Tater Knob Lookout Tower is an abandoned fire lookout tower in Bath County, Kentucky.
Author: Sherman Cahal
The abandoned lime kilns at Eagle Rock, Virginia are all that remain of an operation that was operated by a series of entities between 1878 and 1954.
Come visit the authors of the new Abandoned Kentucky book at the American Graffiti Bash event in downtown Paducah this Saturday between 5-10 PM! We will sell and sign the new Abandoned Kentucky book by the historic Columbia Theater! The American Graffiti Bash event is being held in the 400 and 500 blocks of Broadway in downtown and will include a fun night of vintage cars, food, drinks, treats, music, and more! The event is being hosted by Columbia Theater, a committed group working toward the resurrection of the historic movie palace as a future hub of downtown and a nod to our past. If you can’t make the event, you can pick up a copy of Abandoned Kentucky through your local Kentucky bookseller and on Amazon.
Work progresses on the massive Grand Patrician Resort & Country Club development in Milton, West Virginia. The complex was once the Morris Memorial Hospital for Crippled Children that was built in phases from 1936 to 1941 by the Works Progress Administration for children stricken with polio.
Earlier this year, I revisited the Lonaconing Silk Mill, a significant historical site as one of the last intact silk mills in the United States. This mill, operated by the Klotz Throwing Company and General Textile Mills Company, was in active use from 1901 until its closure in 1957.
If you are traveling along the West Virginia Turnpike, you may have noticed the portals to Memorial Tunnel.
We are bursting with pride to be able to hold our finished book, Abandoned Kentucky, in our hands. We were so excited and couldn’t wait to see it. It is simply stunning and it’s something else to go from concept to hardcover reality.
Located along the Kentucky River Palisades is a unique but abandoned fluorspar mine turned speakeasy.
Today, Briceville, Tennessee, appears tranquil, but it played a pivotal role in the Coal Mine Wars of 1891-92.
Positioned prominently along Interstate 75 in Campbell County, Tennessee, two rusting Ferris wheels and a replica Titan rocket continue to draw the attention of drivers passing by.
Forest Fair Mall/Cincinnati Mills/Cincinnati Mall’s days are numbered under a new plan to tear down the mall for redevelopment.
The New Salem Baptist Church stands as the sole remaining structure in the now-deserted town of Tams, West Virginia.
An abandoned railroad bridge over the Levisa Fork in Pike County, Kentucky seemed a little out of place.
Red Ash, established in 1891 by the Red Ash Coal & Coke Company, was a significant coal camp located along the New River in West Virginia.
Snaking through the southern reaches of Floyd County, Kentucky is the remains of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Long Fork Subdivision that connected to some of the most prosperous coal mines in the state.
In my travels through West Virginia, I frequently encounter abandoned roadside churches, relics of a bygone era.
Nestled along a quiet side road in the heart of Appalachia, there lies a relic of times long past, a two-story house that whispers stories of the bygone era.
This guide explains how nitrocellulose (smokeless powder) and black powder was produced at Indiana Army Ammunition Plant in Charlestown, Indiana.
My friend Ben and I were excited to explore West Virginia, aiming to visit locations featured in the Fallout 76 video game. Despite Ben’s tight schedule, we hoped to see key sites like the New River Gorge, Seneca Rocks, Mollohan Mill, and Dolly Sods. However, the extensive driving distances and winding mountain roads required us to condense our plans.