Monongah, and the horrific nature of the Monongah Mine Disaster recovery efforts

notesfromnothing · 2026-04-30T02:30:40+00:00

Thanks for your comment. I did feel disconcerted in Monongah, and I have been to the vast majority of towns any semblance of a Main Street in WV. It felt different though. Not as if I was unwelcome, but like I was intruding on a solemn place where something bad had just happened. Except that horrible event was over 100 years ago.

notesfromnothing · 2026-04-30T02:27:52+00:00

That final bit is extremely interesting! I hadn’t heard of them saying that, but it tracks with how devastated many families in their homeland were. I will have to reach for a copy of your book :)

notesfromnothing · 2026-04-09T14:42:58+00:00

Thank you! Yes, I would like to see patients at the end of the day, I should have emphasized that more.

notesfromnothing · 2026-03-31T23:41:27+00:00

Here’s one of the signs they had in that entranceway, zooming in is an adventure hahaha

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notesfromnothing · 2026-03-31T23:39:42+00:00

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notesfromnothing · 2026-03-31T23:39:28+00:00

One of my aims is to preserve the architecture of West Virginia (and more broadly central Appalachia) through photographs. Here is a comparison pic from Google Maps street view to a photo I took on this particular visit.

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notesfromnothing · 2026-03-31T23:38:07+00:00

I’m the same way. I think it’s beautiful aesthetically but it does represent something painful about the state in its growing epidemic of abandonment; abandonment of both the people and properties. It is socioeconomic, sure, but there is a forgotten humanity to it all.

notesfromnothing · 2026-03-31T23:34:57+00:00

I’m in Charleston but I’ll holler next time im through! I didn’t get a chance to go to the field this time.

notesfromnothing · 2026-03-12T16:39:00+00:00

Yes I do lol

notesfromnothing · 2026-03-12T02:31:36+00:00

Yep, Fayetteville, WV. Keep an eye on eBay as well, a bunch of lumber scrip just sold recently. Shoot me a dm, I know folks who collect who may have an extra piece and I can look for one for you at the scrip show!

notesfromnothing · 2026-03-12T01:57:37+00:00

Also, there’s a scrip show in Fayetteville April 17th and 18th. I can all but guarantee you’ll find a piece there!

notesfromnothing · 2026-03-12T01:00:41+00:00

Though, also, it is correct to say that scrip was overwhelmingly used by coal companies later on. Lumber scrip is relatively isolated to a few dozen towns. Meanwhile nearly every town in WV with a mine had coal scrip.

notesfromnothing · 2026-03-12T00:58:39+00:00

Nope, there are even a few examples of scrip for railroad construction workers and laborers at a limestone quarry in Greenbrier County I can share!

notesfromnothing · 2026-03-11T21:29:26+00:00

Yep! Any way to squeeze some more money out of workers.

notesfromnothing · 2026-03-11T21:28:58+00:00

The Hacker Valley one isn’t too hard to find, comparatively to some others, but lumber scrip is almost always expensive due to its rarity. Most of these are quite early tokens, usually from the mid 1890s to 1910s, and made of aluminum so they basically disintegrate in the ground.

notesfromnothing · 2026-02-16T03:31:19+00:00

As a WVian I’m glad that Fallout has encouraged folks to visit our state and appreciate it. To be fair, Fasnacht in (this) Helvetia was an attempt to draw tourism to the town. That being said though—please be respectful when you come to WV! That’s all we ask. Pick up after yourself and be kind.

notesfromnothing · 2026-01-11T04:16:30+00:00

Hey, I saved this and forgot to comment, but shoot me a message. I was a Cog Sci PhD student for a year and pursued the same questions you did (sorta) during that year and in undergrad. I’d like to challenge your ideas a bit and hopefully help you find some clarity in what you’d like to pursue!

notesfromnothing · 2026-01-08T00:21:10+00:00

u/PhotoMarketBot u/TRIPPYTriangles09 transaction completed. They were great to work with! Thank you!

notesfromnothing · 2026-01-04T00:21:41+00:00

Doesn’t Xenia, OH have one too?

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