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Berwind may refer to: ;Companies *Berwind Corporation, an American corporation historically involved in the coal industry ;Law *'' Berwind-White Coal Mining Co. v. Chicago & Erie R. Co.'', a 1914 United States Supreme Court case ;People *Edward Julius Berwind (1848–1936), an American businessman, founder of the Berwind-White Coal Mining Company * Julia Berwind (1870–1961), an American socialite and social welfare activist * Berwind P. Kaufmann (1897–1975), an American biologist ;Places * Berwind, Colorado, a ghost town in Las Animas County, Colorado, in the United States *Berwind, West Virginia Berwind is a town on the Dry Fork in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population is 278. The town is named for Edward Julius Berwind, owner of the Berwind Company, and was originally a company town. It w ..., a community in McDowell County, West Virginia, in the United States * Edward J. Berwind House, a mansion in New York City in the Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berwind Corporation
Berwind Corporation (previously also known as Berwind-White Coal Mining Company) is a large privately held American corporation historically involved in the coal industry. Today it is a diversified company involved in property leasing and ownership of unrelated businesses. It began as a partnership of Edward Julius Berwind, Charles Berwind, and Congressman Allison White and upon White's death became known as Berwind White Company in 1886. The company was one of the largest producers of coal at the turn of the twentieth century and created several towns in West Virginia and Pennsylvania, including Windber, Pennsylvania and Berwind, West Virginia. It was a litigant in two U.S. Supreme Court decisions: '' Berwind-White Coal Mining Co. v. Chicago & Erie R. Co.'', 235 U.S. 371 (1914) and ''McGoldrick v. Berwind-White Coal Mining Co.'', 309 U.S. 33 (1940). In 1962 the family corporation moved from directly producing coal to leasing its properties and diversification into ownership of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
