Revisiting Valley View’s Forgotten General Store
Approximately eight years after Eugene Masters’ passing, I returned with a friend to the now-deserted Valley View General Store.
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Southeast
A Winter Exploration of Four Cincinnati Southern Railway Tunnels
Exploring old railroad tunnels during the cold winter months is a favorite pastime of mine.
Navigating History: The Big Sandy River’s Canalization Efforts
The Big Sandy River, bordering Kentucky and West Virginia, was once a bustling waterway with locks and dams to facilitate commerce. Its significance waned with the advent of railroads leading to the abandonment of most locks by 1947.
Morning Light on Ruins: The Abandoned Old Lewis Hunter Distillery
The Old Louis Hunter Distillery, established in 1850 as Megibben & Bramble and renowned for its Excelsior bourbon, experienced a tumultuous history of closures and re-openings due to Prohibition, wartime production changes, and economic challenges,
A Spectacular Sunrise at Young’s High Bridge
At sunrise, a stunning fog enshrouded the Kentucky River Palisades and the deserted Young’s High Bridge in central Kentucky.
Morning Flight at Pinnacle Mountain Fire Tower
Located in the heart of the Cherokee National Forest near Unicoi, Tennessee, the Pinnacle Mountain Fire Tower stands as a sentinel atop Buffalo Mountain.
Autumn Flyover of Abandoned Tater Knob Lookout Tower
Tater Knob Lookout Tower is an abandoned fire lookout tower in Bath County, Kentucky.
Chinn’s Mine
Located along the Kentucky River Palisades is a unique but abandoned fluorspar mine turned speakeasy.
Exploring Briceville
It might look peaceful today, but Briceville, Tennessee was central to the Coal Mine Wars of 1891-92.
About Those Abandoned Ferris Wheels (and Titan Rocket) in Tennessee
Like a beacon along Interstate 75 in Campbell County, Tennessee, two rusty Ferris wheels and a mock Titan rocket still command attention from passing motorists.
Exploring the Lone Remnant of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway’s Levisa Subdivision
An abandoned railroad bridge over the Levisa Fork in Pike County, Kentucky seemed a little out of place.
Exploring Along the Long Fork Subdivision
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.
Amanda Furnace Imploded
The Amanda Furnace and BOF at the former Armco/AK Steel Ashland Works were simultaneously imploded at 8:30 AM this morning….
Demolition of Ashland Works Progresses
The demolition of Armco/AK Steel Ashland Works in northeast Kentucky is progressing rapidly.
Inside the Columbia Theatre
Over the last weekend, I visited the historic but closed Columbia Theatre in Paducah, Kentucky with a small group of…
The History of the State Tuberculosis Sanatoriums in Kentucky
The American Lung Association was formed in 1904 in response to the epidemic of tuberculosis, a serious infectious bacterial disease…
The Remains of the Lexington Subdivision
On a sunny afternoon, I explored the remnants of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Lexington Subdivision near Ashland, Kentucky by…
Derelict Railroad Cars in Kentucky
Many years ago, I hiked out to these derelict cabooses, passenger cars, and miscellaneous cars along the former Louisville & Southern Railway Lexington to Lawrenceburg Division in central Kentucky.
A White Christmas at Limeville
It’s been a long ten years since we had a white Christmas down in northeast Kentucky. I took advantage of the serenity and beauty to stop at Limeville.
Gingerbread Houses
Victorian-era (“gingerbread”) adornments are one of my favorite architectural highlights of any building, transforming otherwise dull designs into lavish representations.
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