3/11/2023 0 Comments Tile miner furnace![]() ![]() Hancock County clay is of sedimentary origin, which means it is usually associated with coal and shale. ![]() While seams of clay are found throughout West Virginia, the clay in the Northern Panhandle historically was not only plentiful but also of exceptional quality because of the fineness (smallness) of its particles. For instance, clay was mined in Berkeley County by the United Clay Products and Continental Clay Products in Cabell County by the Barboursville Clay Manufacturing Company in Kanawha County by the West Virginia Brick Company and the Charleston Vitreous Clay Products Company in Lewis County by the Weston Brick and Coal Company and the Jane Lew Brick and Drain Tile Company and in Marion County by the Colfax Brick Company and the Hammond Fire Brick Company. In addition, many counties had large scale clay mining that spawned clay product industries. These clay deposits are widely dispersed in West Virginia and were used by many individuals to make clay products, such as bricks for their own homes during the 19th century. Bricks for buildings and streets, tiles and pottery were manufactured from clay mined from residual clays developed by the weathering of limestone and shale and from transported clays deposited in rivers and swamps during the marine geologic age. E-WV | Clay Mining | Back to e-WV The West Virginia Encyclopediaįor more than 140 years, clay mining was a major industry in West Virginia. ![]()
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