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Exchange is a former stopping point along the Coal & Coke Railway and a ghost town in Braxton County, West Virginia.

The Ironton Tunnel carried OH Route 75 under Cronacher’s Hill between Ironton and Coryville, Ohio.

Algoma, West Virginia is a former company town developed by the Algoma Coal & Coke Company.

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.

Quinnimont, West Virginia is a nearly deserted coal camp along the New River.

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.

Mollohan Mill is a historic grist mill along the Holly River in Webster County, West Virginia.

The Greenbaum Building was a historic commercial structure at 200 N. Market Street in Waverly, Ohio. It was razed in 2021.

The Barnes House is a historic but now abandoned residence once occupied by a well-regarded and politically connected family in Ohio.

The Ohio River once had a network of 53 wicket-style dams and locks, which were progressively replaced by larger, more modern structures.

The Finney Hotel is a historic but abandoned house and hotel in Woodbury, Kentucky.

Meadowcrest is an abandoned mansion located on the former famed Meadowcrest Farm in Lexington, Kentucky.