This coal town in the Greenbrier fields was named after Ann and Jean Leckie who were the wife and daughter of William Leckie of Leckie Smokeless Coal Company. William Leckie (1857-1920), a native of Ayreshire, Scotland, came to America when he was 21 after spending most of his early years farming and coal mining in Scotland. For many years he worked his way up the mining ranks starting out as a repairman. During this time, he also spent two and a half years at Dickinson Seminary School which is now known as Lycoming College. He had many positions including: fire-boss, foreman, superintendant and general manager of many coal companies in Pennsylvania. He originally came to West Virginia after marrying his wife and held other positions in the Pocahontas Coal fields.
The Anjean mines opened in 1925 in the Sewell and Fire Creek seams. This coal mine operated deep and surface mining techniques to extract smokeless coal along Big Clear Creek. Smokeless coal is given its name due to the fact that not a lot of smoke is produced while burning (6-8% volatile matter gives a cleaner burn.) This mine was in operation for many years until in 1993 Royal Scot Minerals, the mines final operator, went bankrupt. This coal camp was equipped with a company store that had a doctor's office in the basement. I couldn't find any information on the population or demographics. Unfortunately, there isn't as much information about mines in the Greenbrier Fields as there are about the New River Fields.
Work Cited:
Biography taken from http://www.electricscotland.com/history/world/bios/leckie_william.htm
Information about Anjean, WV and the picture taken from http://www.coalcampusa.com/sowv/green/anjean/anjean.htm
