Laurel Branch Cemetery

There is a quaint beautiful chapel that sits quietly at the bottom edge of the very well kept up cemetery. This is Laurel Branch Cemetery.

Mc Roberts Coal Memorial Wall

Mc Roberts Remembers The Miners Written by Joanna Adams Sergent Nestled in a small area, Mc Roberts, Kentucky has a Memorial wall that is often overlooked.   There is a high wall that was made for the coal mine train tracks to keep the mountain from sliding off.  The concrete retaining wall has been transformed into […]

Hemphill Memorial

Hemphill Coal Mine Memorial Written by Joanna Adams Sergent There is a very quiet place in Letcher County in the Community of Hemphill, Kentucky.   The Monument is a remembrance of all the Letcher County Men who died in the coal mines.  A very moving monument to two coal mining disasters in Letcher County that happened […]

Flag Rock Recreation Area

Flag Rock, Norton Va

Flag rock sits on the lower slopes of Stony Mountain and boasts fantastic views and awesome camping.