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Coal river. The road through Shumate's Branch. Southern West Virginia.

Coal river. The road through Shumate's Branch. Southern West Virginia.

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 sludge dam at Elk Run, West Virginia

Aerial view of sludge dam at Elk Run, West Virginia

Event: Helicopter tour of Mountaintop Removal and Reclamation on Big Coal River watershed. Through mountaintop removal and reclamation, the coal industry is introducing several new landforms to the coal fields.... More

Buck Gregory's house on Shumate's Branch
Daffy Bonds' house on Shumate's Branch

Daffy Bonds' house on Shumate's Branch

Rick Bradford of Edwight, West Virginia, took photographs of homes on Shumate's Branch just before they were torn down to build a slurry impoundment. Dave Bailey describes the houses, their inhabitants, and the... More

The house of Kemper and Stella Mae Clay on Shumate's Branch

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

Leewin Richmond's ‘37 Buick, on Shumate's Branch

Leewin Richmond's ‘37 Buick, 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 and other traces of community life on Shum... More

Aerial view of sludge dam at Elk Run, West Virginia

Aerial view of sludge dam at Elk Run, West Virginia

Event: Helicopter tour of Mountaintop Removal and Reclamation on Big Coal River watershed. Through mountaintop removal and reclamation, the coal industry is introducing several new landforms to the coal fields.... More

Sludge pond and impoundment on Shumate's Branch

Sludge pond and impoundment on Shumate's Branch

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

The Sludge Dam at Shumate's Branch, rising above the Marsh Fork Elementary School

The Sludge Dam at Shumate's Branch, rising above the Marsh Fork Elemen...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a quarry, excavation or mining site, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Clyde Bonds, at Daffy Bonds' house on Shumate's Branch

Clyde Bonds, at Daffy Bonds' house 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 sludge dam at Elk Run, West Virginia

Aerial view of sludge dam at Elk Run, West Virginia

Event: Helicopter tour of Mountaintop Removal and Reclamation on Big Coal River watershed. Through mountaintop removal and reclamation, the coal industry is introducing several new landforms to the coal fields.... More

Buck Gregory's house on Shumate's Branch

Buck Gregory's house 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 and other traces of community life on Shum... More

James Clay's house on Shumate's Branch

James Clay's house 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

Coal river. Arlie Clay's house, Shumate's Branch. Southern West Virginia.

Coal river. Arlie Clay's house, Shumate's Branch. Southern West Virgin...

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

The house of Denver Collins, Shumate's Branch

The house of Denver Collins, 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

Rosebushes transplanted from Shumate's Branch before it was evacuated to create a sludge pond

Rosebushes transplanted from Shumate's Branch before it was evacuated ...

Event: A visit with Sally Webb. Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Aerial view of sludge dam at Elk Run, West Virginia

Aerial view of sludge dam at Elk Run, West Virginia

Event: Helicopter tour of Mountaintop Removal and Reclamation on Big Coal River watershed. Through mountaintop removal and reclamation, the coal industry is introducing several new landforms to the coal fields.... More