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Kempton Davis Coal and Coke company town
Ghost town Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Old bottlesAlso reported: Wheat cents, Buffalo nickels, Mercury dimes, company scrip, miners' lamp parts and tags, tools.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).
Why this spot
1913-1950 coal company town
Founded in 1913 by the Davis Coal and Coke Company on the North Branch Potomac and straddling the West Virginia line, Kempton reached about 900 people by the 1930s. Mine No. 42 closed unexpectedly in 1950 and the town emptied.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
abandoned mine openingsAcid mine drainage, refuse piles
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