Whipple (Uninc), West Virginia
PLACE HOLDER PHOTO
Whipple is a coal company mining town from the turn of the 20th century. Everything in the town was owned by the coal company that owned the mine where everyone worked. Workers were paid in script and could spend it on the company house (rent) or items bought in the company store. Workers were seldom left with anything left over to cash for real currency and spend elsewhere. Today, long after the mine has closed, it is simply a small hamlet in the New River Valley area.
Coal Mining Town
We depict here some description and history boards as on display at the town's one intersection with a stop sign.Whipple Company Store
St Peter and Paul Catholic Church and Cemetery
The current church is located in Oak Hill a few miles away. The cemetery is still there in use but the original church has been sold to a private individual.External Links
CoalCampUSA entryWhipple Company Store Museum
St Peter and Paul Catholic Church
Wikipedia entry