Pocahontas, Virginia: The Birthplace of the Appalachian Coal Boom

Appalachian Coal Boom Town - Where It All Began: Pocahontas, Virginia

It took us a very long time to edit this video because it is very difficult to feel like we do this historic legend of a town and its people justice. Pocahontas was the first coal town in Virginia and one of the very first in the United States to see such an explosion of growth based on the black diamond. Melody and Shane take a look at what it looks like today with a glance back to yesteryear.

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