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  National Memorial for the Mountains

Blair Mountain, WV

Near Blair Mountain, West Virginia




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High Resolution Historic Image Overlays

People often ask, “Are there pictures of the mountains before mountaintop removal coal mining destroyed them?” Thanks to the United States Geologic Survey and Google Earth, they are right here at your fingertips!
Load image overlay to show Blair’s terrain before
mountaintop removal coal mining began.
(Download these images by clicking on the pictures below)
Blair West Virginia 1984 Blair West Virginia 2003
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