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Gayton Shaft Mine, Henrico Co., Virginia

 

Gayton Shaft Mine,   Henrico Co., Virginia
Picture of John William Eagles standing in front of Gayton Shaft, Henrico Co., Virginia coal mine. He was a train engineer and worked at other mines such as Winterpock and Grove Shaft in Chesterfield Co, Virginia. He would haul the coal downhill to the James River for transport. He had hurt his leg in a mining accident years earlier and finally left to get a job closer to Richmond.

 
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