The Early Years -- before.com
Arnal White -- Engineer
Amos Kennedy -- Fireman
Wayne Griffith -- Top Loader
Cecil Justice -- Super
The names may be in error due to faded writing...
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| Elk Creek, West Virginia... The Early Years -- before.com |
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| Nestled deep in the Appalachians of southern West Virginia, Emmett, also know as Elk Creek Hollow, once thrived a booming coal camp during the early to mid 1900s when two families often shared the four-room dwellings built by the coal company. In reality, the coal company provided most needs of its people: a community school, doctor's office, post office, grocery market, church, and of course, a bar and grill. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| December 12, 1927 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ray White -- Loaderman Arnal White -- Engineer Amos Kennedy -- Fireman Wayne Griffith -- Top Loader Cecil Justice -- Super The names may be in error due to faded writing... |
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| Houses row-after-row were mirror images, resembling stacked dominos all gray in color with no running water or bathroom facilities. As for the people, they became intertwined--much like one big family. To this day, some of those old houses still stand and a few folks continue living among the remains of the old community of Elk Creek, West Virginia. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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