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The town that had everything. San Toy boomed in the early twentieth century but dried up when its two mines went bust. During the span of ten years it went from having a hospital, theater, and streetcar line to having nothing but fields full of foundations, bricked-up mine shafts, and a still-standing jailhouse. The relics of San Toy are easy to visit on San Toy Road in Perry County.
Up on the surface, San Toy developed remarkably for its short life span. At its peak in 1917 it boasted a baseball team, several saloons, a jailhouse, the Lyric Theater, and even the only hospital ever in Perry County. The coal company took care of its workers when times were good--especially during World War I, when the demand for coal was at its peak
In September 25, 1924, angry miners rolled a coal car full of burning railroad ties into mine #1, starting a fire which destroyed not only the mine but also the theater and the hospital. Mine #2 operated until March 31, 1927, when the Sunday Creek Coal Company decided to abandon the mine rather than modernize it. One miner commented that his tools and equipment are still presumably in the mine from the last day of work.
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Very little remains of San Toy, just a few foundations and a jail house. It is amazing that a hole town was left to decay. Only 3 houses remain from the origanal town, trees and brush have over grown the entire area to the point San Toy goes almost unseen. It was a very interesting trip for me. Tyson L. Sparks
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