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Join me as I delve deep into the forgotten town of Gary, West Virginia, once a thriving epicenter of the coal mining industry. In this Exploring Appalachia episode I uncover the untold story of...
Gary is a city located along the Tug Fork River in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. According to the 2020 census, [4] the city had a population of 762. It was named for Elbert Henry Gary, one of the founders of U.S. Steel.
Gary was the central part of the coal camp, and the surrounding towns like Elbert, Ream, Filbert, Thorpe, and Wilcoe were the satellite coal camps around the Gary nucleus. Amazingly this was a company operated town until as late as 1971.
Gary, West Virginia is a former company town in McDowell County and was named after U.S. Steel Chairman Judge Elbert Gary. Elbert, Filbert, Ream, Thorpe, and Wilcoe were satellite coal camps around Gary, and for decades, the town held the distinction of having one of the largest preparation plants in the world.
Gary is a city located along the Tug Fork River in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. Gary has about 787 residents. Mapcarta, the open map.
Whitesville is a town and former coal town in Boone County, West Virginia, United States, along the Big Coal River. The population was 361 at the 2020 census. [2] . Whitesville was incorporated on August 15, 1935, by the Boone County Circuit Court. The town derives its name from B. W. White, a pioneer settler. [5] .
