Welch, West Virginia: Inside America’s Poorest Region: An Eye-Opening Journey

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[@leightonbrown1849]

@@TIMJMEANSBUSINESS did you know 412 Elkhorn is for sale 120,000 and am thinking about buying it? You never mentioned none of this, it's takes about three days to do it right your too fast ,love how you video though that I will admit,you make it seem like an there like on GTA

[@dianesalsbery]

I was born and raised in Welch and back in the '40s, '50s and '60s it was a booming town with lots of people on the streets especially on the weekends and lots of shops up and down McDowell St. Got a tear in my eye when you passed by the house we lived in and my parents owned until 2012. One thing hasn't changed and that is how friendly the people are there.

[@TIMJMEANSBUSINESS]

Thanks for watching and sharing your memories of Welch!

[@Itsaboutthewaterlife]

Very high quality video. Really enjoyed it.

[@merryfoster7628]

This town is really interesting. The downtown area feels like a ghost town with so many abandoned buildings, perfect for a night exploration. I also agree, it's great to see how much this town honors its veterans.

[@TIMJMEANSBUSINESS]

It would be a great night exploration. Thanks for watching!

[@jakewoods2587]

Its that jail that use to be a hospital

[@willbygosh4887]

Welch West Virginia is an interesting but mostly abandoned town.You passed Bramwell and it once had the most millionaires per capita in 1900 when coal was booming,alot of fine old homes there.Downtown Bluefield with a population of around 9,000 was once known as little Manhattan with the historic highrises there in it's day

[@TIMJMEANSBUSINESS]

You have a wealth of historical knowledge, thanks for sharing it!

[@DanielleTheDame]

Love driving videos and walking videos of states with minimal population.

[@woowoowoo2417]

Very informative 👏 keep them coming 👏 ❤❤

[@TIMJMEANSBUSINESS]

Thank you! Will do!

[@trirail812productions8]

SAW YOUR VIDEO IN WEST VIRGINIA VERY CALM TOWN

[@TIMJMEANSBUSINESS]

Yes, it's peaceful! I love the older downtown area. Thanks for watching!

[@RaulRobles-g6v]

Welch, muy hermoso pueblo americano, muy histórico. He estado en Virginia y West Virginia, pero no sabía de este hermoso pueblo. Dios bendiga a Welch y a sus habitantes

[@TIMJMEANSBUSINESS]

¡Gracias por ver!

[@TheRealKidRizzo]

I come from a small town in New England Connecticut and Welch is perfect for me….. casinos saved us..

[@TIMJMEANSBUSINESS]

Thanks for sharing that and for watching!

[@alexandrawhitelock6195]

Casinos saved you? Casinos ruins all the lives they touch…they are disastrous!

[@billbergendahl2911]

It looks like Welch is a thriving metropolis compared to the small West Virginia town I live in. The town I live in has less than 1,000 people.

[@TIMJMEANSBUSINESS]

What town do you live in?

[@billbergendahl2911]

@TIMJMEANSBUSINESS Mount Hope which is in Fayette County about nine miles north of Beckley.

[@TIMJMEANSBUSINESS]

@@billbergendahl2911 Cool! On my next trip to West Virginia, I'm going to make sure I come checkout your town.

[@Jazzmae-f7x]

Wow you should check out the town in Ohio where the train wrecked with the chemical spill. I have a little background on it. I was shocked to hear it. East Palestine Ohio

[@TIMJMEANSBUSINESS]

I will be going to Ohio Soon and I will checkout that town. Thanks for the info.

[@willbygosh4887]

Singer Bill Withers was born in Slab Fork West Virginia not far from Welch.

[@TIMJMEANSBUSINESS]

That's cool, thanks for sharing that.

[@woowoowoo2417]

@@willbygosh4887 There was an R& B group from Bluefield, W VA.. thanks for sharing ❤❤

[@leightonbrown1849]

Why he on here looking like dude from the running Man? What state you from dude

[@TIMJMEANSBUSINESS]

Florida! Thanks for watching!

[@leightonbrown1849]

@TIMJMEANSBUSINESS yo you need to talk way more and talked to way more people,show yourself more and go off grid like,that high school was a most,all that stuff you said you ain't wand to do you should of done,sup with the church? Why you ain't find that ghost? You should of gotten an hotel... Do it all right and make sure it counts

[@jakewoods2587]

The buildings are not 1700s

[@TIMJMEANSBUSINESS]

You're right, Welch wasn't incorporated as a city until 1893. Those buildings were built in the early 1800's - 1900's.

[@jakewoods2587]

@TIMJMEANSBUSINESS I'm from Powhatan

[@TIMJMEANSBUSINESS]

@@jakewoods2587 I will look up your town/city. I will be back to explore more.

[@GingerBreadMan76]

what pushed you

[@TIMJMEANSBUSINESS]

I’m not sure what happened, at first, I thought my girl pushed me, but she said she saw my body move like something pushed me, even though nothing was there. She’s convinced it was a ghost, which is why we decided not to go inside the church."