In the rugged terrain of West Virginia, abandoned houses stand as silent witnesses to a bygone era.
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Abandoned schools in Kentucky are silent witnesses to the state’s historical and educational transitions. Nestled among the state’s picturesque hills and valleys, these structures once resonated with the sounds of students and teachers, symbolizing the heart of community life and learning.
The Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Long Fork Subdivision existed between Martin and mines in the southern reaches of Floyd County, Kentucky, including Weeksbury, Wheelwright, and Price.
Wheelwright and Price were two company towns and mines owned by the Inland Steel Company in southern Kentucky.
The Sizemore Mining Corporation mined coal in the Elkhorn coalfield in the southern reaches of Floyd County, Kentucky.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Levisa Subdivision was a 22.7-mile coal-hauling line that connected Millard to Dunlap, Kentucky.
Exchange is a former stopping point along the Coal & Coke Railway and a ghost town in Braxton County, West Virginia.
The West Virginia Ordnance Works (WVOW) was a TNT manufacturing facility near Point Pleasant, West Virginia.
On Beacon Island near Albany, New York rest several locomotives and rail cars that lie abandoned on a rail line long severed from any mainline.
Ashland, West Virginia is a former company town operated by the Ashland Coal & Coke Company. The company and town were named after the Ashland Coal Company of Ashland, Pennsylvania.
Located in rural Monroe County, West Virginia is Sinks Grove, named for the many sinkholes throughout the area.
Helvetia, West Virginia is an isolated community settled by Swiss and German-speaking immigrants in 1869. Much of the historic community remains intact today.