Arched exposure of the Sewell seam of the New River Smokeless Coal along Main Street, Mount Hope.

The phrase "New River Smokeless Coal" written on the portal is not the name of the coal company that built the portal. "New River Smokeless Coal" referred to coal mined in the New River Coalfield and/or coal from the New River (coal) "group," of the Pottsville series...


There was a New River Smokeless Coal Co. that once operated several mines in the New River Gorge during 1905-1908, which included the mines at Rush Run, Cunard, Brooklyn, and Red Ash. However, all of these mines were located several miles from Mt. Hope.