Coal Mines in Palo Pinto County: T&P Wasn’t the Only Game in Town
By Matt Stephenson Northern Erath and southern Palo Pinto Counties were the largest coal producing areas in the state of Texas from the late 1880s until 1946. In the region, the coal industry centered on the Texas & Pacific Coal Company (T&P) mines. In fact, in the mid-1890s T&P conducted...