Small Town: Welch West Virginia
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- A recent trip over Route 52 brought me into the small town of Welch West Virginia. It was my 3rd visit to the town and I am already looking forward to going back. This area was hit hard with the reduction of coal mine jobs but they have worked hard to improve their town and I am impressed. It is definitely a place I will go back to and do another video. #westvirginia #smalltowns #welch
McDowell and Welch has such a rich and mesmerizing history...Went there this summer from Germany. True Salt of the Earth type people. Great video!
Thank you. Wonderful people there and a great history. I enjoy visiting there and hope to get back there in the future.
I grew up near Welch and still have many cousins living there. Daddy was a coal miner in the forties through sixties when we moved North in 64 when i was twelve. Beautiful memories.
Thank you for sharing this. I love hearing people's connections to an area. I also enjoy hearing that a video brings back good memories.
I was born in Welch in the mid 50s, raised there until I went into the military, and then worked for the government until I retired.
I sometimes think of moving back.
My one Grandfathers family moved into the area sometime in the 17/1800s.
My other Grandfather moved there from Kentucky to work the mines.
He got a mine job back in the 1920s as an underground miner, it was in McDowell county.
He said they used horses underground to do the heavy pulling and hauling.
Once they took the horses underground, they stayed down there for life, they were not brought back to the surface unless they died.
The mine companies would hire professional gunmen, to keep the peace and keep the union out.
He said one of the gunmen kept a german Luger tucked under his belt at all times, he said he had killed six or seven men.
The gunmen were hired to protect the investments of the mine owners/investors.
Reminds me of the Cattleman's Association hiring Tom Horn to protect their investments, which turned into a hired hit man killing farmers moving in under the Homesteading act who were then running barbed wire and fencing off pastures used for grazing.
I could write a book with the things he has told me.
Sid Hatfield died on the courthouse steps, he was showing up for a court date, baldwin/felts detectives were waiting for him.
Sid's cousin was the Sheriff of McDowell county at the time, he happened to be away on a fishing trip when this went down.
Sid was setup by a corrupt system.
Thank for sharing this wonderful information. I love hearing about the history and this was great information. I learned much from your post. I enjoyed visiting Welch and hope to get back there when I can spend more time there. Thank you again.
My friend Thelma Clegg is from there. She came to Huntington to go to Marshall University. She lives in Charlotte now and is doing great! She told us stories about Welch. 😊
That’s cool. The Welch area is fascinating.
Oh my word! Gotta go there now and stop at that park to go in that caboose, love caboose and would love to have one myself. Thank you for this great video.
Thank you. That park is very cool and unique. It is a great spot to walk around and take a break when I am exploring southern West Virginia.
That is actually Premier Park, it was there when I was growing up in Davy, WV
Hahaha! You had almost hit that cat there! I love your videos too. I used to be from West Virginia until I went into the military and moved around and decided to settle in Kentucky with my great-grandchildren.
Thank you. I enjoy doing the videos. Thank you for watching. Also thank you for your military service.
Enjoyed your video. I love the rich history of southern West Virginia. I always say it’s a different world south of I-64
Thank you. Southern West Virginia does offer some unique history. I enjoy visiting there.
Small town, big library…great sign of life for a community
I hope so. They have had a tough time there but I see improvements each time I visit.
The best wild trout fishing in the state is in the southern part of our state. Most think of the northern areas as being trout waters. Within a 100 miles of Welch or less is very populated with wild reproducing trout. Great video, thanks!!
Thank you. I have some friends who love to fish and I will relay this information to them. Thanks for the information.
Yes, that was the old football field. We had a girls football team that played a football game once a year. This was started by Pamelia Evans with the approval of the Principal, Mr. Romeo in 1972.
Thank you for that fantastic information. It was cool to see the old football field.
Very cool! I want a pic of that bank across from the courthouse.
Thanks. I will get the picture of the bank building to you. The architecture of the town was amazing.
My Dad was a milk man for the Welch Dairy company, prior to being draft to the Army. George C Roberson.
That is a cool story. I loved the area set up to honor the Veterans. Thank you for sharing the story.
Currently looking at a few houses in Welch!!
I hope you find something. I've enjoyed my visits to Welch.
@@thetravelingunderwood Thank you, yes there are a few nice places there and Pineville as well, all beautiful Country homes.
Wow, that guy was right. You had almost hit that cat!
My Granddad was a Methodist minister in Welch during the 50's. I have a Bible that the congregation gave him.
Wow, that is a really cool story. I love hearing stories like this. Thank you for sharing that.
At about 13min 30 secs in you are talking about the old pictures that used to be in McDonald's as you pass Stevens Correctional Center. The razor wire of our recreation yard is seen over the outer wall. It is one of the largest employers of the county and houses state convicted inmates that are housed by the county for the state. Many people who have left here would know it as Stevens Clinic Hospital. It was one of 3 hospitals in the county when US Steel operated the mines. I was actually born there and now work there as a Case Manager.
Thank you for the information. I love learning more about the places I visit. This is some very cool information. Thanks again.
@@joniloumckinster111 Stevens Correctional used to be Stevens Clinic Hospital. I was born there
That is the old Welch Maroon Wave Stadium
Thank you for the information on the football field. I had no idea it was there or anything about it.
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Would it be possible for me to use some of your video footage, from the McDowell courthouse for a video I am editing for my RUclips channel? I didn't get quite enough background footage to accompany the interviews of local folks I did in Welch and being that I live in Germany it is hard for me to go back. I will of course credit you in the description. Thank you in advance!
Yes you can and thank you for asking. I look forward to seeing your video on this. A great place and some very good people.
thank you!@@thetravelingunderwood
Born and raised in McDowell county WV. Sadly the whole county is like ghost town's.
Thank you for watching and commenting. I love looking at the pictures from the past of McDowell County. I like visiting the area and am hopeful to come back in the near future.
What about the real estate prices?? Taxes?? What do they do there for a living??
The job market is not that great. You have the correction facility, schools and government jobs. This use to be big in the coal industry but those jobs are much fewer. Taxes are not too bad from what I understand. I looked up the real estate and it is a very wide range of prices. Mid 50000 to 150000 depending on location and age of the homes.
SLOW DOWN, YOU ALMOST HIT A CAT!!
I’m glad I did not hit the cat. You were right in your other comment as it does look like I’m going faster than I really was.
Go SLOW, ON VIDEO ITS ALOT FASTER!!
It does look faster on the video. I’ll try to keep that in mind. In this video I was actually below the speed limit but also had people behind me.
The UMWA helped kill Welch
come to support, thank you for sharing interesting videos, I like your content, keep up the good work, always success for all of us
Thank you.