Cannel Coal

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Object Details

Description

This piece of cannel coal came from the Cedar Grove Coal seam in Logan County, West Virginia. Coal powered early industrial America—first used to fire steam engines and make steel, later to generate electricity and manufacture chemicals. In 1900 almost 2% of Americans were employed as coal miners.

Location

Currently not on view (fragments)

Credit Line

United States Department of the Interior. Bureau of Mines

ID Number

AG.MHI-MN-8009

catalog number

MHI-MN-8009

accession number

236948

Object Name

coal

Object Type

coal

Measurements

overall: 9 3/4 in x 11 in x 10 1/2 in; 24.765 cm x 27.94 cm x 26.67 cm

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Work and Industry: Agriculture and Natural Resources

Work

American Enterprise

Exhibition

American Enterprise

Exhibition Location

National Museum of American History

Data Source