Slab Fork, West Virginia

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7 stories, landmarks & places within ~20 miles — the same local lore RoadyGoat plays as you drive through.

• New Salem Baptist Church · 1.9 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  Look to your right. This unassuming church, built in 1921, stands as a rare, powerful echo of a community forged in the heart of West Virginia's coal country. It’s a testament to resilience. This is the New Salem…

• Exhibition Coal Mine · 10.0 mi · Historical Marker

  A real coal mine where visitors ride underground rail cars through original mine passages guided by veteran miners.

• Phillips-Sprague Mine · 10.1 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  Get ready to descend into the dark and dangerous world of early West Virginia coal miners. This is the site of the Phillips-Sprague Mine, also known as the Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine. The original mine opened around…

• Beckley Coal Heritage Trail · 10.2 mi · Historical Marker

  Beckley sits at the heart of the southern coalfields that fueled America's industrial rise.

• Beckley Mill Site · 11.5 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  Imagine life in 1835 at the mill established by Beckley's founder, now an archaeological site revealing the past. You're driving near a place where the very foundations of Beckley were laid. In 1835, Alfred Beckley, the…

• Bank of Glen Jean · 19.2 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  This unassuming sandstone building was once the financial heart of a Gilded Age empire. The Bank of Glen Jean, built in 1909, was the brainchild of William McKell, son of the town's founders. He ran a vast coal,…

• Algoma Coal and Coke Company Store · 19.2 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  Pull over for a moment! This unassuming building ahead was once the heart of an entire community, a testament to the boom and bust of West Virginia coal. This is the Algoma Coal and Coke Company Store. It wasn’t just a…