Coal Town - Pocahontas, Virginia
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- Journey back to the beginning of coal mining in the Appalachians and the beginning of a new culture of people.
Through oral histories, the film profiles the history and culture of the people. It features historic landmarks, such as the 70 year old exhibition mine, the 1883 company store, the 125 year old cemetery, the 1895 Opera House and various churches and buildings throughout town. In addition to the interviews of area residents, there are interviews with college professors, a local congressman, and local leaders.
"Our hope is that people come away from watching and feel like we did when we first visited Pocahontas. The buildings are incredible, the history is fantastic, but neither compare to the real hidden treasures of the area, the stories of the people." Dan McCoig
Own this 2011 remixed version DVD
(includes a slide show with nearly 100 behind the scene and
historical photos)
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I was born in Tazwell Va. Lived a great deal of my life in Abbs Valley. I remember Pocahontas with very fond memories. I wish I could return to the area. I do come back as often as I can. I plan to come back one day and do nothing but look up old friends and catch up on what has been happening. God bless you all. J.D.T.
My grandfather worked in the mines there and he was also a photographer. I have a bunch of slides that I need to get developed from these days. Really great photos of the townspeople, and the shops, etc.
If you have gotten any of those slides developed, I would love to see them. My grandfatherwas also a company photographer and surveyor, Clarence E, Brazeal, Sr. He took notebooks and notebooks of people who worked for the company. My Aujnt Dot ahd those photographs and she is dead now. I need to locate my cousins, one of them lives kin Tazewell, and see if she kept those-- I surely hope she did.
There is a page on Facebook that has a lot of pics of Pocahontas
Thank you very much on your presentation. I will say...the lady wearing the hardhat is beautiful, and speaks so well. everyone supports their heritage so well.
My Dad was born and raised and buried on Peel Chestnut Mountain. My Grandfather worked in the coal mine.
My Mom met my Dad at the Company store. My Grandparents lived there. (My Grandfather was an Engineer for the Fuel Co.) My Uncle is buried in the cemetery. I can remember alot of good times there.
What was your Dad's name? My grandfather also worked for the Fuel Company and was a photographer and surveyor. My Daddy worked in the Poca Fuel Building in town.
CH White was my Grand- father and Dad's name was Tony Georgeff
I knew the Whites -- but not your Father. My maiden name was Brazeal -- Pete was my Daddy and Clarence was my grandfather. Small world, yes?
Please anhybody from Pocahontas and that area, come talk to us. :-)
@@barbaracollins6173 I remember Pete white. I grew up in boissevain in the early 90s thru present time.
Excellent documentary. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Y’all should be proud of this documentary about your stories your ancestry your town because just like every one of you, it’s of great quality and value and a join to see, listen and learn about. Fantastic work sir.
I am an African American that was raised there. My father and his family were coal miners. The history was interesting, but did not include any black families.
. What we need is a complete history. Inclosing, thanks for the video, It brings back a lot of memories. We all need to work and make sure that Pocahontas is recognized as a historical place.
I don't recall that name. Do you remember anyone by the name of Henry?
Thank you so much for your kind words. We try to stay up on all of the happenings in Pocahontas. The people of that region are very special to us. I also like your idea for a living museum idea.
Now there is a dollar general store in Pocahontas and a restaurant just opened up in the exhibition mine.
I live in Abbs Valley and go to Pocahontas all the time, great job on the video and showing our beautiful part of the country
Dollar store , made in China junk
@HeartBrokeDownBlue Hey Thanks Joey for the great feedback we hope to improve our skills should we decide to do another long form project. The artist that you asked about is Betsy Ulmer. She is a wonderful Nashville singer/songwriter and she wrote the song "Pocahontas" and recorded it especially for this film.
Wow it's so sad to see the town i grew up falling.i grew up there in the 70s with my grandparents. My grandfather worked the coal mines and he would always tell me stories that i cherish to this day. I really do miss pocahontas.
Miss the mountains and Hollers
Great place to grow up ! They don't mention Dr. Porter, he's the only doctor I remember in Pocahontas. It was a busy little town in the 50s.
Remember ole dr porter in little brick office next to cricket ole dr Ballard was in boissevain dr goodykooze in bishop miners paid them 5 dollars a month for services needed anything bigger sent us to hospital bluefield sanitarium or st Luke's. Those were the days
My dad was born in Pocahontas, VA in 1940. I remember him taking me there as a kid a few time; such a peaceful little town - much different than the big city I'm from in NC. I've never understood how this place has been left to slowly wither when it's so marketable as a tourist spot with such beautiful buildings, diverse history, and "first in the nation" type of places. Not to mention the surrounding geography being a natural attraction. Such lost potential!! It's very saddening to me.
I would love to see that happen
Boissevain checkin in. Thanks. 👍
I lived there in the early seventies .i loved it there so beautiful.
Thanks Richard, I agree and wish more people had participated in the oral history project back in 2007 that was used to develop the film. The current population does not reflect the incredible diversity of the area. Thanks again for your input and kind words.
I tell people that it was a true melting pot.
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I’ve been there. I was with a group of West Virginia Turnpike travel counselors. For some reason the tour guide took us to Pocahontas. We walked up the Main Street in the middle of the day and saw no one or no cars.
