7 Coal Mining Ghost Towns in West ia
Jan 25, 2016· The Chesapeake Ohio Railroad first established a station at Prince in 1880. The town''s population was 235 in 1910, versus today when it''s estimated at around 100, according to the West ia Cyclopedia. In the 1890s, a mining company built a tipple and 78 coke ovens there. Today, it''s served by an Amtrak station.