@indigo What's amazing tis that, when I was very little (Early 1970s) there were still some areas outside of where the town itself used to be, underground, that still smoldered and burned. Smoke would rise from the ground. Absolutely nothing of the original town remains. The only residents live in the outskirts. Not even sure what city they are considered part of since Volcano itself is no longer a city. Probably Parkersburg (My hometown)
// @kdfrawg
@kdfrawg I feel for my relatives fleeing the potato famine only to find themselves slaves to mining companies and railroads in one of the poorest areas of the US.
// @indigo
@indigo Wow..It has a wikipedia page. I had no idea.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volcano,WestVirginia
// @kdfrawg
@kdfrawg West Virginia has had one huge hard time since the late 1920s.
The area I came from was given the double whammy by the demise of riverboats and the depression. To the east, a place called Volcano was very rich in oil and natural gas. A mine fire started and managed to burn for many decades. Town shrank from many thousands to a few hundred. Just one hard luck story after another.
// @indigo
@larand Which would make me feel better about humanity's imminent demise.
// @sumudu @jextxadore
@indigo Or was it Belpre, OH…or Washington, WV. Time is making my memory wonky.
// @kdfrawg
@kdfrawg GE had a R&D center in Marietta, OH at one time if I am not mistaken. They used to require these "Special Floppy Drives" for a spectrum analyzer that cost 500.00 a piece. They were just regular TEAC drives with the jumpers configured differently. I sold a them a slew of them for 80.00 a piece :D
// @indigo
@larand My hair is falling out. My gums are bleeding. Soon it will be winter year round. But..if I can find a working cell tower, my email is there waiting.
// @sumudu @jextxadore
@kdfrawg Sounds like you drove through Wheeling and that general vicinity. I'm from right below the panhandle, along the Ohio river. Lived in Columbus for a time (Bexley, actually).
Driving US 33 from Columbus, through Athens and then Nelsonville used to be a pretty drive.
// @indigo