ERSKINE

NAME: Erskine 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.

Mines operated here by the Thurmond Coal Co. from 1890 to 1913 and later by other companies. There was a company store, a powerhouse, and houses for the workers. There was a post office that closed prior to 1916. There was an electric plant here.

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