Bonny Blue, Virginia: Hard Times Hit the Coalfields

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Real Appalachia

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@BKLYNGIRL222
@BKLYNGIRL222 2 жыл бұрын
My heart goes out to all the coal miners, their families, and the lives affected by the difficult work & dangers of the industry. Bless you guys for always sharing wonderful content. 💗
@realappalachia
@realappalachia 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much, we always look forward to your comments
@robgullett9379
@robgullett9379 2 жыл бұрын
I grew up as a teen on the corner of Pot Branch and Bonny Blue. There were many houses, flower gardens, yard decor, etc., all the way up through there, one next to the other. We would play in the road, breaking only for cars and coal trucks. Boxed in the front yard (after seeing "Rocky", of course), sledded and innertubed in the winter and devised mischief in lieu of modern gadgets. There were, however, so many satellite dish receivers up there in the 80's that the truckers called Bonny Blue "Satellite City!" Ironically and years later, my wife was employed at the coal company office at the end of the holler, although almost an hour drive. Sweet memories...thank you all for spot-lighting our dear...Bonny Blue!
@realappalachia
@realappalachia 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for sharing your memories of Bobby Blue. I got and have a couple of bloody noses after watching Rocky myself lol. A great time to be alive.
@roberthicks5704
@roberthicks5704 2 жыл бұрын
Hey guys. Every time I watch one of your videos it makes me want to come visit Virginia so bad. Such a beautiful place with a very interesting history. I can just imagine being in some of these once booming towns back in the day. Y'all stay safe. Keep doing your thing.
@realappalachia
@realappalachia 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much, Robert, we have those same feelings while in these towns
@1940limited
@1940limited 2 жыл бұрын
I've thought about Appalachia all my life, but only went to KY briefly to do strike duty at the Allied Chemical Coke plant in Ashland. Had an online freind in Hazard, but she passed away about a year ago. Never did get down there to meet her. Drug OD I'm sure. She was only 37.
@dustinmullins4540
@dustinmullins4540 2 жыл бұрын
MY FAMILY IS FROM ST.CHARLES, MY MOTHER WAS BORN IN VIRGINIA LEE IN BRYSON HOLLER WHICH IS WERE MY GREAT AUNT RESIDES NOW AND MY UNCLE STILL LIVES IN VIRGINIA LEE NOW AND MY MOTHER LIVES IN BONNIE BLUE UP IN POT BRANCH RD... MY GRANDPA WORKED FOR J.A.D COAL COMPANY FOR 35 YEARS, HE USE TO RUN THE SCALE HOUSE THERE...LOVE WHAT YOU ALL DO....
@wandablevins9477
@wandablevins9477 2 жыл бұрын
OHHHH.... THERE IS MY GRANDPARENTS OLD HOME LUV THIS...made me cry too tho
@johnperdue2327
@johnperdue2327 2 жыл бұрын
Love these old coal towns so much. Thanks guys for showing the glory and business these places had long ago.
@realappalachia
@realappalachia 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for watching, we love the coal town videos too
@RaeTravels
@RaeTravels 2 жыл бұрын
My dad used to deliver the mail in St Charles & Bonny Blue in the 80s. Wish he was here to add some context for you. He was a great tour guide in that area since he knew every single family, coal mine, and holler.
@realappalachia
@realappalachia 2 жыл бұрын
Oh yes, that would have been fantastic
@debroahisaacs2452
@debroahisaacs2452 2 жыл бұрын
The Era of cols mines and miners I remember so well as a little girl, both my pappaws were miners, long gone to their rest. I am so blessed to be a mountain girl, from Pennington Gap Virginia, just a couple of turns from St Charles, one of my uncles was from St Charles....
