"Mountain Top Cemetery," spread out on field in front of Appalachian Folklife Center, created by Carol Jackson, an artist from Hinton, West Virginia Included in this shot is a tombstone for an "unnamed tributary of Horse Creek of the Big Coal River" [P
Summary
The Mountain Top Cemetery comprises more than a thousand tombstones made of cardboard. Each is inscribed with the name of a stream buried under valley fill. Jackson has also created protest puppets and costumes for King Coal and Mother Jones. She is wearing a t-shirt she designed, featuring the title of a protest song written by Ken Hecherland and George Dougherty, "Almost Level: West Virginia." Depicted on the t-shirt is Arch Mineral Corporation's dragline, "Big John."
Event: Mountaintop Removal Summit.
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Date
01/01/1999
Contributors
Hufford, Mary, 1952- (Photographer)
Location
pipestem
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
Public Domain