946 locations documented
New York
Built in 1898 as a Presbyterian church in Gulf Summit, NY, this building was relocated to Deposit in 1950 before its demolition in 2024.
West Virginia
West Virginia's Pinnacle No. 50 Mine ran from 1969 to 2018, pioneering the world's first automated longwall plow system before closing for good.
West Virginia
The Stone Coal Mine near Crum and Kermit, WV passed through Pittston and Massey Energy ownership before its prep plant was demolished in 2005.
West Virginia
Pantasote made PVC resin near Point Pleasant, WV from 1965 to 1982, later becoming a Superfund site after contaminating local groundwater with TCE.
West Virginia
Cook-Waite Laboratories brought dental anesthetic manufacturing to Wheeling, WV, tracing back to Sterling Drug's own 1901 roots in the city.
Pennsylvania
Built in 1908, the Whyel Coke Company's Yukon mine and coke works grew to 70 beehive ovens before closing in the early 1960s under King Coal Co.
Pennsylvania
Built around 1907, Brownsville, Pennsylvania's Champion Coke Works fueled the region's steel industry before beehive ovens fell out of favor by 1930.
West Virginia
From steel and mine cars to spark plug insulators, Kenova, WV's industrial waterfront saw bankruptcies, mergers, and a 1952 fire that ended it all.
Ohio
Abandoned grain silos once stood along South Market Street in Waverly, Ohio, before being demolished, erasing a piece of local history.
Ohio
Built in 1953 for $35 million, the coal-fired Niles Generating Station in Ohio closed in 2013 and was demolished in a controlled blast in 2022.
Ohio
Brewing since 1848, Akron's George J. Renner Brewing Co. reopened first after Prohibition before closing in 1952 — its buildings still stand today.
New York
From an 1880s feed mill to a silo maker shaping Unadilla's homes, the VanCott/Unadilla Silo Co. complex traces a century of small-town industry.