I Drove Through Rock, West Virginia Here Is What I Saw
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- Опубліковано 9 вер 2024
- Way back in the boonies sits an Appalachia community called Rock, West Virginia. After the coal industry collapsed this area has suffered tough times. Many homes and businesses have become abandoned, and what remains is a reminder of what used to be. Amenities are extremely limited here, and it's a long drive to pretty much anywhere. Quite a beautiful landscape though. Let's take a look and see how some of it looks.
Rock, WV is located in Mercer County. This video is for educational and documentary purposes.
New subscriber here, I enjoy the scenery and the fact that you’re not talking through the whole experience! Thank you for sharing and the content.
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It's almost like the viewer is actually riding along with peace and quiet.
Sometimes it’s hard to tell the occupied from the abandoned. Great video as always. I always feel like I’m there.
It must be especially sad for the people who remain there amongst the abandoned places. Great video; thank you.
I really like the added text now, it gives us context to the areas you visit. Thank you ! 🎉😊
Thanks so much for watching! I try to add context when I can. I always add information in the description in more detail as well
@@hoodsnhollers Yeah you adding context is so vitally important because just total silence doesn't tell the whole story in some situations. Great addition.
Yes, I agree. The text information enriched the video.
It is so interesting to see some of these communities surrounded by such lovely country scenery, it also must be so down heartening that all the local industry has gone. Many thanks from The UK.
There are so many small unique towns in WVa. My mom is from WVa. Thanks for the upload!
What a shame about those barn looking houses just rotting away. At one time those were probably some really nice homes.😢
This was once a thriving living community. People worked here, went to school and church. Prime example of how one industry took advantage of poor Americans and this is what is left behind. Worked around there in the Oil Exploration business in 1980. It looked bad then too.
I think they only became poor when industry left.
Do you live there?
As a native West Virginian , it saddens me to see the decline in our state in certain areas. Fortunately we live near Morgantown and this area is thriving very well.
Morgantown is pretty decent
Very interesting, thank you. The constant speed of your car was very pleasant for the video.
Many thanks!
Always interesting to see the different style coal camp houses. I noticed a lot had a barn style roof construction
Yup that’s very common in these areas here.
Dutch Colonial
A reminder of how truly blessed i am. Thank you for the video, safe travels. Have a good day, Michael S.
Thank you , I really enjoy these scenic road trips
Thanks for watching!
A few of those folks have their homes looking really nice.
Looks like many occupied. The rest could be bought for a song and rehabbed. That is country living. I often wonder how they get those extra-long trailers back in the holler around those curving roads!
Thank you so much for sharing these videos. A very depressed area but people are still living here and it seems to be very quiet and peaceful. Lots of fresh wood piles.
It’s definitely very peaceful
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Cool video, I live in Ireland but it’s always interesting to see other parts of the world!
Please tell me there is a bar in the area...
Thank You so much for these videos of West Virginia. No talking, no music, or non-sense special effects; just to the point! Excellent A+ I subscribed to your channel and looking forward to seeing more of West Virginia.
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This is very interesting.. Thanks for giving us a look at was probably a fairly thriving little town but sadly has slowly died off . A way of life that no longer exists
Thank you for an exciting journey
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This beautiful video makes anyone reflect , question and travel to a distant time.
Thank you very much for this tour !
Greetings from Brazil !
Very cool. Thanks.
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Nice old white Ford Falcon I noticed. I wonder what it would be like to drive through there at night? Cool building there on the left of the road at 4:46. Subscribed and a thumbs up; thanks for posting!
I’ll have some night ones coming up very soon! Thanks for watching and subscribing
Thanks for posting this.
Reminds me of John Denver's song "Country Roads"
Real country 😊.
Thank you for the video
I Can Hear The Banjos Playing; Do NOT Stop For Anything!
Eye Opening. Just when you think you have it bad, someone else has it a lot worse. Forgotten towns of America.
This place looks just like something right off of the set for the movie 'Deliverance'.
My dad lives in Colliers, Wv. Small town on the back roads, you should check it out 👍🏻
Thanks for your posts ,I used to live in the coalfields and have been to many of these places.
So peaceful….much better living there than in a major city….NYC LA Miami Atlanta etc
Beautiful .. God's country !!! Thank you ... Especially for the quiet ! God bless you and your family 🙌🙏🙌🙏🙌
How depressing must be living there. I guess they're used to it
Excellent video. I don't know how you find these places but it's so great to see so many unique places. Thanks for the info you provided. It always adds extra life to the journey. 🤠👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Very peaceful to me
I had a aunt, uncle and cousin who lived there 50 years ago.
That place is beautiful...so much green nature ..trees ..space ..peace & quiet ..serene ..
At least you have an endless supply of water in your backyard. 😊
Thank you for another great video.
