Revisiting Two Eastern Kentucky Branch Lines
I visited two former Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad branch lines in eastern Kentucky that have been transformed into rail trails on a pleasant spring afternoon.
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Explorations
Exploring West Virginia’s North Central Region
West Virginia may be regarded as a state centered around the coal industry, but it was the oil and gas industry that provided the state’s first economic boom and drove the development of the north-central part of the state.
Abandoned Fire Trucks in Southern Ohio
As I drove through the winding backroads of southern Ohio, I stumbled upon an unexpected sight—a group of long abandoned fire trucks resting in the weeds at the site of a forgotten gasoline station.
Exploring the Dusk Camp Methodist Church
In the isolated hills of West Virginia stands the forgotten and dilapidated Dusk Camp Methodist Church.
A Weekend of Rural Abandonments and Bridges
The bleakness of the winter landscape in south-central West Virginia was a constant reminder of the season’s harshness. It was a perfect time to visit some abandoned bridges and churches.
Hiking the C&O South Side Branch to Abandoned Coke Ovens
The warm spring weather of April 2022 was perfect for a hike along the former South Side Branch of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway.
Coketon’s Coke Ovens
Many of the abandoned “beehive” coke ovens of the Davis Coal & Coke Company are still visible today in the company town of Coketon, West Virginia.
Testament to Coal: O.H. Hutchings
The O.H. Hutchings Electric Generating Station, located in Ohio, was once a prominent example of the United States’ reliance on coal power plants.
Revisiting Cresson
At 2,500 feet in elevation along the Allegheny Mountains of Pennsylvania, this former tuberculosis sanatorium turned state hospital turned prison has a long history.
Along the Louisville Southern Railroad
Let’s look into two of the Louisville Southern Railroad’s most significant bridges in Kentucky.
Revisiting Old Taylor Distillery
Sherman Cahal and Adam Paris, authors of the newly released book Abandoned Kentucky, recently visited the former Old Taylor Distillery…
Roaming West Virginia’s Greenbrier Valley
A late autumn trip to West Virginia’s Greenbrier Valley isn’t complete without a visit to a few abandoned or forgotten…
The Yeager Estate
The Yeager Estate is one of those gems that you wish to see restored. Built by Yeager Benjamin in 1936,…
Exploring the South Fork Region
Autumn arrived in a hurry along the South Fork South Branch Potomac River valley in the Potomac Highlands region of…
Traversing the Potomac Highlands
There was no better way than spending autumn driving the backroads and camping in the Potomac Highlands region of West…
Westmoreland Glass
Step inside Westmoreland Glass, an abandoned glass manufacturer in Jeanette, Pennsylvania.
The Upper Canada Ferry Boat
Laying waste along in northern Ohio is Upper Canada, an automobile and passenger ferry
Eagle Rock Lime Kilns
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.
Revisiting the Lonaconing Silk Mill
Earlier in the year, I had the chance to revisit the Lonaconing Silk Mill, one of the last intact silk…
Chinn’s Mine
Located along the Kentucky River Palisades is a unique but abandoned fluorspar mine turned speakeasy.
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