States such as West Virginia were left limping ... a souvenir store in Matewan, a town in Mingo County, one of the hardest-hit coal mining corners of the state. Hatfield has watched a bustling ...

kicking up against West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee and North Carolina. Timber and coal mining began transforming the region in the late 1800s, drawing workers to ramshackle towns where the jobs ...

And in this small but bustling area in north-central West Virginia ... a college town of 30,000 in the mountains, where kayaks were mounted on car roof racks and the scars of coal mining are ...

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President Donald Trump wants to expand American timber production in the nation’s national forests by 25%. A March executive ...

Nestled in the Greenbrier Valley, Lewisburg gives you small-town charm without breaking the bank. The historic downtown looks ...

May marks the anniversary of two of the most defining, but often overlooked, battles in American labor history: the Matewan ...

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After the population of the town dwindled to nothing, the state stepped in and helped preserve the area as Bannack State Park. More than 50 original buildings remain standing, most of which can be ...