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-Through the county's history,  many mining companies existed.  One of the largest coal mining areas was found in Chippewa Township in an area known as Rogues' Hollow.
-==Coal Mines==
-* Chippewa Township
-** John Adams' farm, one mile southeast from Doylestown
-** Shaft at Chippewa Mine
-** Drill hole on Hurtz's farm
-** Silver Creek Mining and Railroad Company's Property
-** Jacob Wegandt
-** Peter Frase mine, operated by the Crawfords
-** Wygandt mine
-** Holm mine
-** Boak mine
-** California coal mine, operated by Cline, Siberling & Co
-** Baysinger coal bank
-** Franks coal mine, operated by Mr. Galehouse
-** Wood's coal mine, operated by the Silver Creek Mining Company
-** Muter's bank, operated by the Silver Creek Mining Company
-* Milton Township
-** Sections 1, 2, 3, 10, 11, 12
-* Baughman Township
-** Burton bank, located on the land of J.P. Burton and operated by Jerome B. Zerby
-** Shaft of Jacob E. Wenger, SE 1/4 of Section 28
-** John Spindler mine, located on the south part of the NW 1/4 of Section 27 and operated by John Spindler and C. Keffer
-** Todd mine (aka Becker coal mine)
-** Neiswanger coal mine
-** Carroll mine
-** McElhenie & Stuck
-* East Union Township
-** all sections but section 6, section 7, NW section 5, section 18, SW section 17, N 2/3 section 19, W 1/2 of section 20
-* Paint Township
-** Charles Brown mine
-** Hunsinger coal bank
-** George Mathiot's mine
-** Dr. Roth coal bank
-** Peter Graber mine
-** Flory coal mine
-** Mt. Eaton coal mine
-* Sugar Creek Township
-** Gochenour farm
-** Peter Buchanan farm
-** R. C. Bashford farm
-** David Rudy farm
-** Horst farm
-** John Heigerly farm
-* Salt Creek Township
-** Finley mine, located on Mrs. Delano Jeffries farm
-** Daniel Ream mine
-** E. Stutz coal  mine
-** Adam Henning mine
-* Franklin Township
-** William Harrison
-** Stephen Harrison coal mine
-** James Finley coal mine
-** Charles Story coal mine
-==References==
-Douglass, Ben.  ''History of Wayne County, Ohio, from the Days of the Pioneers and First Settlers to the Present Time''. Indianapolis, IN: Robert Douglass Publisher, 1878.
-Frey, Russell W.  ''The History and Legends of Rogues' Hollow''. Boonville, NY: Boonville Herald-Press, 1958.
-[[Category:Businesses listed by industry]]

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