EPHRAM |
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NAME: Ephram COUNTY: Fayette ROADS: 2WD GRID: 5 CLIMATE: Cool spring hot summer, cool fall, cold winter BEST TIME TO VISIT: Late spring, summer and fall |
COMMENTS: Located in the New River Gorge. Here is a good reference link. REMAINS: Foundations. |
Mining here began in the early 1900s. The community was located high on the flank of the New River Gorge. The mine was on a bluff below the rim of the gorge. Coal was transported by conveyor down to a siding just downstream of Thayer. The town had a population of 150 in 1910. |
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