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)

before (image overlay) after (image overlay)

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One Response to “High Resolution Historic Image Overlays”

1. Builder Levy Says:
   May 18th, 2010 at 2:33 pm

   Your great article about Pauline Canterberry & Mary Miller, the Dustbusters is great. Pauline’s letter is terrific and so very true. I am very glad that you have used my photograph of a loaded coal truck to accompany her letter. Would it be asking too much for you to credit the photo with my name–real small if you like–photo–Builder Levy.
   I am trying to get as much exposure of my coalfield photos as possible thru publication and exhibition. (The book Sierra club book, Coal Country includes more than 30 of my images.) Having my name associated with my work makes it easier to get more of the work out to a bigger and broader audience. Thank you for your consideration.

   Wishing you all the very best,

   Builder Levy
   John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellow

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