@TheRealBuckFiden
@TheRealBuckFiden 2 жыл бұрын
I knew you went to Bonny Blue!! Can’t go to St. Charles without going on to Bonny Blue. It’s amazing how much it’s changed in the few years since I went there last. One thing worth mentioning, at 3:27 the road used to be called “dead man’s curve”. It was sorta like a small bridge and the road shifted like a backwards Z. I assume it was named as locals knew the danger of it but unsure if it actually claimed lives. The road was redone sometime around 1990, maybe a little before, but I do recall it vividly as a child as my Grandfather would remind us of it nearly every time we would cross it. Pot Branch Road is still recognizable to this day but the houses just keep crumbling. The first house on the left was owned for many years by the Fritts (Ervin & Maxine). It’s a shame it’s completely demolished. The second house on the left was owned by my grandparents up until around 1988 or 89 when they moved out of the holler and into the “big city” of Pennington Gap 😁. Harvey Catron who lived a couple houses further up the road on the right as a neighbor for many years, bought my grandparents home when they moved and I believe he lived there up until his death around 2009. The home is still going strong it appears. If you would’ve continued on back Pot Branch after it turns to gravel, you would come across a small home inhabited for many years by one of Harvey Catron’s brothers (Howard) and his wife (Pauline) if I recall. Heck, I even know a guy that owns a large tract of land that backs up to most of the property along Pot Branch 😉. A lifetime ago, that community was very tightly knit and all would go out of their way to assist each other no matter how big or small the task. I often wonder if it’s still that way today because I’ve yet to experience a community like it in all of my adult life. Thank you both for the video and God Bless!!
@realappalachia
@realappalachia 2 жыл бұрын
You called it lol. I wasn’t sure if there was anything along that gravel road but felt like we were pushing our luck. Love reading that to get more info, it has the feel of a place that was tight knit like that so I’m glad to have that confirmed.
@deborahmccartney5694
@deborahmccartney5694 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing these great little videos with all of us. Even though they aren't what they used to be, some of the prettiest areas in the country. Enjoy your Sunday!
@realappalachia
@realappalachia 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much, Deborah, hope you have a great one too
@jameschilds3239
@jameschilds3239 8 ай бұрын
My father, Clarence Childs, lived and worked in Bonny Blue with his mother and siblings before WWII. Thanks for the video. I was up there about ten years ago. There was a watchman at the gate who told us we could go no further because there was mining going on. He said that people with family members buried there could get visitors permits to visit the graveyards. I grew up in a similar coal community in Tennessee. People who visit these regions from other places are usually commenting about the economic depression of the residents. These were actually great towns to grow up in and people were as happy or sad as people who lived anywhere else.
@brendankelly1055
@brendankelly1055 2 жыл бұрын
Love the beauty and the drive,Thanks for the history
@mikeroessm5325
@mikeroessm5325 2 жыл бұрын
Been watching your series while recuperating from a broken foot. Love them all. I will comment more on others, to wrap this comment up-thank you both for making such nice pleasant videos.
@realappalachia
@realappalachia 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much and best of luck in your recovery. Welcome to the family.
@cynthiafailor3962
@cynthiafailor3962 2 жыл бұрын
You guys both do a fantastic job! Thanks for the wonderful videos.
@realappalachia
@realappalachia 2 жыл бұрын
Thank ya so much, Cynthia
@michaelbowers3946
@michaelbowers3946 2 жыл бұрын
Love your videos. I especially love the fact that y'all incorporate the history of Appalachia in your videos. Watching your KZbin videos from Upstate South Carolina.
@realappalachia
@realappalachia 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much, that part of SC is gorgeous territory
@michaelbowers3946
@michaelbowers3946 2 жыл бұрын
@@realappalachia The movie "Deliverance" was filmed not far from here. As far as the Carolinas are concerned, I think North Carolina is by far the most beautiful. The mountains are gorgeous.
@sandralewis9022
@sandralewis9022 2 жыл бұрын
I LOVE all your adventures. I can ride along with you of all the places I want to go. Great narration!
