Location of "Lake Superior No 3"

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Alex Schust
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> Superior No. 3 was located at Superior, WV, just east of Maitland.  Lake 

> Superior operated its two mines as Superior No. 1 and Superior No. 2 until 

> 1938, at which time the mines were renamed Superior No. 3 and Superior No. 

> 4.  Superior No. 3 would be the same location as Superior No. 1.

>

> 1964 station and sidings list Superior No. 3 at MP 384.61, Superior No. 4 

> at MP 384.15.

>

> These two shft mines were originally opeend by Dixon-Pocahontas Coal 

> Company in 1905 at what became known as Dixon (post office was called 

> Dixopoca). Name chnaged to Superior in 1914 after Lake Superior Coal 

> Company bought the property.

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>> Looking for location of "Lake Superior No 3" coal operation in West 

>> Virginia. Notice catenary in lower right corner of image putting location 

>> between Bluefield and Iaeger.

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>> - Roger Link

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