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Central Ohio Coal Company
The Central Ohio Coal Company, once a subsidiary of American Electric Power, is now a subsidiary of CONSOL Energy. At one time, they owned and operated the Big Muskie in the Cumberland, Ohio area. They were responsible for fueling the AEP Muskingum River Power Plant at Relief, Ohio. From the 1960s to the late 1980s, the company employed nearly 1,000 people in southeastern Ohio, producing up to 1.7 million tons of coal annually. Today, it is still one of the major employers in Morgan County, Ohio, although its high-sulfur coal now spurs little demand. Many of the company's employees were members of the United Mine Workers The United Mine Workers of America (UMW or UMWA) is a North American labor union best known for representing coal miners. Today, the Union also represents health care workers, truck drivers, manufacturing workers and public employees in the Unit .... 10,000 acres (40 km2) of reclaimed land owned by the company was donated to form The Wilds. Notes {{Refli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Electric Power
American Electric Power (AEP), (railcar reporting mark: AEPX) is a major investor-owned electric utility in the United States, delivering electricity to more than five million customers in 11 states. AEP ranks among the nation's largest generators of electricity, owning nearly 38,000 megawatts of generating capacity in the U.S. AEP also owns the nation's largest electricity transmission system, a nearly network that includes 765 kilovolt ultra-high voltage transmission lines, more than all other U.S. transmission systems combined. AEP's transmission system directly or indirectly serves about 10 percent of the electricity demand in the Eastern Interconnection, the interconnected transmission system that covers 38 eastern and central U.S. states and eastern Canada, and approximately 11 percent of the electricity demand in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, the transmission system that covers much of Texas. AEP's utility units operate as AEP Ohio, AEP Texas, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CONSOL Energy
Consol Energy Inc. is an American energy company with interests in coal headquartered in the suburb of Cecil Township, in the Southpointe complex, just outside Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In 2017, Consol formed two separate entities: CNX Resources Corporation and CONSOL Energy Inc. While CNX Resources Corp. focuses on natural gas, spin-off Consol Mining Corporation, now Consol Energy Incfocuses on coal. In 2010, Consol was the leading producer of high-BTU bituminous coal in the United States and the U.S.'s largest underground coal mining company. The company employs more than 1,600 peopl History Consolidation Coal Company (1860–1991) Consol Energy was originally created in 1860 as the Consolidation Coal Company after several small mining companies in Western Maryland decided to combine their operations. The company was formally established in 1864 and headquartered in Cumberland, Maryland for the first 85 years (1864–1945), where the company became the largest bituminous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Muskie
Big Muskie was a coal mining Bucyrus-Erie dragline excavator owned by the Central Ohio Coal Company (formerly a division of American Electric Power), weighing and standing nearly 22 stories tall. It operated in the U.S. state of Ohio from 1969 to 1991. Design specifications and service The Big Muskie was a model 4250-W dragline and was the only one ever built by the Bucyrus-Erie. With a bucket, it was the largest single-bucket digging machine ever created and one of the world's largest mobile earth-moving machines alongside the Ohio-based Marion 6360 stripping shovel called The Captain and the German bucket wheel excavators of the Bagger 288 and Bagger 293 family.For details see the table on thGerman Wiki The bucket alone could hold two Greyhound buses side by side. It took over 200,000 man hours to construct over a period of about two years and cost $25 million in 1969, the equivalent of $ today adjusted for inflation. Big Muskie was powered by electricity supplied at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cumberland, Ohio
Cumberland is a village in Guernsey County, Ohio, United States. It is seventy miles east of Columbus. The population was 367 at the 2010 census. History Cumberland was platted in 1828. The village most likely was named after the Cumberland Road. A post office has been in operation at Cumberland since 1829. School The Cumberland School, which housed both elementary and high school classes during its many years of service, was completed in 1931 and is located at 359 North Cambridge Street. At the time of its construction, it cost $60,000 to build. The Class of 1964 was the last group of students to graduate from the school. Consolidation would take the upper classes out of the building. The structure would be used as an elementary until December 1, 1986, when it was closed for good. As of May 2022, the building is still standing. Geography Cumberland is located at (39.852371, -81.658481). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muskingum River Power Plant