@realappalachia
@realappalachia 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for riding along with us, Sandra
@donnabarker718
@donnabarker718 5 ай бұрын
I was born in Bonnie Blue in 1945, my father worked there and my grand father on my mothers side was a boss tgere
@90Rinsingsun
@90Rinsingsun Жыл бұрын
My father was born in Bonny Blue VA in 1930...Thanks for sharing..
@jamesmcmillan7845
@jamesmcmillan7845 2 жыл бұрын
I wish I had more time to visit many of the sites you guys video.
@sandy89107
@sandy89107 2 жыл бұрын
Light colored clothing looks best on you both as you have fair complexion 🤩 Very nice old photos with great music too 🎶
@realappalachia
@realappalachia 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Sandy
@UncaDave
@UncaDave 2 жыл бұрын
Always enjoy seeing the history of the old towns. From WV here and have greatest respect for all our miners, past and present. Thanks
@wizzardofpaws2420
@wizzardofpaws2420 2 жыл бұрын
I love watching on big screen TV. It's so beautiful in near life size environment
@brcisna
@brcisna 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the ride along Shane & Mel. Liked the old photos at beginning of this mine and area. That had to be hard getting a setup like this off the ground . Always wonder why so many of these mines now no longer operate or sometimes does,,,sometimes doesn't. Would be quite a life whatever you made for the week,,probably went back to company store. Showing my stupidity,,,wonder if the company store had groceries. Thanks again
@realappalachia
@realappalachia 2 жыл бұрын
No stupidity at all. Yes, the company stores had pretty much everything a family would need including a section for groceries. They were pretty much modeled after the old general stores from the old days. Mining is an expensive industry these days, it is outrageous what it costs for equipment and workers comp insurance on top of everything else that goes into it so they have to be sure they have plenty of orders at a good price to make it worth operating.
@d.noneyabusiness8523
@d.noneyabusiness8523 2 жыл бұрын
They should make use of the Kudzu vines plants, they make excellent feed for livestock!!!!!! 😇
@bernardanderson3758
@bernardanderson3758 2 жыл бұрын
So many government officials have turned their backs and raised taxes up and people have no other income coming in and the coal industry has shut down and the prices of food and water are hurting us all and I’m so thankful that people are reaching out
@lesjones7019
@lesjones7019 2 жыл бұрын
Yall come bac now here 🤪😤😌🤗🤧😏
@johntrishstrange7378
@johntrishstrange7378 2 жыл бұрын
I love this video. I love how you put the photos up. What is the population now? I may have missed that.
@realappalachia
@realappalachia 2 жыл бұрын
There’s not really an accurate count out for there but it is even smaller than St Charles so I’d guess less than 50 people
@ronniemuse7506
@ronniemuse7506 2 жыл бұрын
I was born and raised up there
@johnhartley4721
@johnhartley4721 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome video of my home county!
@talldude5841
@talldude5841 2 жыл бұрын
Great story again about these small towns that did not have the ability to diversify. When the demand fell off, mines shut down and there is nothing left but the beautiful nature.
@realappalachia
@realappalachia 2 жыл бұрын
So very true! Beautiful nature is one thing we have plenty of still for sure! Thank you!! - Melody
@stevehannah5712
@stevehannah5712 2 жыл бұрын
Neat community,nise scenery.love those hills and howlers.thanks for all you do 👍❤️
@BChandlerBaxter
@BChandlerBaxter 2 жыл бұрын
Hey, I'm up here in Marion, VA. If you all would ever like to come up this way I'd be happy to show you around and put you in touch with the right people to ensure you have an awesome visit!
