West Virginia | Deep In The Hollers of Appalachia
Vložit
- čas přidán 9. 09. 2024
- Deep in the Hollers of the Appalachian Mountains sits so many forgotten places. Not that long ago, these areas were thriving with businesses, coal companies, and familes all over the area. Today, its a mere shell of what used to be. I went WAY into the hills of West Virginia and I found this poverty stricken but beautiful holler in Covel. Here's what I saw...
Covel is located in Wyoming County, WV. Its population is around 112 people, a 34.9% growth since last year in 2023. It's known for having a well engineered railroad trestle, built by the Virginian Railway. Main transported item was coal from the local areas to ports in Norfolk. Many of the coal camp homes are abandoned at this point. The post office is only open from 830am to 1030pm except for Saturdays which is 1130am to 130pm, and it is one of the smallest post offices in the country. This video is for educational and documentary purposes.
![Rural Appalachia in the 1950s, Unknown Home Movie [4k Upres/ Color Restored / Audio Added]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/4tA3kEpolRU/mqdefault.jpg)
My family for generations lived in the mountains. They were poor but ....never unorganized. Their properties were their pride and joy!
Twice in my life I've been stranded with a vehicle issue in a place like this. I'm Italian from NY originally. People went out of their way to help me.
I retired as a truck driver & delivered a load of RR ties in a place like that. Parked next to a small country store & talked to some of the locals. I've never have been treated with kindness the way I was that day.
Hard working folks that fell on hard times and no fault of their own .. life is hard!
I’m from West Virginia and am a coal miners daughter and had to move to Texas last year but I miss my mountains !
Those massive railroad bridges give testament to how important and valuable the coal coming out of West Virginia was. Amazing place.
Seems strange because you don't see anyone, not even a stray dog.
It may not appear that many people are around, but rest assured eyes are watching when you drive up these hollers!
Lol
After having spent 54 years of my life in an Affluent suburb and having the whole place get built up with mini mansions full of pretentious people, I escaped to appalachia. I don't think I've ever been more relaxed in my life
Yeah but you didn't move to this street.
This is exactly why i chose to move to WV as well!!
I grew up in West Virginia best experience ever we worked hard and. Appreciate every little thing . We have poverty stricken areas just like any place eles does . But the people the
Kindest most giving u will ever meet
The love of my life came from Hinton, West Virgina along the banks of New River. Stunning beauty everywhere. People were poor but they would give you the shirt off their back. Then he went to Vietnam at 17, money was tight. He was my everything. I miss him so.💔
Sounds like you lost him during the war, I'm sorry for your loss. May God Bless him and you too.
Just folks trying to get by, same as the rest of us.
Right on.
Well said, Jo-Jo. Well said.
Bless ya.
Sometimes the less one has, the happier they are.
I built a place for some rich Virginians a few years back in this area, The people here are the kindest folk I've ever met, Always helping out, love them all.
I've been working in WV for 6 years and can honestly say it's the most naturally beautiful state I've ever been in. I've never met people more proud of where they're from too. A lot of poor people and run down properties but very polite and cordial.
My oldest grandaughter and boyfriend just moved to Barboursville, WV. They love the area and can't wait to explore it. I loved the country road and holler. I grew up in the country side of Mo. Ozarks. I had lots of Aunts that if you stopped at their house you would get a big plate of beans an
cornbread with chopped onion and pickelilly relish. Also the biggest home made rolls you have ever seen. We learned to swim in the creek that ran through my grandparents farm and take long walks through the woods. We hunted for morell mushrooms for grandma and there would be sassyfras roots to did in the spring for grandma to boil up for a tea, our "spring tonic". Wild berries for jams and pies. We understand the peace and joy of hills and hollers and fishing by our creek.Cherri.
Sounds like heaven on earth. Thank you for sharing .
Still do it all here in Mo. ❤❤
Sounds awesome. All best wishes from Canada!
❤❤
Nice! I used to spend summers with my grandmother in Huntington which is right next to Barboursville. It sure has changed a lot since the mid 90s though!
I live in Barboursville WV when first married,loved it.
Not all of us who Live in West Virginia Live like this ! I feel sorry for the ones who do Live like the Video
Prayers for those families.❤
They're probably some of the loveliest people come from their. Love from Ireland 🇮🇪
I grew up in northern WVa and moved away 40 years ago. When i go back to visit, some of the towns i drive thru look like these hollers you show on this channel. Its a weird feeling of sadness and feeling blessed that I had a chance to move away when i did. Im not surprised that someone came out to greet you, they're good people back in those hills.
I left Upstate NY in 88 ,dairy farm country . Went back just over 20 years later and most of the farms were shut down. Very sad moment in my life.
Some of the most unsuspecting, hardworking, generous people I know, live in the hills of Appalachia. They may not have much, but they are quick to share and lend a hand.
