Commercial development of the drift mine began in 1905 and the first coal was shipped on January 4, 1906.

Mine operations ceased in 1953, and the property sold to the City of Beckley.

The Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine opened in 1962, as the first historic site wholly dedicated to educating the public about coal mining.

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