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The interior of the Williamson Coal House was severely damaged in an accidental fire but was rehabilitated and reopened within a year
The 1,600-square-foot Coal House, constructed in 1933 from 65 tons of coal, sits next to the Mingo County Courthouse in downtown Williamson, in the state's southern coalfields. Hand-sawn blocks of bituminous coal joined with black mortar form the ...
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