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Bluefield is the largest city near Coalwood and Welch.  There are actually two Bluefields, one in West Virginia and one in Virginia.  They share a common border.

 


The Craft Memorial Library downtown houses the Eastern Regional Coal Archives.

 

 

 

Bluefield is a major junction on the railroad.  Downtown is a large yard where you'll usually see a lot of coal trains and maintenance-of-way equipment.

 

 

 

 

Links

City of Bluefield, West Virginia
www.cityofbluefield.com

 

 

Bluefield, West Virginia, Chamber of Commerce
www.bluefieldchamber.com

 

 

Mercer County Convention and Visitors Bureau
(Serving Bluefield, Princeton, and Bramwell, West Virginia)
www.mccvb.com

 

 

Craft Memorial Library
http://craftmemorial.lib.wv.us/