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January and Wood Company
I miss the January and Wood Company in Maysville, Kentucky. Dating to 1834, the firm was a cotton mill that diversified into synthetics. It closed in 2003.
Weekend Excursions
A weekend excursion to visit the First German Reformed Church, the Parker Tobacco Company and the William Tarr House.
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.
The Ghost Town of Nuttallburg, West Virginia
Nuttallburg, West Virginia is located along the New River in Fayette County and was a coal mining venture that was spawned out of England-born entrepreneur John Nuttall. Nuttallburg became the second mining town in the gorge to ship “smokeless” coal, with the last mine closing in 1958.