A&M 1151Keystone, Historic Buildings Survey, Records, 1987-1988 A&M 1151Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History CenterWest Virginia and Regional History Center

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-06-18 13:42:30 -0400.EnglishDescribing Archives: A Content Standard West Virginia and Regional History Center Keystone, Historic Buildings Survey, Records Keystone. Historic Buildings Survey A&M 1151 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/2/resources/4392 0.1 Linear Feet Summary: 1 in. (2 folders) 1987-1988 Building inventories, photo Xeroxes and indexes, street maps, taped interviews and summary reports of a historic buildings survey of Keystone by the WVU Public History Program in conjunction with the Historic Preservation Unit of the WV Dept. of Culture & History. The study of this McDowell County community provides "a basic architectural history of one southern coal town". Additionally, the oral histories and narrative report provide a more complete history than contained in typical building inventory forms. Keystone (originally Cassville) acquired its name from the company which opened the first mine there in 1892. This town, along the Norfolk & Western Railroad line, prospered up to the time of the Great Depression, and it was noted for its various neighborhoods of Blacks, immigrants and wealthy as well as a part of town, called "the Cinderbottom", that was a thriving red light district. 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: West Virginia & Regional History Center English Conditions Governing Access

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 McDowell County (W. Va.) Keystone. Railroads - Norfolk and Western Railroad. Coal mining - camps and company towns. Senta, Matthew. Howe, Barbara J.