Colliers | |
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  Colliers Location within the state of West Virginia  Colliers Colliers (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 40°22′1″N 80°32′28″W / 40.36694°N 80.54111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Brooke |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 26035 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1537521[1] |
Colliers is an unincorporated community in Brooke County, West Virginia, United States. It is the second oldest town in Brooke County, Wellsburg being the oldest. Its population expanded steadily throughout the 1800s and into the 1900s because a section of the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago, and St. Louis (PCC&StL) Railroad ran through the town, and because numerous coal mines were established, including the Blanch Coal Mine[2] and the Locust Grove Mine.[3] After both enterprises closed, the population declined until Colliers became a small, residential community. Throughout its existence, Colliers’ social life has revolved primarily around the local schools and churches.[4]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Colliers, West Virginia
- ^ "Collier's Station, WV Mine Disaster, Nov 1894". Newark Daily Advocate Ohio. November 21, 1984.
- ^ "Coal Miners Under Fire". New York Times. June 12, 1914.
- ^ Caldwell, Nancy L. (1975). A History of Brooke County. Parsons, West Virginia: McClain Printing Company.