " as it was called.
Former Power House that now houses the Museum. Here you will find Stephanie, Clifton, Randall, Kristen, Jamie, Suzanne or other equally fine folks.
Pocahontas Mines Tipple
Road for vehicle traffic ran through tipple.
SUZANNE LEWIS ~ MUSEUM LADY
Suzanne Lewis is new to the museum this year, 2003. This lovely lady will help with your questions and charm those souvenir buying dollars right out of your pockets. Give her a visit. SUZANNE HAS MOVED ON TO BIGGER AND BRIGHTER THINGS
RANDALL MILLER ~ TOUR GUIDE
Randall waiting to greet you, be your tour guide through the EXHIBITION MINE and answer all of your questions. Randall was involved in a coal history discussion with Mr. Farley as I snapped this photo. Mr. Farley is a regular visitor to the Exhibition Mine and Museum. RANDALL IS NO LONGER WITH THE MINE AND MUSEUM AND MR FARLEY IS NOW DECEASED
MURAL by CARLA MILES HARRIS
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WEST MINE PORTALS
POCAHONTAS MACHINE SHOPS
EARLY POCAHONTAS
E. L. Harris
1305 Dodge Drive NW
Warren, OH 44485