Category: History

November 8, 2023 / History
November 2, 2023 / Explorations

The Louisville & Nashville (L&N) Railroad’s Rowland Branch stands as a testament to an era when railroads were the heartbeats of American towns. Stretching across 33 miles, this line linked Stanford on the L&N’s Lebanon Branch to Richmond, passing through Lancaster.

October 16, 2023 / Explorations
September 21, 2023 / Appalachia
September 14, 2023 / History
August 9, 2023 / Appalachia
August 9, 2023 / History
July 31, 2023 / Appalachia

The rise of coal in Virginia in the early 1900s was propelled by the expansion of railroads and the increasing demand from industrializing cities. This era saw the development of many new coal mines in the Appalachian region, transforming local economies and shaping the landscape of communities in southwestern Virginia.

June 28, 2023 / Explorations

I joined Jeffrey Jakucyk on a photography excursion where we had the opportunity to explore the remains of the Miami & Erie Canal. Our journey took us from Cincinnati all the way to Miamisburg, Ohio.

March 15, 2023 / Appalachia
March 9, 2023 / Appalachia

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.

March 2, 2023 / History

The Maybrook Line of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad provided a crucial east-west freight transportation route between Maybrook, New York, and Derby, Connecticut. After a fire damaged the Hudson River crossing, much of the line was abandoned. Portions of the Maybrook Line now serve as a rail-to-trail.

November 20, 2022 / History
October 11, 2022 / Appalachia
August 4, 2022 / Appalachia
June 29, 2022 / Appalachia
April 18, 2022 / Appalachia
April 9, 2022 / Appalachia
March 31, 2022 / Appalachia

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.

March 27, 2022 / Appalachia