In regards to Sherrytown... The company houses ,that I mentioned ,were, in deed ,owned by the large mining companies.A very good example of this practice can still be found in the little village of Adrian/Delancy located between Punxsutawney and Anita on Rt.310. The Punxsutawney Historical and Genealogical Society and the local libaries have copies of the book "The History of the Rochester and Pittsburgh Coal Company";this is a very interesting account of coal mining,the towns and the people and of how the local communities of the early days were affected by this industry. Marianne Reynoldsville Pa. researching in Jefferson county....Beyer,Hampson,Muir,Nicklas,Olsen,Rodkey,Sawyer Varner [email protected] ______________________________ Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com