Brooklyn Mining Complex & Community Ruins

View of the Brooklyn Mining Complex from across the river

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Brooklyn was a mining community and complex established in the 1890’s as one of the last coal camps in the area. It was developed to accommodate the Brooklyn Coal Company and its namesake mine, whose entrance sat closer towards the top of the Gorge.

Brooklyn was a “full service town” and complex, equipped with a company store, post office, and housing. The Brooklyn mine was closed in the 1950’s, with the abandonment of the Brooklyn community and relevant structures following suit.

Here, the ruins of the coal tipple are the most notable. More structural foundations and remains from Brooklyn can be seen further along the right side of the Southside trail, sitting as far as 0.75 miles inwards from this initial site. 

CAUTION

Park regulations prohibit the possession, collection, removal, destruction, or disturbance of both natural and cultural objects and structures on public land. (16 U.S.Code 470aa-470mm).

Climbing, sitting, or walking on walls and other constructed features weakens them. Please leave historic structures and artifacts as you find them, where they help tell the story of the past.

The railroad track at the end of Southside Junction is an ACTIVE line and private property; do not walk on or cross the tracks!

Bibliography:
http://www.coalcampusa.com/sowv/river/brooklyn/brooklyn.htm