Nuttallburg, West Virginia

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.

Nuttallburg, West Virginia
Nuttallburg is located in West Virginia
Nuttallburg
Nuttallburg
Nuttallburg is located in the United States
Nuttallburg
Nuttallburg
Coordinates: 38°3′00″N 81°2′25″W
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyFayette
Elevation
994 ft (303 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID1556160[1]

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]

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