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Tour the Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine

When:
April 6, 2021 @ 10:00 am – 10:15 am
2021-04-06T10:00:00-04:00
2021-04-06T10:15:00-04:00
Where:
Exhibition Coal Mine
509 Ewart Avenue
Beckley
25801
Contact:
Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine
304-252-3730

Tour the underground mine, visit the Coal Camp, the Museum, and the Gift Shop stocked with West Virginia items & freshly made fudge in a variety of flavors. The hands-on exhibitions and underground coal mining tour offer wonderful opportunities for our visitors to learn, explore, interact and share. Tuesdays – Saturdays, from 10:00 am – 6:00 pm.

 As the focal points of the City’s lovely New River Park, the Exhibition Coal Mine and the Youth Museum draw thousands of people to the area annually.  The unique underground mine, the recreated coal camp, the Youth Museum, and the Mountain Homestead are surrounded by inviting lawns, colorful flowers, picnic areas, an imposing coal miner statue and a whimsical 20 ft. “Peace Totem”.

 At the Exhibition Coal Mine, one can ride through the dark passages of a vintage coal mine. The guides are veteran miners and provide firsthand accounts of the daily responsibilities and travail of past and present day miners.

 In addition to the Mine, one can tour the period coal camp buildings situated throughout the grounds.  Lovingly restored, the Coal Company House, Superintendent’s Home, Pemberton Coal Camp Church, and the Helen Coal Camp School, give visitors a true representation of early 20th century coal camp life.

 The Exhibition Coal Mine operates on a seasonal schedule, opening on April 1 and closing November 1.  Visitors are asked to bring a jacket because the temperature is always 58 degrees inside the Mine.