@kesmarn
@kesmarn 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks once again, Shane and Melody! Lately I've acquired a habit (addiction?) of reading old archival copies of newspapers in this area from about 1900 to the 1940s. There's an online collection of them at google archives. I'm into the 1930s issues of the "Toledo News-Bee" now. I see so many familiar references in these papers! They talk about labor disputes in the Harlan County area. They mention the fact that "only two people died on this past Tuesday when elections were held" in a coal country county. There are ads for Pocahontas Coal. ($6.75/ton in 1936 for household heat) Of course, these references weren't familiar before I started watching Real Appalachia! As you can tell, once the history bug bites you, you're hooked. But then, you already knew that...😁
@realappalachia
@realappalachia 2 жыл бұрын
Oh, you just tripped my memory - i had a subscription to Newspapers.com once and I couldn’t stay off that site
@kesmarn
@kesmarn 2 жыл бұрын
@@realappalachia I totally understand! It's like brain candy. 🥴
@RaeTravels
@RaeTravels 2 жыл бұрын
There was some awful mine violence around St Charles in the 10s and 20s. The Library of Congress has a lot of historical newspapers available for free through their collections. chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/ Here is one story that made it to a New York newspaper in 1919 -- ------------------------------- Virginia Troops Halt as Disorders Cease in Lee County Mine Field Nov 24, 1919 Quiet prevails in Lee County, where recent firing on miners desiring to return to work caused Governor Davis to call out five companies of state troops. Radical miners, it was said, mounted rifles on hilltops and fired upon men entering the shafts. Their aim was faulty and no one was hurt. The troops were stopped at Roanoke to-day awaiting orders from the Governor, who sent to St. Charles, the center of the mining district, to investigate conditions. Coal operators at St. Charles, according to advices received here to-night, concluded no further disorders were likely. Governor Davis appealed to the miners to maintain order, after which he went to Pennington Gap. Operators did not believe the Governor would find it necessary to order the troops to the region.
@johnstevenson9429
@johnstevenson9429 2 жыл бұрын
Followed along again on Google maps. Sometimes you are in area with no street view but I can still follow from satellite view. Thanks again for another awesome trip. Hope to be headed down to VA for the fall tree colors this year. Be safe and thanks again
@realappalachia
@realappalachia 2 жыл бұрын
These last couple of places are pretty remote. Hope you have safe travels.
@bruinsfan8278
@bruinsfan8278 2 жыл бұрын
Another Awesome History Lesson! Well Done!
@realappalachia
@realappalachia 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you sir
@AnnC....
@AnnC.... 2 жыл бұрын
Coal Miners in Bonny Blue Virginia, just trying to make a living, hard times for the people, just trying to put food on the table, hard and harsh conditions is all they knew, in Bonny Blue Virginia🎹🎵🎶🎶
@realappalachia
@realappalachia 2 жыл бұрын
Good stuff
@cindywolfe3535
@cindywolfe3535 2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful country
@justinmccartt2763
@justinmccartt2763 2 жыл бұрын
My great grand father worked and blue diamond mine company and died from black lung they paid my great grandmother up until her death we have land out there still to this day no one has been out there for years but we own 60 plus acres in bonny blue I am here today from the hard work of people from this small town God Bless them and their families thanks 🙏👍 for the video
@SandraGrombala
@SandraGrombala 10 ай бұрын
My Mom was born in Bonny Blue, VA. My Pappaw was a coalminer there and also Pentecostal Pastor, Minister and Evangelist. They ended up in Michigan in early- mid 50's. Best Pappaw ever. Rev. Emmitt Lee Richardson. 3 of his 7 children were born in Bonny Blue. My Mom was Patricia Richardson, her brother Joseph Richardson and Wilma Richardson were born there when he was working in the mines. I actually bought a t shirt of the state of Virginia and Bonny Blue marked on it.
@realappalachia
@realappalachia 10 ай бұрын
Love hearing from folks with ties to these little communities
@SoloGetHykt
@SoloGetHykt 2 жыл бұрын
Good ol’ Virginia. My home sweet home for 37 years.
@michelledesjadon1476
@michelledesjadon1476 2 жыл бұрын
I would love to go explore that old church/school!!!
@davidkerns723
@davidkerns723 2 жыл бұрын
Love it
@navydogsadventures3500
@navydogsadventures3500 2 жыл бұрын
Hi to you both, To bad the coal industry was hit so hard. Good paying jobs lost. Love the little trip. Have a good evening!