Muskingum River Power Plant was a 1.5-gigawatt (1,529 MW) coal power plant, owned and operated by American Electric Power (AEP). It was located on the west bank of Muskingum River, about northwest of the town of Beverly, Ohio in Washington County, Ohio. At its peak, the plant powered three million households. The plant operated from 1953 until ceasing generation in 2015. Units Four out of five plant's units were among the oldest in the United States: Units 1–4 discharged their waste heat (about twice their combined electrical output) into Muskingum River. Closure and demolition As a cost-cutting measure, AEP idled one of the units at Muskingum River in 2010. Originally slated to be converted to run on natural gas, Muskingum River closed entirely due to environmental regulations and market conditions at a cost of $150 million to $170 million. Ohio's power consumption was noted as being "flat." The original proposal called for Units 1–4 to be shuttered by December 31, 2014 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Relief, Ohio
Relief is an unincorporated community in Washington County, in the U.S. state of Ohio Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta .... History A post office called Relief was established in 1889, and remained in operation until 1924. The community was so named from the "relief" residents expressed when their post office opened. References Unincorporated communities in Washington County, Ohio Unincorporated communities in Ohio {{WashingtonCountyOH-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morgan County, Ohio
Morgan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 13,802, making it the third-least populous county in Ohio. Its county seat is McConnelsville. The county was created in 1817 and later organized in 1819. It is named for Daniel Morgan, an officer in the American Revolutionary War. History Morgan County was formed on December 29, 1817, from portions of Guernsey, Muskingum and Washington counties. It was named after Daniel Morgan, a member in the Congress from Virginia, and general in the American Revolutionary War. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (1.3%) is water. Adjacent counties * Muskingum County (north) * Noble County (northeast) * Washington County (southeast) * Athens County (southwest) * Perry County (west) Public areas * Wayne National Forest * Burr Oak State Park Demographics 2000 census As of the census of 2000, there were 14,8 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Mine Workers
The United Mine Workers of America (UMW or UMWA) is a North American labor union best known for representing coal miners. Today, the Union also represents health care workers, truck drivers, manufacturing workers and public employees in the United States and Canada. Although its main focus has always been on workers and their rights, the UMW of today also advocates for better roads, schools, and universal health care. By 2014, coal mining had largely shifted to open pit mines in Wyoming, and there were only 60,000 active coal miners. The UMW was left with 35,000 members, of whom 20,000 were coal miners, chiefly in underground mines in Kentucky and West Virginia. However it was responsible for pensions and medical benefits for 40,000 retired miners, and for 50,000 spouses and dependents. The UMW was founded in Columbus, Ohio, on January 25, 1890, with the merger of two old labor groups, the Knights of Labor Trade Assembly No. 135 and the National Progressive Miners Union.The Unite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wilds (Ohio)
The Wilds is a private, non-profit safari park and conservation center that combines conservation science and education programs. The park also offers visitors leisure activities such as ziplining, horseback riding, and fishing. Located in southeastern Muskingum County, Ohio, just west of the village of Cumberland, the Wilds is home to rare and endangered species from around the globe living in natural, open-range habitats. The property encompasses of reclaimed coal mine land and includes of pastures and a Carnivore Conservation Center. The Wilds is designated an Audubon Important Bird Area so the property includes a birding station with covered lookout as well as a butterfly habitat with hiking trails, more than of mountain bike and hiking trails and approximately 150 lakes. The Wilds is the largest wildlife conservation center in North America and is open between the months of May and October. The Park was made on reclaimed land dug by the dragline Big Muskie. Histo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
