Pocahontas Exhibition Coal Mine

"In 1938, the Pocahontas Exhibition Coal Mine was opened for the general public to admire. Originally, visitors could drive their cars through the mine, though the practice began to damage the site and was stopped. The mine remains open to tourists, although they have to walk it this time around. Visitors will get a sense of the perils miners faced, the equipment and methods that have been used to extract coal, and the local, national, and global significance of the Pocahontas Coalfield."