@realappalachia
@realappalachia 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you, you too
@paulgibson7848
@paulgibson7848 Жыл бұрын
What fantastic countryside I'd love to live there
@Harrygreen111
@Harrygreen111 2 жыл бұрын
Made me laugh with Shane's quick wit "Maybe they'll change it to pop tyre road " as we see black car with missing front wheel
@judypierce7028
@judypierce7028 2 жыл бұрын
WOW! My grandfather was a coal miner in WV. Bonny Blue reminds me of several such towns in WV. Virginia is such a beautiful state and so is WV. It is not hard to believe that at one time WV and Virginia were one state. I hope to get caught up with all of your adventures since my computer was compromised a few weeks ago. Stay sate on the road. By the way, the music was awesome.
@realappalachia
@realappalachia 2 жыл бұрын
So glad to see you back, hate that you had to suffer through not having a computer for so long
@ks1227
@ks1227 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting this. I've never been to Bonny Blue but my father was born there in 1941. His father (my grandfather) was a coal miner at the time. Interesting to see what it looks like now!
@aday1637
@aday1637 2 жыл бұрын
I'm from the big city but had several properties in WVA back in the 70's and 80"s. Always thought it was a beautiful state. I've friends that live there to this day who wouldn't leave the place. It is a mysterious place though with all the hills and hollers.
@benlaw4647
@benlaw4647 2 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed this! Such a beautiful area ! I'm like melody when it comes to animals ...I want to pet and love on them all. If I was financially able I would build a place and employ people and take care of all that I could....thanks guys, appreciate you 2 always...🙏❤
@realappalachia
@realappalachia 2 жыл бұрын
You and Melody definitely sound like 2 of a kind when it comes to the animals
@ronalddawson3873
@ronalddawson3873 Жыл бұрын
I did'nt think it was possible,but Melody is even more feminine with jewelry,Great look.I'm a faithful viewer.Stay Safe.
@chubbawubba6959
@chubbawubba6959 2 жыл бұрын
Well done, thanks for sharing. I LOVE KZbin 😁
@realappalachia
@realappalachia 2 жыл бұрын
Hey, they let it slide through this time lol
@chubbawubba6959
@chubbawubba6959 2 жыл бұрын
@willbygosh4887
@willbygosh4887 2 жыл бұрын
I love the name!
@samanthab1923
@samanthab1923 2 жыл бұрын
I never realized there were coal mines in VA. We visited Williamsburg & Jamestown as kids & when I looked at schools. I chose one in NY. But my niece did go to prep school in VA & my nephew graduated UVA. Beautiful state ⭐️
@realappalachia
@realappalachia 2 жыл бұрын
Virginia has a really rich history in coal mining but it’s on the extreme opposite end of the state from Williamsburg and Jamestown, love visiting those areas.
@samanthab1923
@samanthab1923 2 жыл бұрын
@@realappalachia That’s what I’m slowly realizing. Thanks
@1940limited
@1940limited 2 жыл бұрын
WV is still pumping out 80 million tons of coal a year, most for export. Don't know about VA.
@suzybailey-koubti8342
@suzybailey-koubti8342 2 жыл бұрын
Reminds me so much of the little area I grew up in in the late 1950’s and 1960’s. Even in the 1970’s the mines were still going pretty strong.
@realappalachia
@realappalachia 2 жыл бұрын
I was raised in the 70s and remember the very tail end of the good coal days
@justanotheralmaroad1923
@justanotheralmaroad1923 2 жыл бұрын
One of my relatives was named Bonnie Blue. In a way I like that name.
@thomastommy1192
@thomastommy1192 2 жыл бұрын
A cool video but very sad. Some of those places and roads look depressing and sad. Usually, when you ride up a road or holler like that, You see people out in yards doing something. But I did not see anyone outside this time. That has to be a depressing sad place. I truly don't know how people handle it. But on the upside, they did have deacent-looking vehicles and homes. I'm sure I'd want to move away from there. Thanks for sharing your video guys. Stay well & safe out there.
