Nuttalburg . . . a deserted mining community

Well, the second half of our day was much nicer.  After a roadside picnic lunch, the sun began to peak through the clouds.  It was wonderful to see but . . . that also meant the heat was coming back!  We drove down some little roads off of Rt 60 to get to this abandoned mine.  We drove a little distance and then had to park the vans and walk the rest of the way (once again causing the temperature to rise . . . ours :)  Nuttalburg is found on the banks of the New River.  Even though this was not a surface mine, you could tell immediately the difference in the diversity of plants when the environment is left for nature to take its course.  Look in the background of the following pictures to see the variety of plant species and then compare it to the Joe Knob pictures.

This picture shows the foundations of what we assumed to be the company store or some other important building within this small community.


This is the road we had to walk to get to the tipple.


As we got closer to the mine, there was construction being done on a new parking lot and trails for exploring the history of this community.  For safety reasons, we were not allowed to go any further.  This was as close to the tipple that I could get to take a picture.


If you want to see pictures of the mine, click on the link below.
http://www.coalcampusa.com/sowv/river/nuttalburg/nuttalburg.htm