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Coal operator Joseph Lawton Beury (August 15, 1842-June 3, 1903) was born in Schuykill County, Pennsylvania. He served as a Union captain during the Civil War though he was later known as "colonel" in the West Virginia coalfields. In 1873, he ship...
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