#coalfields — Public Fediverse posts
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Hype for the Future 133P: Martin County, Kentucky
Overview Located in the Eastern Kentucky Coalfields, Martin County serves as a rural county within the Appalachian Mountains within the Commonwealth and uses the City of Inez as the county seat. Today, the county population is around 10,700 residents, representing the twenty-fourth least populous county in the Commonwealth of Kentucky in the modern day. Historically, however, the coal mining industry of Appalachia had resulted in a significantly larger population artificially relative to the […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/03/13/hype-for-the-future-133p-martin-county-kentucky/
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Hype for the Future 133P: Martin County, Kentucky
Overview Located in the Eastern Kentucky Coalfields, Martin County serves as a rural county within the Appalachian Mountains within the Commonwealth and uses the City of Inez as the county seat. Today, the county population is around 10,700 residents, representing the twenty-fourth least populous county in the Commonwealth of Kentucky in the modern day. Historically, however, the coal mining industry of Appalachia had resulted in a significantly larger population artificially relative to the […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/03/13/hype-for-the-future-133p-martin-county-kentucky/
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Hype for the Future 133P: Martin County, Kentucky
Overview Located in the Eastern Kentucky Coalfields, Martin County serves as a rural county within the Appalachian Mountains within the Commonwealth and uses the City of Inez as the county seat. Today, the county population is around 10,700 residents, representing the twenty-fourth least populous county in the Commonwealth of Kentucky in the modern day. Historically, however, the coal mining industry of Appalachia had resulted in a significantly larger population artificially relative to the […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/03/13/hype-for-the-future-133p-martin-county-kentucky/
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Hype for the Future 133P: Martin County, Kentucky
Overview Located in the Eastern Kentucky Coalfields, Martin County serves as a rural county within the Appalachian Mountains within the Commonwealth and uses the City of Inez as the county seat. Today, the county population is around 10,700 residents, representing the twenty-fourth least populous county in the Commonwealth of Kentucky in the modern day. Historically, however, the coal mining industry of Appalachia had resulted in a significantly larger population artificially relative to the […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/03/13/hype-for-the-future-133p-martin-county-kentucky/
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Hype for the Future 133P: Martin County, Kentucky
Overview Located in the Eastern Kentucky Coalfields, Martin County serves as a rural county within the Appalachian Mountains within the Commonwealth and uses the City of Inez as the county seat. Today, the county population is around 10,700 residents, representing the twenty-fourth least populous county in the Commonwealth of Kentucky in the modern day. Historically, however, the coal mining industry of Appalachia had resulted in a significantly larger population artificially relative to the […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/03/13/hype-for-the-future-133p-martin-county-kentucky/
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Hype for the Future 133O: The Country Music Highway
Introduction Within the Commonwealth of Kentucky, United States Route 23 covers the region from south of Portsmouth, Ohio, to north of the vicinity of Pound, Virginia. Today, the highway route covers a grand total of seven (7) counties in the region of the Eastern Kentucky Coalfields, namely Greenup, Boyd, Lawrence, Johnson, Floyd, Pike, and Letcher. Communities While the United States Route 23 Country Music Highway Museum is situated within the area around Paintsville, Kentucky, […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/03/13/hype-for-the-future-133o-the-country-music-highway/
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Hype for the Future 133I: City of Beckley, West Virginia
Introduction The City of Beckley is located within Raleigh County in the southern part of the State of West Virginia and, along with Bluefield and Oak Hill nearby, represents the core of the media market largely centered around the Bluestone Valley. Notable Attractions While the “Tamarack” marketplace is a notable stop off the tolled West Virginia Turnpike within the area, notable features of the inner city include the Wildwood House Museum and the seasonal Beckley Exhibition Coal […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/03/13/hype-for-the-future-133i-city-of-beckley-west-virginia/
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Hype for the Future 133I: City of Beckley, West Virginia
Introduction The City of Beckley is located within Raleigh County in the southern part of the State of West Virginia and, along with Bluefield and Oak Hill nearby, represents the core of the media market largely centered around the Bluestone Valley. Notable Attractions While the “Tamarack” marketplace is a notable stop off the tolled West Virginia Turnpike within the area, notable features of the inner city include the Wildwood House Museum and the seasonal Beckley Exhibition Coal […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/03/13/hype-for-the-future-133i-city-of-beckley-west-virginia/
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Hype for the Future 133I: City of Beckley, West Virginia
