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  1. Coalwood and Caretta in Pictures - Welcome

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    The memories of Coalwood are still very much alive for many people, but unless you used to live there, there's not much left to give a visitor any idea of what the town used to be like. GPS Coordinates: 37.38744, -81.65172 For those of you who want to visit Coalwood, West Virginia, in person, we offer a few tips:
    The coal mine in Coalwood reached its peak in the 1950s and ceased production on October 1, 1986. As of the 1990 census—the last time the town was counted separately—the population was 900. The town is the setting of Homer Hickam 's best-selling 1998 memoir Rocket Boys, as well as its 1999 film adaptation, October Sky.
    Coalwood was founded by George Lafayette Carter in 1905. He came on the back of a mule and eventually found rich seams of coal, and bought 20,000 acres (80 km 2 ). He constructed a mine, calling it the Carter Coal Company and built offices, houses, a schoolhouse, the Carter Coal Company Store, a church and more.
    The coal mine closed down in the late 1980s. There are no coal-mining jobs in Coalwood. There were several businesses in town: Country Corner [gas station and convenience store], Big Store, several Little Stores, doctor's office, dentist's office. All businesses are closed except the Country Corner. The Big Store was torn down.
  3. Coalwood: Then & Now - Coalwood, West Virginia

  4. Coalwood Is A Fascinating Abandoned Place In West Virginia

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  6. Coalwood, West Virginia - Wikipedia

    WEBThe coal mine in Coalwood reached its peak in the 1950s and ceased production on October 1, 1986. As of the 1990 census—the last time the town was counted separately—the population was 900. The town is the …

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  8. Coal Miner’s Son: The Astronomical Triumphs of Homer Hickam

  9. Coalwood - West Virginia

  10. Coalwood - Abandoned

    WEBCoalwood. Coalwood, West Virginia is a former company town founded by George Carter of the Carter Coal Company in 1905. The first permanent settlement of the Clear Fork Branch Creek region of Wyoming County …