Kay Moor, West Virginia
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Kay Moor, also known as Kaymoor, is the site of an abandoned coal mine, coal-processing plant, and coal town near Fayetteville, West Virginia. The town site is located in the New River Gorge at Kaymoor Bottom (38°03′00″N 81°03′17″W[2]). It is linked to the mine portal 560 feet (170 m) above on Sewell Bench (38°02′52″N 81°03′58″W[3]) in the wall of the Gorge by conveyors.
Kay Moor | |
Location | Fayette County, West Virginia |
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Nearest city | Fayetteville, West Virginia |
Coordinates | 38°2′52″N 81°3′53″W |
Built | 1900 |
Architect | Low Moor Iron Co.; New River & Pocahontas Consolidated |
Architectural style | Mining structures |
NRHP reference No. | 90001641 |
Added to NRHP | November 8, 1990[1] |
The mine exploited the New River Coalfield's Sewell Seam of "smokeless" low-volatile bituminous coal, while the town site was accessible only by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad's mainline in the gorge.[4] The last portion of the Kay Moor complex, Kaymoor Top (38°02′48″N 81°04′09″W[3]) was located at the gorge rim and served as the terminus for the mountain haulage.[5]