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The '''Empire Mine''' is a coal mine near the [[Empire]] community in Eastern [[Walker County]], north of [[Sumiton]], between the [[Little Creek]] and [[Old Town Creek]] tributaries of the [[Sipsey Fork]]. The mine was opened by the [[Empire Coal Company]] | The '''Empire Mine''' is a coal mine near the [[Empire]] community in Eastern [[Walker County]], north of [[Sumiton]], between the [[Little Creek]] and [[Old Town Creek]] tributaries of the [[Sipsey Fork]]. The mine was opened by the [[Empire Coal Company]] to access the [[Black Creek Coal]] seam. Coal from Empire was freighted on the [[St Louis & San Francisco Railroad]]. | ||
In [[1905]] the company was bought by [[Frank Nelson, Jr]]. It merged with [[Henry T. DeBardeleben]]'s [[Maryland Coal and Coke Company]] and the [[Corona Coal Company]] in [[1922]] to form the [[DeBardeleben Coal Corporation]]. | In [[1905]] the company was bought by [[Frank Nelson, Jr]]. It merged with [[Henry T. DeBardeleben]]'s [[Maryland Coal and Coke Company]] and the [[Corona Coal Company]] in [[1922]] to form the [[DeBardeleben Coal Corporation]]. | ||
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* Van Der Veer, Stewart (August 15, 1940) "Let's Go Under the Mountain". Birmingham: DeBardeleben Coal Corporation | * Van Der Veer, Stewart (August 15, 1940) "Let's Go Under the Mountain". Birmingham: DeBardeleben Coal Corporation | ||
* {{Woodrum-2007}} | * {{Woodrum-2007}} | ||
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Revision as of 11:19, 22 January 2011
The Empire Mine is a coal mine near the Empire community in Eastern Walker County, north of Sumiton, between the Little Creek and Old Town Creek tributaries of the Sipsey Fork. The mine was opened by the Empire Coal Company to access the Black Creek Coal seam. Coal from Empire was freighted on the St Louis & San Francisco Railroad.
In 1905 the company was bought by Frank Nelson, Jr. It merged with Henry T. DeBardeleben's Maryland Coal and Coke Company and the Corona Coal Company in 1922 to form the DeBardeleben Coal Corporation.
In October 1944 miners at Empire went on strike, without UMWA support, to force the removal of a particularly hated foreman.
Beginning in 1953, the Empire Mine was converted to a surface (strip) mining operation.
References
- "Killed by Rock: Joseph Bishop is Victim of Mine Accident at Empire" (December 17, 1930) Birmingham News
- Van Der Veer, Stewart (August 15, 1940) "Let's Go Under the Mountain". Birmingham: DeBardeleben Coal Corporation
- Woodrum, Robert H. (2007) 'Everybody Was Black Down There' : Race and Industrial Change in the Alabama Coalfields. Athens, Georgia: University of Georgia Press ISBN 9780820328799