A&M 3337McDowell County, Caretta and Coalwood, History, 1983 A&M 3337Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History CenterWest Virginia and Regional History Center

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-08-30 07:25:59 -0400.EnglishDescribing Archives: A Content Standard West Virginia and Regional History Center McDowell County, Caretta and Coalwood, History Hickam, Homer H., 1943- A&M 3337 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/2/resources/1637 0 Linear Feet Summary: 1 item 1983 Typed 23 page manuscript history of the McDowell County coal mining communities of Caretta and Coalwood by Homer Hickam, the author of Rocket Boys. Caretta and Coalwood were started early in the twentieth century as coal camps by the mine operator George L. Carter. The fortunes of both towns represent the economic cyclical nature of mining throughout the twentieth century reflective of many coal field communities within the state. West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/ English Conditions Governing Access

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McDowell County (W. Va.) Coal mining - camps and company towns. Carter, George L., 1857-1936 Hickam, Homer H., 1943-