I sympathize with the folks of Pocahontas in their struggle to revive/maintain their community. It is a tragedy as pointed out in the opening lines of this documentary how much money is wasted in war while the taxpayers at home suffer needlessly! I would love to see more films of this nature in the future, depicting true "American History". American history as taught in public schools never show any of this...its all about Americans at war! as being our history...great battles, etc.
Thanks!
Great video .. I was part of the crew that filled the tippel shaft up in Bossieviane (I probably spelled it wrong ) its location was right behind the post office .. I have always wanted to see a pic of the tippel the way it was back in its day .. do you know wher I might find a pic of it.. I'm verry interested in all of the areas history ... I was the guy who pushed the rocks and dirt into the shaft ...thank you 4 the video
@macduzzit Thank you macduzzit, I love the history of people and small towns as well. I think it is easier to study big events because there is so much information on them such as wars and famous battles. I think that the internet has changed that and all subject matter is rapidly becoming more accessible. I suppose if TH-cam is around another 100 years someone will be studying our conversation as well.
all the best
Dan
My Grandfather was a Preacher in that area for many many years and was quite well known in the region. They made their home in Boisevain and I still have allot of family that live there. I've wonderful memories of visiting my Grandparents, cousins, aunts& uncles....
your grandfather married my parents in the middle of the night in his living room
melissa flick are you a Lewis?
Thank you so much for this video of my hometown! I lived in Abbs Valley which was the suburb of Pocahontas. My father and both of my grandfathers were coal miners. I attended Abbs Valley Elementary and Pocahontas high school until going into my 10th grade year in 1988, and they were threatening to close the schools back then. My mom decided that we needed to move from the area because sadly she didn’t see much opportunity left for the area. We ended up moving closer to my grandparents across the state line in West Virginia. I always thought it was such a tragedy to see those beautiful buildings crumble right before your eyes. It’s such a beautiful place with good people and an amazing history. So sad to hear that the high school closed. My fantasy was that a multimillionaire would come in and renovate the buildings in town and turn it into a tourist area, but it’s just a faded dream. God bless the people of Pocahontas!
Dan, I would love to purchase this DVD, but looks like your website no longer exists. I do not use LinkedIn, so I'm wondering if there is another way to contact you. If this DVD is still available, I would like to purchase it.
Got a copy of the below message from Peter. I still want to go back "home" and see Pocahontas even though I know it is sad. I would like to see the photos of the company store in Bossevain, but believe that I have seen the building using GOOGLE Earth. Maybe you can tell m e why you are visiting -- do you have family there? Would love to talk about Pocahontas if we do have a common interest there.
What is the progress in Pocahontas today.
I lived in tiple Hollar on 1965 at that time there was two small stores a post office
There are two African American men at the 6:28 minute mark wearing suits & hats, one with a cane. The man with the cane is my great-grandfather. I have another picture of the these two men. Would it be possible to get a copy of the picture that you have in this video as I am working on our genealogy.
what is your grandfather's name?
Sorry, I am just looking at this again. My family names were McCollum and Scales. My great-grandfather, (Edward) Ned McCollum and my grandfather, Lawrence McCollum worked in the mines. My great-grandmother's name was Lelia Scales and she was a cook a the hotel.
I was hoping to get a copy of this picture.
You got that right Chandler!!!
Randall David Bowles is on 46:49
both of my parents was from here...the rose family and Salyers
Old Bill salyers
I have the Ancestor Page, I m related!!
My grandfather, uncles and father worked in the Pocahontas Mines. What is sad there is a lot of black history in Pocahontas. That history is not included in the story. My grandmother was a midwife and delivery both white and black children. I spent my summers at her house in Bossevain and we would walk to the Company Store for groceries. My grandmother died in Pocahontas in 1988. She had to move to Pocahontas because her house in Bossienvain started to sunk underground because of the tunnels of the mines.
Bring back the
"CRICKET"
Blue rolling hills of West Virginia..
It’s criminal how our government spends millions upon millions rehabilitating other countries and yet allows our country to deteriorate.
Makes me mad as hell and sad at the same time. 😢
lol at 16:40
Keep voting Democrat and nothing will get better !
I heard that ten to twenty thousand coal mining jobs will be created in Kentucky and Virginia by the end of the year by Trump. maybe forty thousand in West Virginia.
seriously? you don't really believe that do you? How long has coal mining been on the decline. Companies now like natural gas and solar better. You know the old saying, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. I grew up in Pocahontas. I have gone back a few times and it breaks my heart. I tell people that Pocahontas was the true melting pot. Forget NY. I have dreams of winning the lottery and restoring the town but it would not be the same.
carolyn carpenter yes we believe. look at what Trump said today
trump is a con man that a lot of people fell for. I am so sorry for that. The coal towns are my home. I had to move about 30 years ago because there just no work. Coal was declining. I have seen videos about Welch, McDowell county and it just breaks my heart. trump cannot do all that stuff he has said and I am sorry for those that are affected by that. There have been many republican presidents. Why didn't they bring coal back but this New York billionaire is going to do what they could not. For your sake I hope he does but I don't see that happening.
Trump cares for no one but himself, he will say anything to get the vote of those who feel downtrodden and forgotten but has done next to nothing to help anyone but his rich cronies.