Looking for interesting "mountain towns" in West Virginia

[kookamus]

Originally Posted by Threerun

A 'holler' is the low area or run between two hills. Not as wide as a valley, usually narrow and following water.

Hollers used to be (and to some extent still are) the most desirable ground. Gardens and crops grew well, water was easily accessible, terrain was a bit easier to follow..

Living on top of a mountain was nice, but it was usually rocky with no water and the wind whipped you.

I live up a "holler" and every time it rains hard we are sweating a flood.

[vec101]

Originally Posted by Threerun

And if you ever get a chance to go there, check out the old urinals in the mens room down in the bar.. Really!

Won't miss that one.
We were at a Fed/state park in Maui and the signs in the stalls in the women's bathroom said:

"Do not drink the water in the toilets."

I really think our govt goes overboard in warning us not to harm ourselves.

[vec101]

There is a post on the Ohio forum titled "Appalachian Ohio boundaries...and lifestyle" that I can't wait to keep an eye on (no replies yet). Part says " I've heard the culture of Appalachian Ohio mirrors West Virginia". Oh boy, it will be interesting to read. Are we going to have to defend our state? May be another war between the North and South (OK, regarding the whole South thing - just bare with me here).

[Threerun]

Originally Posted by vec101

Won't miss that one.
We were at a Fed/state park in Maui and the signs in the stalls in the women's bathroom said:

"Do not drink the water in the toilets."

I really think our govt goes overboard in warning us not to harm ourselves.

Sign in the bathroom at the Bank I went to in Middlebourne read-

"We aim to please you"

"Please, you aim too"

[Thunder41]

Gotta drive thru a couple of low lying towns to check out (in the valley), First once in the Beckley area head towards the Logan area by hitting 85 crossing over Kopperston Mountain, the view is breathe taking. Connect to Rt 10 and drive thru Oceana, Man, Logan and to Charleston and then towards Huntington or back to Beckley again on the turnpike. Now that's some driving with allot of scenery

[Shelley Hornick]

CRFTony, I am new here & catching up on old things. What was your Granpa's name? My mother-in-law's mother was from the Helvitia area & I know of many of her stories about the people there.

I would love to hear back from you.

[Shelley Hornick]

I found the name of the town was Silica & it was a booming little logging & coal mining town in the 1940's. They had a HUGE snowstorm in April of 1943 that was the "talk of the town" for years. Silica has all but disapeared & became just a memory.