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Big Creek Development Company

 Organization

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Charles H. Freeman, (1854-1919), Engineer, Letter Book

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1278
Overview

Engineer and pioneer of the Griffithsville oil fields in Lincoln County, West Virginia. Freeman and William H. Yawkey were active in the development of oil and coal lands along the Guyandotte River and in Mason County, West Virginia. Correspondence concerns the Big Creek Development Co., Yawkey and Freeman Co., Ltd., Yawkey and Freeman Drilling Co., and Pond Creek Coal Co.

Dates: 1908-1911