A hundred-plus-year-old red brick former coal company headquarters, that is now owned by the Town of Thomas, has received a major upgrade, thanks to a grant secured by Friends of Blackwater and the Vandalia Foundation. The massive Davis Coal and Coke Company Engineering Building on the Douglas Road sits directly across from the restored […]
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Engineering Building Update: West Virginia Geological Survey Record Keeping and Clean Up
We are glad to announce that our friends at the West Virginia Geological Survey have been amazing by helping us archive and re-home a number of the engineering and industrial artifacts found inside the Engineering Building. The Engineering Building has long been the temporary turned semi-permanent home of a large number of core drilling samples, […]
Engineering Building Listed as Endangered
The Preservation Alliance of West Virginia has announced that the Davis Coal and Coke Company Administrative Building just south of the historic River Street District of Thomas has been recognized as a significant endangered historic building for 2019. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011 because of its importance as […]
Big News for Historic Engineering Building
Across the street from our office sits the former Davis Coal and Coke Company engineering building, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places because of its important role in the history of industry in the area. When the coal industry was booming, miners from Thomas, Douglas, and other surrounding towns would have […]
New DOT Grant to Support Blackwater River Loop Trail!
A new grant from the WVDOT to support the Blackwater River Loop Trail was announced on Monday! These WVDOT Recreational Trails Program funds, totaling $125,000, will fund trail surface improvements, the design and construction of trailheads in Davis City Park, Blackwater Falls State Park and along the portion of the Blackwater River Loop Trail that […]
Volunteer of the Year
Congratulations to Joe Dumire for receiving the Friends of Blackwater Volunteer of the Year award! Joe has been a tremendous help with the heritage preservation work that FOB does in Tucker County. A Thomas resident, Joe knows the ins and outs of this town’s local history and worked tirelessly to help FOB curate and install […]