West Virginia coal operators built small, company-owned towns for their miners to live in. The coal towns were almost always unincorporated; there were no elected officials, no independent police ...

West Virginia coal operators built small, company-owned towns for their miners to live in. The coal towns were almost always unincorporated; there were no elected officials, no independent police ...

That includes some Appalachian coal towns that have been remaking themselves ... another natural resource - the great outdoors. West Virginia Public Broadcasting's Brittany Patterson has more.

“It’s a very walkable town, with a charming, relaxed atmosphere,” Ruby says. Just under 300 miles from the District, in West Virginia’s northern panhandle, is Wheeling — a vibrant ...