1890’s Madrid New Mexico Coal Mine Car Track Plate Spike & Piece of Coal. The track plate is 8” wide x 9” wide x 7/8” tall. The spike is 5 3/4” long. The coal is 6” wide x 4 3/4” wide x 2” tall. The piece of coal is some of the actual pieces they were mining. This was found on private property in New Mexico. They will come with free Priority Mail shipping. Thank you for looking!

Madrid History

Madrid was founded in 1869 near the site of sporadic gold prospects. It wasn't until the 1890's, when the rich coal beds in the area began to be mined on a large scale, that Madrid became a company coal town and a regional mining center with several thousand inhabitants. Today Madrid is a popular artists colony and tourist destination.