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The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Fairmont Subdivision was once the B&O’s primary main line between Cumberland, Maryland, and Wheeling, West Virginia.
The Two Lick Bridge carried County Route 19/18, also known as Two Lick Road, over the West Fork River in Harrison County, West Virginia.
The Fairmont Bingamon Subdivision of the Western Maryland Railway connected the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad’s West Fork Subdivision at Hutchinson, West Virginia, with mines in the Bingamon Creek valley.
This is a collection showcasing old and deserted gas stations across the United States.
This is a gallery of abandoned and forgotten communities in West Virginia.
The Martin Tunnel is an abandoned railroad tunnel along the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Fairmont Subdivision in West Virginia.
The Board Tree Tunnel is an abandoned railroad tunnel along the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Fairmont Subdivision in West Virginia.
Littleton, West Virginia, grew from a Baltimore & Ohio Railroad stop into an oil-boom town in Wetzel County before fire, industry decline, and railroad abandonment led to its gradual decline and eventual unincorporation.
The Littleton Bridge carried County Route 12 (Long Drain Road) over the West Fork of Fish Creek in Littleton, Wetzel County, West Virginia.
The Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway (W&LE) is a railroad operating primarily within Ohio and includes several abandoned or disused branches.
In Ohio, many abandoned houses stand as silent witnesses to the state’s industrial decline and population shifts, their empty frames and crumbling facades marking the passage of once-thriving communities. These structures, scattered across rural landscapes and urban neighborhoods alike, offer poignant reminders of economic cycles and changing American dreams.
The Wills Creek Bridge carried Township Road 186, also known as Bridge Road, over Wills Creek in Guernsey County, Ohio.
The Martins Ferry Works in Martins Ferry, Ohio, was a major galvanizing and steel finishing plant.
Wheeling Steel’s Benwood Works was a major pipe-manufacturing facility in Benwood, West Virginia.
The Harvard Company and Weber Dental Manufacturing Company were former manufacturers of dental furniture and equipment in Canton, Ohio.
Theodore Roosevelt High School, later the Theodore Roosevelt College and Career Academy, is a closed school in Gary, Indiana.
The Morehead State Natatorium in Morehead, Kentucky, was a historic swimming facility built in 1933, closed in 1988, and demolished in 2007.
The College Hill Railroad connected Cincinnati with College Hill and Mount Healthy, later becoming an electric interurban until 1938.
Scio Pottery of Scio, Ohio, was founded during the Great Depression and grew into one of the nation’s major manufacturers of affordable dinnerware.