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The Sludge Pond at Shumate's Branch, rising above the Marsh Fork Eleme...
"Shumate's Branch was settled in the 19th century by Green Clay (son of Charles and Aura Clay) and his wife Betsy Ann, daughter of Jacob and Celia Pettry, who had settled in Hazy Creek. The hollow was home to d... More
The house of Kemper and Stella Mae Clay on Shumate's Branch
Event: Visit to Homes on Shumate's Branch Prior to Evacuation in Preparation for Slurry Impoundment. Rick Bradford of Edwight, West Virginia, took photographs of homes on Shumate's Branch just before they were ... More
Aerial view of Shumate's Branch sludge pond
Event: Helicopter tour of Mountaintop Removal and Reclamation on Big Coal River watershed. "Shumate's Branch was settled in the 19th century by Green Clay (son of Charles and Aura Clay) and his wife Betsy Ann, ... More
