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Pocahontas Exhibition Mine & Museum

National Historic Landmark
National Historic Landmark
Region: Heart of Appalachia
Locality: Tazewell County

215 Exhibition Mine Road
Rt. 659
Pocahontas, VA 24635

The Pocahontas Exhibition Coal Mine and Museum is a twenty minute drive from Bluefield Va over Rt. 102. It's the oldest attraction of its kind, opening in 1938. The Exhibition Coal Mine site is part of the renowned Pocahontas Coal Fields. The original coal mine opened in 1882. 44,000,000 tons of coal where mined before it closed in 1955.

It is the only Exhibition Coal mine designated as a National Historic Landmark. Adjacent to the Coal Mine is the Coal Heritage Museum (location of the original Power House), Gift Shop, and Educational Room.

$7.00 Adults $4.50 Children ages 6-12, Children under 6 free - Group Tour Discounts - AAA Discounts - Group Night Tours available

Open April 25th, 2009 - October 31, 2009.


Accessibility: Accessible (click for more) 



Children Welcome

Telephone:
Pocahontas Town Hall: (276) 945-9522
Pocahontas Exhibition Mine: (276) 945-2134
Amy Flick, Team Leader: (276) 945-9670
Fax: (276) 945-9904

Email:
PocahontasVa@Comcast.net

Website:
wvweb.com/www/pocahontas_mine/


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