Nuttallburg, West Virginia

Nuttallburg, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 38°3′00″N 81°2′25″W
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Fayette
Elevation	994 ft (303 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID	1556160[1]

Nuttallburg (also known as Brown) was an unincorporated community located in Fayette County, West Virginia, named by English pioneer John Nuttall who discovered coal in the area. Nuttallburg had a post office until 1955. It is no longer inhabited[2] and is just outside Winona.

Nuttalburg is located on the New River and was developed to house workers mining coal sold to the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway. Henry Ford built a huge conveyor belt system to transport coal from the mine to the river and railroad below, but sold his interest in the mine in 1928. Production ceased in 1958.[3]

The town is included within the Nuttallburg Coal Mining Complex and Town Historic District, part of New River Gorge National Park and Preserve.[4]

See also

• List of ghost towns in West Virginia

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nuttallburg, West Virginia
2. "5 near-forgotten ghost towns to explore in WV". October 21, 2015.
3. "Nuttallburg - New River Gorge National Park and Preserve (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
4. Rita Walsh (March 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination: Nuttallburg Coal Mining Complex and Town Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

External links

• West Virginia Place Names
• Nuttalburg West Virginia