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:''This article is about the company operated by Enoch Ensley as a successor to Henry DeBardeleben's [[Pratt Coal & Coke Company]]. For Erskine Ramsay's later mining concerns, see [[Pratt Coal Company]] and [[Pratt Consolidated Coal Company]].'' | |||
The '''Pratt Coal & Iron Company''' was a short-lived industrial company, organized in [[1881]] by [[Enoch Ensley]] after he acquired the [[Pratt Coal & Coke Company]] from [[Henry DeBardeleben]] for $600,000. Ensley sold the business to the [[Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company]] in [[1886]] and assumed the presidency of the company. TCI, and later [[U.S. Steel]], continued to operate a separate [[Pratt Mines]] division until the 1950s. | The '''Pratt Coal & Iron Company''' was a short-lived industrial company, organized in [[1881]] by [[Enoch Ensley]] after he acquired the [[Pratt Coal & Coke Company]] from [[Henry DeBardeleben]] for $600,000. Ensley sold the business to the [[Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company]] in [[1886]] and assumed the presidency of the company. TCI, and later [[U.S. Steel]], continued to operate a separate [[Pratt Mines]] division until the 1950s. | ||
The [[Birmingham & Pratt Mines Railroad]], constructed in [[1878]] and operating as the '''Pratt Coal & Iron Co. Railroad''', became the basis for the [[Birmingham Southern Railroad]], which was organized in [[1899]]. | The [[Birmingham & Pratt Mines Railroad]], constructed in [[1878]] and operating as the '''Pratt Coal & Iron Co. Railroad''', became the basis for the [[Birmingham Southern Railroad]], which was organized in [[1899]]. | ||
[[ | ==External links== | ||
[[Category:Coal | * [http://bhamrails.info/pratt_coal_mines.htm Pratt Coal Mines], illustrated history at [[Bhamrails.info]] | ||
[[[Category:Coal mine operators]] | |||
[[Category:Pratt City]] | [[Category:Pratt City]] | ||
[[Category:1881 establishments]] | [[Category:1881 establishments]] | ||
[[Category:1886 disestablishments]] | [[Category:1886 disestablishments]] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:28, 29 December 2023
- This article is about the company operated by Enoch Ensley as a successor to Henry DeBardeleben's Pratt Coal & Coke Company. For Erskine Ramsay's later mining concerns, see Pratt Coal Company and Pratt Consolidated Coal Company.
The Pratt Coal & Iron Company was a short-lived industrial company, organized in 1881 by Enoch Ensley after he acquired the Pratt Coal & Coke Company from Henry DeBardeleben for $600,000. Ensley sold the business to the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company in 1886 and assumed the presidency of the company. TCI, and later U.S. Steel, continued to operate a separate Pratt Mines division until the 1950s.
The Birmingham & Pratt Mines Railroad, constructed in 1878 and operating as the Pratt Coal & Iron Co. Railroad, became the basis for the Birmingham Southern Railroad, which was organized in 1899.
External links
- Pratt Coal Mines, illustrated history at Bhamrails.info
[[[Category:Coal mine operators]]