@realappalachia
@realappalachia 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Thomas
@russelltackett4779
@russelltackett4779 2 жыл бұрын
😆
@tracyskitchenandappalachia2954
@tracyskitchenandappalachia2954 2 жыл бұрын
Nice area. Much better than the chaos of the city 😊🇺🇲
@billrogers5157
@billrogers5157 Жыл бұрын
My grandfather worked in the Mayflower mine he walked over the mountain from Puckett's Creek. My Father is buried about a mile from the mine on side side of Little Black Mountain
@jeremycole3008
@jeremycole3008 2 жыл бұрын
Do you guys ever come across any bowling alleys, roller skating rinks, public swimming pools in these areas?
@realappalachia
@realappalachia 2 жыл бұрын
Very very very seldom - there’s occasionally the ruins of them once in a blue moon but almost never are there any that are saved.
@jeremycole3008
@jeremycole3008 2 жыл бұрын
@@realappalachia Thanks. Just curious if that kinda "thing" existed there, they way it "used-to" here.
@emmamatavuli6365
@emmamatavuli6365 Жыл бұрын
That’s where my grandmother lived, the house across from the rusty basketball goal.
@smartgamerai8680
@smartgamerai8680 2 жыл бұрын
Would be cool if you could make interview with locals how is living there, the good and the bad
@realappalachia
@realappalachia 2 жыл бұрын
You’re really gonna like our next video…
@walterlangston4484
@walterlangston4484 2 жыл бұрын
after watching your blue field video had to make A trip to blue field lol
@realappalachia
@realappalachia 2 жыл бұрын
Hope you had a good trip
@donnabarker718
@donnabarker718 5 ай бұрын
I was born in Bonnie Blue in1945 my father Edgar Barker worked there and my grandfather Jim Mullins was a boss there .Is possible to get a copy that 1940 picture?
@OliviaTaylor-ux9nx
@OliviaTaylor-ux9nx Жыл бұрын
I seen my house in pot branch🤣 and the house y’all seen that was half torn down and blue was actually sold to my papaw and he was tearing it down because it started falling apart because it was so old. I think you guys might be the people my little cousins thought was kidnappers🤣🤦‍♀️ I’m a new subscriber!!!!❤️
@jorettafawbush6891
@jorettafawbush6891 2 жыл бұрын
My husband works in the coal mining industry, he works at Joy Mining in Duffield Va, they build the equipment to mine coal underground, really enjoy the videos, lot of coal camps are almost gone, Dante, Imboden, Bonnie Blue, I think there is a mine in St. Charles called Kimber Gem or close to there, Trammel next to Dante is a coal mining town, keep up the good videos
@realappalachia
@realappalachia 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you, those are some great coal towns you named there
@1940limited
@1940limited 2 жыл бұрын
I went to Williamsburg, VA once in the late 70s. There was a big amusement park there with a huge roller coaster I went on. Otherwise I don't remember too much about it. Went with a GF and her daughter. We broke up long ago. Made the trip in my 64 Impala SS which was a pretty old car even then. Sorry I didn't keep it.
@AlexaLake1
@AlexaLake1 2 жыл бұрын
Ah, Bonny Blue was the name of Rhett Butler's and Scarlet O'Hara's daughter in "Gone With The Wind".
@kesmarn
@kesmarn 2 жыл бұрын
I had to look that one up too! I didn't totally trust my memory of the movie, which I haven't seen in a long time, but I was pretty sure that was the case.
@realappalachia
@realappalachia 2 жыл бұрын
I didn’t remember that but it’s been a good while since I haven’t watched it in a while either
@tribecca626
@tribecca626 2 жыл бұрын
That's the first thing I thought. Such a pretty name.
@4saintshvac
@4saintshvac Жыл бұрын
My Father Pastored a church in Saint Charles, Virginia. The church of God. My best friend lived in Bonnie Blue Roger Hammons.
