BLC Photo Collection
A collection of historic photos of Belcoville and the Bethlehem Loading Company are provided in the galleries below.
The Bethlehem Loading Company resided from below Mays Landing to Petersburg, totaling approximately 10,000 acres. Belcoville (short for Bethlehem Loading Co. ) was the name of the town that housed the thousands of employees that were needed to work in the plant. The operation had 24 miles of track along with administration buildings, cafeterias, change houses, police buildings, and military barracks to house 1,100 soldiers who were there to guard the operation.
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The armistice ending World War I was signed on November 11, 1918, and the loading facility continued production into 1919. The end of production was signified by the removal of all usable steel and iron, such as the railroad tracks and buildings, for use during World War II. The concrete foundations and the rail beds are all that remain as a silent reminder of American patriotic response to a world crisis.