Author: Sherman Cahal

July 20, 2011 / Explorations
July 17, 2011 / Explorations

There is something to be said for hiking in before sunrise into the largest collection of abandonments in the United States: the Indiana Army Ammunition Plant.

July 11, 2011 / Explorations
July 6, 2011 / Explorations
June 29, 2011 / Explorations
June 24, 2011 / Explorations
June 21, 2011 / Explorations
June 15, 2011 / Explorations
June 14, 2011 / Explorations
June 13, 2011 / Explorations

The Tennessee State Penitentiary, colloquially known as the Tennessee State Prison, presents an imposing sight mere minutes from downtown Nashville. The Gothic-inspired administration building and guard shacks were constructed to instill trepidation in the incarcerated population. The layout bore a striking resemblance to a fortification, with thick, stone masonry walls intended to preclude escapes into the neighboring community.

June 6, 2011 / Events
June 6, 2011 / Explorations
May 31, 2011 / Events
May 23, 2011 / Explorations
May 9, 2011 / Explorations
May 6, 2011 / News
April 8, 2011 / Explorations

The coalfields of southern West Virginia, once teeming with life and industry, now stand as somber reminders of a bygone era. My recent journey through McDowell County, deep within the heart of the state’s coal country, unveiled a landscape etched with the remnants of a once-thriving mining empire, now grappling with the harsh realities of economic decline and depopulation.

March 16, 2011 / Explorations

Deep within the once coal-rich veins of Buchanan County, Virginia, remnants of a bygone era of prosperity linger. This southwestern county, bordered by the coal-abundant Pike County, Kentucky, to the north and McDowell County, West Virginia, to the northeast – known for its billion-dollar coalfield – bears witness to a transformation.

March 4, 2011 / Explorations
February 1, 2011 / Explorations