The Work Happens Everywhere

No matter where you go, or how unusual the name, the rugged independence of spirit is matched by the hard work. Below, at Cucumber WV, the work goes on. AND YES, I have covered the naming of Cucumber in my earlier entries...Feel free to leave comments, and remember clicking on an image will display it in its original size. I do sell prints if requested. 

While people may laugh at the small town names, dont ever forget, small towns in the coal fields, sometimes have BIG solutions for moving the coal. See the Covel trestle below, which is still active.

The very beautiful Cranberry WV Company Store.....

AND to me, a very ironic name, the Sycamore Coal Company. located in of all places, Cinderella WV.

 Curiouser and Curiouser

There are times when you see a place and you see something that just says, I don't belong....I do have to know, how busy were they? Iaeger is so quiet now.

How much rest will you get?? This is across from WELC in Welch WV.

At Madison in Boone County, the doughboy below looks like he ran out opf a deco studio, its pleasant to see such art

Raleigh WV Company Store, the design of the stairs and building matches any modern design in any downtown.

However, the reminder is simple: They worked and that energy is not easily seen

 Somebody was here

It is very tempting when we photograph locations to forget to ask, who was there? Sadly, this is very often the case when I go places and the temptation is there. A really cool place, a really cool building, and yet, rarely, who was here? I try to do that. It IS very cool to find that place, or that sign or building, but I always try to show human beings lived here, loved here, died here and YES were born here. Feel free to leave comments below. Also remember if you click on an image, you will see it display larger.

Josephine, WV. Below is that very old company store. So many drive by it, ignore it, some forget, what it was....

In Keystone, the local UMWA, is easy to see. BUT how many of us forget the miners who went there? How long was there day? How tired were they when they went to their meeting?

In Caretta, at the old processing facility, the miners charged their lamps here..Did they hurry? What did they talk about as the shift started or ended? How long did their lamp charge?

At Pocahontas VA, I was headed to Bluefield, and I stopped when I saw the Presbyterian Church below. Imagine the services and the work to build this church.

At Vivian WV, I was again reminded of the worship miners sought. Below a beam has detached from the ceiling, yet it hung perfectly, mimicking the cross. It had to be for a reason...Didnt it??