8.6K views · 166 reactions | Abandoned Appalachian Ghost Town: Coalwood WV | Mountain Roots | Facebook

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By popular demand, we visited the hometown of Homer Hickam Official Page and the Rocket Boys, as made famous in Hickam's book The Rocket Boys and the movie October Sky. Coalwood, West Virginia was such a great place to visit, I loved learning about and seeing the history of the area and we hope you enjoy watching this video. | The Appalachian Project

Join me for the 56th episode of my Exploring Appalachia series! In this one I explore Coalwood, West Virginia. This is the kind of place that doesn’t shout its history; it whispers. Tucked deep in Appalachia, it’s easy to miss, but if you slow down, you’ll feel its powerful story—one of grit, ambition, and resilience. For decades, Coalwood powered American industry, feeding coal to the steel mills of the Rust Belt. But by the 1980s, the coal ran out, and the town was left to fade away, its heart