Central Ohio Coal Company

The Central Ohio Coal Company, once a subsidiary of American Electric Power, is now a subsidiary of CONSOL Energy.^[1] At one time, they owned and operated Big Muskie in the Cumberland, Ohio area.^[2] They were responsible for fueling the AEP Muskingum River Power Plant at Relief, Ohio.^[3]

From the 1960s to the late 1980s, the company employed nearly 1,000 people in southeastern Ohio,^[4] producing up to 1.7 million tons of coal annually.^[5] Today, it is still one of the major employers in Morgan County, Ohio,^[6] although its high-sulfur coal now spurs little demand.^[7] Many of the company's employees were members of the United Mine Workers.^[8]

10,000 acres (40 km2) of reclaimed land owned by the company was donated to form The Wilds.^[9]