@takingchances9071
@takingchances9071 2 жыл бұрын
Enjoy the scenery compared to flat florida,, get over to pound va before its only a memory, ps if it's clean along the sides of the roads usually means not a coal road,, if there is bits and lumps along the roads side ,, it probably active
@thedailygreen420
@thedailygreen420 Жыл бұрын
I drove up n down that gravel road to work ever day and was big part of my life growing up and even when i first aent into the coal mines. I know so manh locals and being a local myself im very wel.respected in the community and would love give you proper tour of the area im a walking st.charles history book. 😂
@janhammer4852
@janhammer4852 2 жыл бұрын
👍👍👍
@ronbass8136
@ronbass8136 2 жыл бұрын
Great video. If my dog gets missing I'll know who to suspect.
@realappalachia
@realappalachia 2 жыл бұрын
I’ll testify on your behalf lol
@wandajones5479
@wandajones5479 2 жыл бұрын
I would love to be cruising with y’all! 😊
@realappalachia
@realappalachia 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for riding along with the videos
@beckydamron8472
@beckydamron8472 2 жыл бұрын
I worked in mines 1973 -
@mikejohnson5491
@mikejohnson5491 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah the coal companies that made millions and killed many might have been forced to pay a decent wage towards the end of a coal seam but left after coal runs out.
@That_tech_girl
@That_tech_girl Жыл бұрын
In that county, Does anyone keep records of the cemeteries in Bonny Blue? I want to travel there. My Great Grandfather died there in the 1940's of Black Lung. My grandfather was like 13 or 14. He is buried in Bonny Blue.
@brendahamrick9337
@brendahamrick9337 2 жыл бұрын
What happened to the mining? Was the coal mines just cleaned out and there was no more coal.
@realappalachia
@realappalachia 2 жыл бұрын
They still mine there some from time to time at least. Just comes and goes with demand and price of coal
@justinmccartt2763
@justinmccartt2763 2 жыл бұрын
My grandfather is also in the picture at the start of the video Charles Wallace Wilson the picture with all the coal miners
@endlesssummer3406
@endlesssummer3406 2 жыл бұрын
Come an hour east and I'll show ya some coal mines. Appalachia is all but closed, Coeburn temple still open. There's a massive strip job, 88 strip in BFE. I hauled coal for years, it was the end of my career. Lol.
@neco4114
@neco4114 2 жыл бұрын
Very cool y'all. I really enjoy your channel, big Fan. I am from Maggie Valley, NC. Deep in Appalachia, raised deep in Appalachia culture. I miss it. I have a channel under my name-- Neco. " Homeless but Grateful"., By- Neco Thank you.
@realappalachia
@realappalachia 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you, we’ll check out your channel
@burlphillips948
@burlphillips948 8 ай бұрын
It great
@jasonrunyon2663
@jasonrunyon2663 2 жыл бұрын
I was raised in Mingo County WV. Very poor region!! Great people. Humble people. So sad to see a region left behind by society. I left in 1995!!
@thedailygreen420
@thedailygreen420 Жыл бұрын
My name is matthew I started my mining career in that hollar for Powell mtn coal company and my great grand parents had a restaurant down in town of St.charles and my great grandfather started the mining union in st.charles and was one of the first sheriff's for the town and he owned a coal mine as well for several years. Im not working in the coal mines any longer im 36 years old now and my lungs isnt the best but i now live in Pennington Gap which isnt far from st.charles but i can give u proper history tour of the area next time your around get in contact with me and would love to give u the history tour of the area. Take care and god bless n thank you fo sharing but the mayflower prep plant was built by powell mtn coal company which went out of operation back in 2010 and was bought out by few different coal companies butnnos is owned by lone mtn coal.
@joemutter7661
@joemutter7661 2 жыл бұрын
Do u go around blacksville west Virginia
@carolwoodward6141
@carolwoodward6141 2 жыл бұрын
Just became a sub. You might like Tim and Tammy Time. They do a disappearing South channel visiting small towns & sites mostly in Georgia.