I was down in Sophia a few years ago for a few months. Did some driving in the hills and yes there are places where life was moving along. Times change. People leave. Jobs get scarce and life stops. Left over homes and nobody to carry on it will happen that life stops. No different in the big cities. Look at Detroit for an example. Homes caved in on old streets that were alive. It's everywhere. I loved all the West Virginia people I met. They were more friendly and polite than most I met in prosperous cities. I hope that someday peace and wealth come to all. Amen!!
Peaceful and quiet with a cup of early morning coffee, what else can you ask for. May God Bless All Americans.
I left West Virginia 1 time to live in Florida, thought it would be better,, NOT !!! Come back n 10 yrs that was 1992 , ain't left since !! I'm be 59 n February , yall cab figure up how long I lived here. If I ever move it'll be inside the state.. God Bless !!
MAY GOD BLESS THOSE MOUNTAIN PEOPLE.
The most beautiful, hard working women I've ever known. They were from Appalachia. Those ladies could do anything required, for their families. Its been an admiration for me, being a city slicker! What a beautiful state, too. ❤
This is a perfect kind of place to be a homesteader. And it's all about the people who care more about each other than $$.
We go to the Hatfield & McCoy Trails and never ran across any locals who weren’t friendly. Been throughout that region for 15 years and being from New Jersey where you can’t truly trust strangers, I feel at ease and accepted by all the locals we encounter. It’s a shame a place so beautiful isn’t easy to prosper in.
It's a different kind of "prosper". 😊 We're rich in God's love, family, traditions, and so much more that's not measured in today's "wealth". 😊❤
I'll take this over most cities these days. Some of the best people I've ever met lived in places like this.
I grew up in Wyoming County. There is not much there anymore when I was in High school it was a booming area. It is a great place to grow up and have a Motorcycle. Thank God for my parents who bought me several Motorcycles when I was in High school. It kept my sanity and gave me a purpose to live.
That's where I want to move to, I already have a motorcycle, got a Suburban too, like to find myself a cute little lady to settle down with and do some bike travelling with.
I have relatives in West Virginia. Scottish heritage. Good people.
There’s a lot of places like this in WV. It’s sad but true but you’re right about one thing - they’re good people & they’re the kind of people that look after one another!
people are totally different than the crew i reside with in OH.
The people of the Appalachian Hollers are the salt of the earth they care about people ❤
And a few of them don't! But I'd rather take my chances there than in the big cities. Allmost allways.
WV...almost heaven! We love our mountains,our hollars, and, our families!
I love west Virginia my husband's family is from South western west Virginia and Kentucky we used to go up for vacation every year to totally destress no cell phone coverage it was great
I had a friend that lived in Covel back in the mid 80s. All these homes were nice then. The coal mines were a 7 day a week operation and paid good money. Now they are gone, just like the textile industry.
What a beautiful place ...surrounded by mother nature ...the peace and quiet must be deafening somedays ....
Yup, until the coal trains rumble by on the other side of the river...but somehow it was a beautiful sound. Certainly better than the endless traffic and noise of the big cities. ❤
Praying for them. I grew up that way and my heart breaks for them.
Fellow Americans, God bless ‘em.
Not ALL of it was bad.
Kudos to the good people still trying to hold it together and have a community down there.
That bridge is just incredible. Worth the trip for that alone.
Definitely awesome to see in person.
I lived in McDowell County, Iaeger, gilbert creek WV, as a child in the 70s, coal trains used to run 24 hrs a day.
My wife is from panther I used to work around gilbert creek
Take me home, country roads to the place I belong, West Virginia, mountain mama, take me home country roads...
I know this area quite well as I was raised on Rockridge at Bradshaw Mountain, WV…..(Paynesville) Graduated from Iaeger High School. Rural WV is filled with beauty, love and some of the best people you’ll ever meet 🥰
That’s an awesome bridge.
Made a trip with my friend to visit his Grandmother and the rest of the family in Boomer. Wonderful people and place. Hawks Nest, and New River bridge nearby. Absolutely spectacular in the fall!🙏🙂👍
Run down is one thing. Having rubbish build up and neglecting it is quite another.
I live in southern WV and this looks Soo familiar, it's just a hillbilly holler that looks identical to all the rest as if I've been there before.
Wv born & raised , if you like peace & tranquility it’s here , yes there is some places run down just like everywhere else , the wildlife & nature is beautiful here ❤❤I love it here .. thank you for all the kind comments..
❤❤ from Canada 🇨🇦
@@ianstuart5660 ❤️❤️❤️
Where the sun comes up
About 10 in the morning
And the sun goes down
About 3 in the day
We dug coal together
West Virginia is a beautiful state
I live in upstate ny,the country side looks about the same. I love seeing things from down south, because I can't take the heat anymore. I will probably never get to see the places again,only on video like this. THANK YOU, BLESS YOU AND YOURS
Thanks for watching!
