Black Country Museum honors industrial past
The Birmingham area, with its abundance of coal, was involved in the Industrial Revolution early on. Coal mines, and factories which consumed the coal, dotted the landscape. So numerous were the mines that a family might operate one under their home.
Black Country Got Name from Coal Mining Operations
The Black Country Museum is located in Dudley, just outside of Birmingham, but the area considers itself to be separate from Birmingham. The communities of Wolverhampton, Sandsall and Walsall also make up the Black Country, which received its name in the 19th century from the smoke and coal dust which covered the area.
The museum’s website says buildings from throughout the area were moved to the museum to create an authentic experience for people who have only read about the Indu...
