https://www.wvhistoryonview.org/catalog/001783https://www.wvhistoryonview.org/image/001783.jpgFirst Railroad Bituminous Mine in United States at Elkhart, MarylandBituminous coal--Maryland--Elkhart.Coal Mines and Mining.Coal mines and mining--Maryland--Elkhart.This is the first railroad bituminous coal mine in America. It was at Elkhart, Maryland, between Cumberland and Frostburg. Opened in 1842, when the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad entered Cumberland.West Virginia History OnView