I love watching the rural places. Especially coming from 3rd largest city in America.
Life must be way different than ours. Must be peaceful & quiet
I have family in Virginia & West Virginia. They are the friendliest people you'll ever meet.
Gloomy weather, leafless trees in the hills. Depressing.
Thank you most for the humble ones. ❤
Brings back memories. Lived in windmill gap and went to school at Montcalm high.
If all folks in the same road got together they could clear that mess from 0.24 - 5.12, yeah , it would take effort but life does.
The people living here would not be anywhere else. Its home to them.
I been in the holler, it ain't no fun when you can't get out
Looks beautiful and perfect to me. Love the train tracks way up there
Poor folks, the Best folks by FAR!
Wow! Seeing another side of American life that it seems like modern times have forgotten!
There are places like that in counties surrounding Atlanta. If the burned and abandoned house and trash was removed it wouldn't look so bad. A lot of those houses are well maintained.
Ive uploaded Atlanta and many other areas nearby on the channel, check them out thanks for watching!
I would fill right at home there. No joke.
Me too.
This looks like a peaceful place to live.
Would feel safer walking around there at 02:00 am than in any big city.
A land and people that time forgot!!
When you're in a true holler you only get about 6 or 7 hrs of daylight at the most. The mountains block the sun both ways, especially in the winter.
I spent some weeks in West Virginia and loved it. Great people.
Always loved West Virginia. Very beautiful place.
How incredibly beautiful would this place be if it was cleaned up. It would look like a scene from a hilltop in Switzerland. The difference is this is America. Land of the Free and Don’t give a Hoot about Thee!
Beautiful countryside, it's a shame whats happened to that region.
It is definitely beautiful
The Coal Barons really did a number on these people !
Take Me Home, Country Roads - John Denver.
even though I never been to this region of the country in my life there is something oddly nostalgic about the old school train bridge with the huge mountain backdrop!
I like the homes. Just needs a grocery store & gas station. Love seeing all those US flags👍🇺🇸👍🇺🇸
Great video!
Thank you for watching!
It seems calm and peaceful.
Most of those homes look really nice. Just that one section at the beginning that looks like a tornado hit it. We travel a lot thru WVA and have always felt welcome anywhere by warm-hearted folks we come across. Thanks kindly.
I'm British and interested in industrial history (and country music!). I've always been fascinated by Appalachia and its mining communities etc.
Yeah, that area is a paradise compared to where I grew up not far from there. Think eating possum.
I live on a housing estate in England I would swap anyday.I can imagine how beautiful the night sky is
Just felt like a nice bicycle ride somewhere I have never been to...
Probably some of the best people you could ever come across. The kind that would give you the shirt off their backs if you were in need regardless of whether or not they could afford to do it. The ones that would help a complete stranger out no questions asked.
That bridge is awesome.
the farm views & natural landscape are stunning! ✨🤍🙏🏽⛰️
Born and lived in WV. My family lived there since the 1700’s. I feel a connection, but the best thing I did was leave there. OK to visit for a day or two, but I love leaving.
Great video..beautiful holler and even more beautiful souls! Not being snarky but i always thought Jed made a huge mistake uprooting his family to Beverly Hills only for the Clampetts to be mocked and' mean mouthed' by Milton Drysdale and Jane Hathaway...but all in fun, I guess. Please keep up the outstanding work!
I drove through West Virginia one time many years ago and always loved how beautiful it was.
Appalachia is one of my favorite regions to drive through. Would really like to see one of these night recordings that you make correspond with the upcoming super moons. It's amazing how much the full moon brightens up the sky, and makes horizons and building outlines more discernible 😍.
It’s coming on the channel very soon!
This reminds me of Premier, West Virginia where I lived as a child. I miss West Virginia.
I don't know why this place reminds me of the movie Stand by Me from 1986. Greetings from Uruguay
Hello and thanks for watching!
It’s the suspended railroad trusses. One of my favorite movies
I'm from Western Pennsylvania and it's strange the difference between the two states. The country is the same but the similarity pretty much ends there. Good people in both though. Oh, at that time, 40s and 50s both areas were largely dependent on coal mining.
A lot of impoverished places look like this in the South. Lived in and drove through them all my life.
Thank you for your presentation , I watched all of it .
Thanks so much for watching!
One end of the road is abandoned. The rest of the area looks great.
I love the mountains ⛰️
Just reminds me that no matter how much we believe we own our properties, in the end, we're just tenants.
I live in West Virginia. You can see the same thing in other States. I live in a beautiful rural area. I was born in Preston County. I love where I live .
my mothers side is from WVA. resident of massillon oh, but love the mts of wva.