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by Mary Stevenson
Stevenson’s most recent work, chronicles--through photographs—the history of
many of West Virginia’s southern coal mining towns. For a time coal was king in
West Virginia. Today, most of the mines have closed, and many of the towns are
gone. To tell the story of generations
of hard working West Virginians—both coal miners and enterprising
businessmen—we have mainly fading memories and old photographs. Volume 2
tells the story of Beckley when it was the “Capitol of the Coalfields.” It also tells the story of many once vibrant
towns, some of which no longer exist.
Watch as West Virginia moved into a new century: as burgeoning coal
towns filled with churches, schools, stores, and theatres. Read about coal
barons, among them two brothers who came on foot from Tennessee to make their
fortunes. This book contains all of the photographs in Stevenson’s first two
books, From Affinity to Winding Gulf (1989) and From Ameagle to
Wingrove (1990). Coal Towns of West Virginia, Volume 2 also
contains over a hundred previously unpublished rare photos of Beckley and
surrounding communities.
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