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During the Industrial Period,
more than fifty mining towns sprang up in
the virtual wilderness of
New River Gorge. Thousands of persons once
lived in the towns of the gorge during the time
when the
New River Coalfield began to boom following
the completion of the railroad line through the
New River Gorge in 1873. Today almost all the
old coal mining towns are
ghost towns, gradually being reclaimed by
the forces of nature.
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Names of Ghost Towns and other Locations in the New River Gorge
The following WVExp.com articles provides detailed information for each coal camp, along with historic photos and maps of towns in the New River Gorge.
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