Super curious about all those identical barn style houses. Some kind of housing project by the mines? Was this an old mining town?
They were housing built for the miners by the coal companies
Yes, mine or railroad housing.
As I watch videos like this one, I often wonder what the back story is on some of the abandoned houses, garages and buildings are. What treasures are left inside...
I’m always wondering what it was like years ago. Had to be amazing
There HAD to be a PT Cruiser in there somewhere!
Some of the homes look pretty kept up and nice. I have family that lives in Princeton, W.Va.
Thank you !!!
I really love this stuff! I let my mind wander & always ask two questions. What year was the area most active & just what was the activity like during this time.
This is all very interesting. I appreciate your efforts. I'll like and sub.
Thank you for your interesting videos. Very enjoyable to watch. I am a native New Yorker now living in Nicholas Co. WV! Only wish I would of moved here sooner! 🥰🇺🇸
Thanks so much for watching!
LOOK at all that FIREWOOD !!!! My kinda' PEOPLE !
Great video, thank you.
Very sad but so beautiful. Imagine in better more vibrant times
It looks peaceful and a lot safer than where I live for a fraction of the price.
This makes me glad for what I have! Thanks for doing the exploring!
Thanks for watching!
i love this town
good people fallen on hard times
but they have dignity and are proud
Wow 💥
Appreciate the compliment when you said it's a very beautiful state thank you is really a lot to do here if you like outdoor activities fishing and the list goes on and on when you said West Virginia is a beautiful state I watch your whole video. Appreciate that respectfully I am black dragon the midnight Ghost Rider from Charleston West Virginia
Several places with big expensive jacked up trucks. Even spotted a Cadillac Escalade....
Yep i saw that too.
I hope you'll do a series about Southeast Kentucky where I live at sometime, lots and lots of twisty windy roads and hollers and valley's here in the mountains
Yup for sure. Definitely will be doing that in the near future!
There are areas right across the Hudson River from NYC in New Jersey that are far more depressing than this. There are houses on top of houses, telephone poles and power lines everywhere, trash and streets so narrow you can hardly drive a car through them.
At least these folk have nature.
Lots of long houses built along the road. I believe that these were hotels or rooming houses for single coal miners.
Beautiful place
Всё таки ночные поездки являются более атмосферными
Beautiful state!
Are any of the old houses ones that were built by the coal company?
Looks like a good place to be from .
guess I will never set foot there LOL:)
I was in southern West Virginia last week and where I live in eastern North Carolina is just as poor. We are just closer to larger cities here like Greenville and Raleigh but it's common to see people living in old ragged farm houses up a dirt path here.
Always a creek and hillsides. I had to google "Rock Wva" Never heard of it until now
Sure love chain link fence in wv
A flash flood would wash those houses away, I live on the gulf coast of Florida and it happens here, especially when you live close to a stream, creek or even the river.
Flash floods happen often in those areas. I was in one filming not long before this one
Thank you very much from England! I am a subscriber and a bit addicted.
Was the beautiful brick building with arched windows a mill or something? I can see people might struggling but the scenery and area are just stunning.. History and memories there galore! This area (and I guess many others?) would be a fantastic tourist area. Lots of money needed to restore the mill but a Hotel, Community Centre/Tourist Info area with Historical photos and information?
Please keep up the important documentation, God Bless.
It reminds me of The Waltons series.
Would those rock formations be the Seneca Rocks ?? !!
No,theres a high rock cliff in the area along the bluestone river
Almost Heaven
If this is heaven I'd sure hate to see what hell looks ilke!
Calm peaceful
I would call it dreary, depressing, and desolate. Interesting ride though.
Nice.
Big Rock Candy Mountain.💖
I've lived in WV my whole life and I live near Salt Rock, WV, but I've never heard of Rock.
No McDonalds or 711.
I'm getting "Wrong Turn" vibes.
I Think I Just saw BIGFOOT.
I know right? Lol
Is there a reason why most if the houses have a gambrel roof?
Houses must be cheap
Are there residents still living in this area of town? Very sad.
Still the same?
Okay is someone sleeping in your car here? I for sure hear someone snoring lol!
I guess we can start saying the grass is always greener in Rock, West Virginia.
❤❤❤ nice video ❤😊
Thanks for watching!
Vùng nông thôn thật êm ,là một nơi lý tưởng để sinh sống .
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Any chance you could take us into
one of the 2 story actual homes
(As opposed to a moveable one)?
Not at all familiar with layouts from that area, and to see how
the homes are constructed...
It's got its own weird energy to it...
no animals or kids running around,
hardly any signs of life.
Hard to grow up there.
What do people do all day there?
They Live their lives!
Almost heaven
War WV must have been a prosperous community. There were 3 churches on one street.
I wonder what people do for work out there?