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01-20-2009, 09:42 AM
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Movin to logan wv
Im relocatin to wv in feburary and i am lookin for any work possible. Whats the job situation?
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01-20-2009, 06:31 PM
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Location: Charleston, WV
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In Logan? Lots of coal mining in that area.
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01-21-2009, 07:35 AM
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Location: Hico WV
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Good luck! Try the regional jail and try school bus drivers. If you are coming from Akron you will be in for a shock.
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01-21-2009, 08:54 AM
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I'm curious- is this area like mountain, mountain, mountain? I mean, is it very little flat land, just high mountains and little hollers? Never been over that way, but I was in the extreme eastern portions of KY over the summer and it was very mountainous. The kind where you get disoriented just standing outside in one spot.
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01-21-2009, 08:59 AM
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Southern and southwestern WV is very similar to eastern Kentucky, which is no surprise since only a river separates them. The biggest mountains in WV, though, are in the east-central part of the state, from Davis, down thru Elkins, and on to Marlinton and Lewisburg.
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01-22-2009, 08:59 PM
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my grandparents lived around gilbert Wva, Hampton I believe, my mom and her sisters and brother went to school in Gilbert though. I never see anything about Gilbert posted here. Logan looked like coal country to me. My husband and I were out that way in 2006 and it didn't look like there had been many changes. Lots of curvy roads and just beautiful green mountains.
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01-25-2009, 02:53 AM
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I'm sure the Logan economy is riding on the coal market...should be a job or two there...machine repair if you are a welder or machinist....Services too.
Locals will give an outsider a break if he is friendly and isn't critical.
Logan is a nice little town...and the country is steep around it...remember, it's a small town...would fit on the little finger of Akron.
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01-26-2009, 08:06 AM
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Logan's a mountain town, no doubt. One area hillside is filled with houses. Seen from a distance, it reminds me of the hills along the harbor in St. Thomas (without the gorgeous oceanfront, of course).
The area's job situation isn't great. Other than mining and timber-related careers, you're pretty much looking at service-industry jobs. They've worked hard in recent years to grow tourism, with the Hatfield-McCoy ATV trail system, with decent results.
rowlett mom: I'm originally from Gilbert  |
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01-27-2009, 04:16 PM
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very cool HRHF, glad to meet someone else who knows gilbert.
I haven't been there in a long time but I am often curious if it has changed any.
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