Remnants of coke ovens at Nuttallburg, a ghost town that was once one of about 50 places that sprang up in the deep West Virginia forests along the New River in the late 1800s in response to America's voracious demand for coal in the heart of the growing nation's industrial revolution Physical descr

Part of the restored tipple and conveyor structure at Nuttallburg, West Virginia, a ghost town that was once one of about 50 places that sprang up in the deep West Virginia forests along the New River in the late 1800s in response to America's voracious demand for coal in the heart of the growing na

Picturesque but slender road to Nuttallburg, a ghost town that was once one of about 50 places that sprang up in the deep West Virginia forests along the New River in the late 1800s in response to America's voracious demand for coal in the heart of the growing nation's industrial revolution Physical

Old mining complex in the distressed Appalachian Mountains town of Keystone in southern West Virginia Physical description:. Notes: Purchase; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:055).; Credit line: West Virginia Collection within the Caro

Overview of the railroad line below Capels, an unincorporated Appalachian mountain town high above the city of Bluefield in McDowell County, West Virginia Physical description:. Notes: Purchase; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:055).

Remnants of the Shenandoah Pulp Mill on the banks of Lake Quigley in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia Physical description:. Notes: The mill opened in 1888 and remained in operation until 1935. The 'now" photograph shows all that remains of the mill today. It was

Remnants of the old C&O Canal in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia Physical description:. Notes: Purchase; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:055).; Credit line: West Virginia Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congr

An old coaling tower that once served Chesapeake & Ohio locomotives moving through Hinton, West Virginia Physical description:. Notes: Purchase; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:055).; Credit line: West Virginia Collection within the C

West Virginia's New River Gorge and the river, one of the oldest in North America, that gives it its name in Fayette County, West Virginia Physical description:. Notes: Much of the area now lies within a 70,000-acre U.S. National Park that is a favorite desti