Introduction The City of Beckley is located within Raleigh County in the southern part of the State of West Virginia and, along with Bluefield and Oak Hill nearby, represents the core of the media market largely centered around the Bluestone Valley. Notable Attractions While the “Tamarack” marketplace is a notable stop off the tolled West Virginia Turnpike within the area, notable features of the inner city include the Wildwood House Museum and the seasonal Beckley Exhibition Coal […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/03/13/hype-for-the-future-133i-city-of-beckley-west-virginia/
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Hype for the Future 133I: City of Beckley, West Virginia
Introduction The City of Beckley is located within Raleigh County in the southern part of the State of West Virginia and, along with Bluefield and Oak Hill nearby, represents the core of the media market largely centered around the Bluestone Valley. Notable Attractions While the “Tamarack” marketplace is a notable stop off the tolled West Virginia Turnpike within the area, notable features of the inner city include the Wildwood House Museum and the seasonal Beckley Exhibition Coal […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/03/13/hype-for-the-future-133i-city-of-beckley-west-virginia/
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Hype for the Future 133I: City of Beckley, West Virginia
Introduction The City of Beckley is located within Raleigh County in the southern part of the State of West Virginia and, along with Bluefield and Oak Hill nearby, represents the core of the media market largely centered around the Bluestone Valley. Notable Attractions While the “Tamarack” marketplace is a notable stop off the tolled West Virginia Turnpike within the area, notable features of the inner city include the Wildwood House Museum and the seasonal Beckley Exhibition Coal […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/03/13/hype-for-the-future-133i-city-of-beckley-west-virginia/
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Hype for the Future 133D: City of Madison, West Virginia
Overview The City of Madison is a community located along Routes 17 and 85 within Boone County, West Virginia, serving as the county seat. Home to the Coal Heritage Museum, the former coal town honors the heritage of the area, including into surrounding areas throughout much of the county during the coal mining industry and associated operations. To the northwest along Route 85 is the Town of Danville, providing access to United States Route 119 between the Pikeville area to the southwest […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/03/13/hype-for-the-future-133d-city-of-madison-west-virginia/
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Hype for the Future 133D: City of Madison, West Virginia
Overview The City of Madison is a community located along Routes 17 and 85 within Boone County, West Virginia, serving as the county seat. Home to the Coal Heritage Museum, the former coal town honors the heritage of the area, including into surrounding areas throughout much of the county during the coal mining industry and associated operations. To the northwest along Route 85 is the Town of Danville, providing access to United States Route 119 between the Pikeville area to the southwest […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/03/13/hype-for-the-future-133d-city-of-madison-west-virginia/
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Hype for the Future 133D: City of Madison, West Virginia
Overview The City of Madison is a community located along Routes 17 and 85 within Boone County, West Virginia, serving as the county seat. Home to the Coal Heritage Museum, the former coal town honors the heritage of the area, including into surrounding areas throughout much of the county during the coal mining industry and associated operations. To the northwest along Route 85 is the Town of Danville, providing access to United States Route 119 between the Pikeville area to the southwest […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/03/13/hype-for-the-future-133d-city-of-madison-west-virginia/
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Hype for the Future 133D: City of Madison, West Virginia
Overview The City of Madison is a community located along Routes 17 and 85 within Boone County, West Virginia, serving as the county seat. Home to the Coal Heritage Museum, the former coal town honors the heritage of the area, including into surrounding areas throughout much of the county during the coal mining industry and associated operations. To the northwest along Route 85 is the Town of Danville, providing access to United States Route 119 between the Pikeville area to the southwest […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/03/13/hype-for-the-future-133d-city-of-madison-west-virginia/
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Hype for the Future 133D: City of Madison, West Virginia
Overview The City of Madison is a community located along Routes 17 and 85 within Boone County, West Virginia, serving as the county seat. Home to the Coal Heritage Museum, the former coal town honors the heritage of the area, including into surrounding areas throughout much of the county during the coal mining industry and associated operations. To the northwest along Route 85 is the Town of Danville, providing access to United States Route 119 between the Pikeville area to the southwest […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/03/13/hype-for-the-future-133d-city-of-madison-west-virginia/
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Even before the film #BrassedOff, those of us who grew up within sight of the #coalfields of Grimey, Houghton Main and so on remember this sound swelling from the village halls at least twice weekly during banding season.
John Marcangelo's #ClogDance has always been one of my favourites - and I played it often as a percussionist in my early youth banding days. Seeing the brass get slaughtered for late mis-cues was hilarious.
Anyway, here's #ClogDance. Enjoy.