Company Store Archives - Appalachian History

Company Store Scrip

Until the late 1950’s, many companies issued tokens–scrip–for use by their employees in company run stores.

Sandlick Sportman’s Club shows a different facet of the company town. The building served as a recreational retreat for company employees.

What was it like in Moore Hollow after the mines got started? It was booming. New York didn’t have any more business than Moore Hollow.

WV’s Whipple Company Store is an architectural gem. The stories it holds sparkle even more brightly. Owner Joy Lynn shares them lovingly.

Started in 1903, the Kelly’s Creek Colliery Company commissary served about 75-90 miners living at or near Ward, WV.

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