Sewell is an
unincorporated community in
Fayette County,
West Virginia, United States. Sewell is located on the
New River, southeast of
Fayetteville. Sewell was the sight of a major
coking
Coking is the heating of coal in the absence of oxygen to a temperature above 600 °C to drive off the volatile components of the raw coal, leaving a hard, strong, porous material of high carbon content called coke. Coke consists almost ent ...
operation with 193
beehive coke ovens operating in the late nineteenth century and early to mid twentieth century. The operation was serviced by the
Mann's Creek Railroad between 1886 and 1955.
The community was named after Stephen Sewell, a pioneer settler.
See also
*
List of ghost towns in West Virginia
There are many ghost towns in West Virginia, some of which were created and abandoned as part of the "boom and bust" economy of coal mining industry.
List
* Algoma, West Virginia, Algoma, in McDowell County, West Virginia, McDowell County
* Am ...
References
Unincorporated communities in Fayette County, West Virginia
Unincorporated communities in West Virginia
Coal towns in West Virginia
Ghost towns in West Virginia
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