@realappalachia
@realappalachia 2 жыл бұрын
Thank ya, Carol, we’ll check them out - sounds right up our alley
@jeffmccall7508
@jeffmccall7508 2 жыл бұрын
More of a hoot than a holler
@1940limited
@1940limited 2 жыл бұрын
If anybody says anything to you when driving aroudn just have Melody turn on the charm and explain what you're doing and your channel and they won't bother you. 😊😊Of all the houses you passed, nobody around. Obviously people live in them but to one person out in their yard. And there's always railroad tracks. Good video. I like the historic photos, too.
@realappalachia
@realappalachia 2 жыл бұрын
Good plan lol, thank you
@DrRussellMcConnell
@DrRussellMcConnell 2 жыл бұрын
I miss WV in the Fall. Give me fall leaves.
@wandablevins9477
@wandablevins9477 2 жыл бұрын
I would LOVE to have a dollar for every time I payed 🏀 at that little Hoop. ❤️
@lukeglickman07
@lukeglickman07 2 жыл бұрын
the kid at 9:43
@bonniebrown6960
@bonniebrown6960 2 жыл бұрын
Oh no... I didn't like that devil sign that said Bonny Blue Red Ash. My husband's name is Charles. ( Bonny Blue & St. Charles) 🤔🥺😔When I was pregnant with my daughter some women I worked with called her Bonnie Blue. I used to think that was cute, but not anymore. Maybe this is why we're kinda cursed. We've been married for 34 years and worked so hard, but we have had so many difficulties. We never got to own our own house. Things just never seemed to work out for us. But this is a beautiful place.
@elmehdiboumlic6565
@elmehdiboumlic6565 2 жыл бұрын
👍👍👍👍👍🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦
@thedailygreen420
@thedailygreen420 Жыл бұрын
Thar old church was turned into a truck shop for haulers.
@sugadrops4998
@sugadrops4998 2 жыл бұрын
when all said and done and they shut off all the Coal the lights go out. And the appliance stop working . The Grid will look like the rusty machinery left behind like a graveyard full of rusty automobiles .It’s dark as dungeon in the bottom of a coal mine that’s what it will look like with out lights from electricity.
@jonimichalski9193
@jonimichalski9193 2 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately it's ALL around us
@forgottencemeteriesofthepn6031
@forgottencemeteriesofthepn6031 2 жыл бұрын
I always thought this country should invest in renewable energy factories in West Virginia. Seems like WV people are willing to work hard there so why not invest in some factories and start pumping out products.
@debbrataylor2367
@debbrataylor2367 11 ай бұрын
I live in Saint Charles Virginia Bonnie blue did you see a kid waving at you that was me my name’s Zach
@realappalachia
@realappalachia 11 ай бұрын
That’s great, hi Zach good to hear from you
@marynelson1349
@marynelson1349 2 жыл бұрын
You turned off comments on the inbreeding video.Soft white underbelly tells people's story hard or easy.He has helped them with material goods.thank you.
@Animefruba
@Animefruba 2 жыл бұрын
Maybe you could show a piece on the mountaintop removal so we can see how they do it now ⛰
@samanthab1923
@samanthab1923 2 жыл бұрын
Shameful. I watched a vid once. Ugh
@realappalachia
@realappalachia 2 жыл бұрын
Fortunately, it isn’t done as often around our area as it used to be. They are quite protective of letting anyone get close because of the obvious bad publicity it brings so it is hard to pull it off.
@russelltackett4779
@russelltackett4779 2 жыл бұрын
@@samanthab1923 😅
@Deucealive75
@Deucealive75 2 жыл бұрын
@@realappalachia Do the mountaintops end up flat? Would this be a good place for the renewable energy enthusiasts to put their windmills and solar panels?
@tasossaros8375
@tasossaros8375 2 жыл бұрын
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