In the 1940s & 50s, I grew up beside the N&W railroad and the tug river, between Matewan and Williamson, Sprigg was the place, a magical place and time really... The massive stream locomotives would pass my house and enter the tunnel with a roar, the train whistle was at times... long and lonesome, especially at night and in the wee hours. Looking across the tug at the moon lit mountains on the Kentucky side... was nothing less than one would imagine heaven to to be like. It was, and is, a magical place of natural beauty, especially during summer storms, and the heavy winter snows.... Almost Heaven West Virginia & Kentucky, oh yes... I reckon so. There was poverty, struggle and strife, the very things that can kill or make you stronger, all were shared in equal proportion in those beautiful, majestic hills of Southern West Virginia and Eastern Kentucky. What a privilege it was.... God is good, indeed he is! It was the inspiration for teachers, poets, preachers and bored kids, such as myself, to play hooky... in exchange for paddlings at school and switchings at home. There is a golf-course where we caddied for a dollar or two, when lucky.... Memories to last a life time... and so they have.
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In the 1940s & 50s, I grew up beside the N&W railroad and the tug river, between Matewan and Williamson, Sprigg was the place, a magical place and time really... The massive stream locomotives would pass my house and enter the tunnel with a roar, the train whistle was at times... long and lonesome, especially at night and in the wee hours. Looking across the tug at the moon lit mountains on the Kentucky side... was nothing less than one would imagine heaven to to be like. It was, and is, a magical place of natural beauty, especially during summer storms, and the heavy winter snows.... Almost Heaven West Virginia & Kentucky, oh yes... I reckon so. There was poverty, struggle and strife, the very things that can kill or make you stronger, all were shared in equal proportion in those beautiful, majestic hills of Southern West Virginia and Eastern Kentucky. What a privilege it was.... God is good, indeed he is! It was the inspiration for teachers, poets, preachers and bored kids, such as myself, to play hooky... in exchange for paddlings at school and switchings at home. There is a golf-course where we caddied for a dollar or two, when lucky.... Memories to last a life time... and so they have.
Very well said and all very true. Thank you.
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Thank you for the video... that takes so many of us home again.
@@raymondparsley7442 I have several videos of the area on my youtube channel. Hometown tours. Here is a link to one of them. Please hit the subscribe button so you will be notified when new videos are posted. th-cam.com/video/TmC_op9MTwo/w-d-xo.html
I grew up in sprigg W.VA in the 60s. Train watching every chance I had! Hello fellow Spriggeon! Sadly bly, sprigg is no more😊
I grew up in sprigg by the Hatfield tunnels, train watching every chance I got. Our last name was hall. Sadly, sprigg is no more
Amazing pulling power
Love those mournful whistles...
That would have been something to see.
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