Coal Camp Blog Post

Location/Coalfield

 

The site is located in the Winding Gulf coal field in Wyoming County in southern West Virginia.

 

Demographics

 

As of the 2010 census, 1,559 people live in town. The town has a good balance between older and younger residents, with the median age being about 42 years old, but it leans more on the side of being an older community.

 

Coal Companies in Town

 

-Whitesville A&S Coal Company

- Elite Consulting Company

 

Important Dates

-          1912: Mullens founded

-          1929: W.V. State Legislature grants a charter to Mullens

-          Turn of the Century: Railroads are constructed (Virginia Railway in 1909)

-          Virginia Railway merges with Norfolk and Western Railway (later to be renamed Norfolk Southern)

-          1993: National Register of Historic Places lists the Mullens Historic District.

-          2001: A flash flood devastates the community, forcing many residents and business to leave the struggling town.

JFK on the campaign trail in Mullens, W.V.