some of the buildings here look like those emptied out west virginian coaltowns along the cardinal route
January 8, 2026 at 10:40 PM
some of the buildings here look like those emptied out west virginian coaltowns along the cardinal route
#history #womensworld #coaltowns #appalachia #poverty #photograhy @firemind1701b.bsky.social @bavarianbelle.bsky.social Perhaps my Great grandfather on left & my great uncle Berger. The novel "The Goddess by G. Morris & C. Goddard" paints a rosier picture of coal life in Bitumen, PA. 1/2
Michele, Here is the reality of a coal miner and his house. These were duplexes with outhouses & no running water. On winter wash days the women rushed to the outdoor pumps before they froze around them. The link is to a description of women's world in coal towns. Enjoy.
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July 11, 2025 at 5:20 PM
#history #womensworld #coaltowns #appalachia #poverty #photograhy @firemind1701b.bsky.social @bavarianbelle.bsky.social Perhaps my Great grandfather on left & my great uncle Berger. The novel "The Goddess by G. Morris & C. Goddard" paints a rosier picture of coal life in Bitumen, PA. 1/2
#history #womensworld #coaltowns #appalachia #poverty #photograhy @firemind1701b.bsky.social @bavarianbelle.bsky.social 2/2 in the novel, it has the miners with running water indoors & plenty to eat. Realty was the company store system which kept the miners in debt. archive.org/details/cihm...
July 11, 2025 at 5:24 PM
#history #womensworld #coaltowns #appalachia #poverty #photograhy @firemind1701b.bsky.social @bavarianbelle.bsky.social 2/2 in the novel, it has the miners with running water indoors & plenty to eat. Realty was the company store system which kept the miners in debt. archive.org/details/cihm...
Interesting video I made on an old coal company store and town. Was like a form of slavery it seems...
Sad and long days in the past...
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Sad and long days in the past...
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May 7, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Interesting video I made on an old coal company store and town. Was like a form of slavery it seems...
Sad and long days in the past...
www.tiktok.com/t/ZTjDXWCh7/
Sad and long days in the past...
www.tiktok.com/t/ZTjDXWCh7/
On the West Virginia Turnpike at the south edge of Beckley, two little Raleigh County towns — Mabscott and MacArthur — that most people blow…
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June 22, 2026 at 12:12 PM
On the West Virginia Turnpike at the south edge of Beckley, two little Raleigh County towns — Mabscott and MacArthur — that most people blow…
#westvirginia #mabscott #macarthur #beckley #raleighcounty #wvturnpike #coaltowns #appalachianhistory
#westvirginia #mabscott #macarthur #beckley #raleighcounty #wvturnpike #coaltowns #appalachianhistory
Night run down the Guyandotte through a two-mile stretch where every bend has its own name — Godby Heights, Mitchell Heights, Henlawson, Ral…
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June 13, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Night run down the Guyandotte through a two-mile stretch where every bend has its own name — Godby Heights, Mitchell Heights, Henlawson, Ral…
#westvirginia #ralumcowv #henlawsonwv #logancounty #guyandotteriver #wvhistory #coaltowns #companytowns
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