 It also benefited from a relatively large 'downtown' area that was shared between it and the adjacent towns of Jamison (or Elrico) and nearby Patton.Slickville is also well known for its Hollywood-style SLICKVILLE sign located on its mine "boney" pile and it's Someplace Special (with a backward S) and Slickville University Logo's.Slickville's heyday lasted until 1942 when the mine was closed; however it still retains most of its original company housing, along with the company store, mine car repair shop, mine office (with jail in the basement), grade school (closed in 1985), four churches (including St. Slyvester's Catholic, Presbyterian Church, Holy Ghost Ukrainian Orthodox, Baptist (closed circa 2000), 'boney' pile and official's houses including the superintendent's house.