Weather and Age Monument
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From 1888, the first year we have accurate records of coal production in West Virginia, Fayette ranked first of all counties in coal production. The New River Smokeless Coal "weather and age" monument, installed beside one of WV's highway drinking fountains, has been standing since October 1932. The cannel coal type of bituminous coal, also classified as oil shale, found in the Sewell Coal Seam surrounding the region of Mount Hope, was highly sought after during industrialization. Little to no degradation has occurred since the monument's installation.
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