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    Sylvester, WV

    High Resolution Historic Image Overlays

    Wednesday, March 28th, 2007

    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, an upcoming feature to this webpage will be right here at your fingertips!
     
    Load image overlay to show Sylvester’s terrain before mountaintop removal coal mining began.
    (Download these images by clicking on the pictures below)
    MountainNearSylvesterOld MountainNearSylvesterCurrent
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    after
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