31,780 people have already pledged to help end mountaintop removal.
Add your voice!





Tell me more


Write to Congress
Watch America's Most Endangered Mountain Videos
What's My Connection?
Bloggers Challenge
Go Tell It on the Mountain
The High Cost of Coal
Please Donate

Mud, WV

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 Mud River West Virginia’s terrain before mountaintop removal coal mining began.
(Download these images by clicking on the pictures below)
Mud River West Virginia 1984 MountainsNearMudRiverCurrent
before
(image overlay)
after
(image overlay)
 

Leave a Reply

   

Appalachian Voices  •  Coal River Mountain Watch  •  Keeper of the Mountains Foundation  •  Kentuckians for the Commonwealth

Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition  •  Save Our Cumberland Mountains  •  Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards

Buy stickers, shirts, hats, and more...

Site produced by Appalachian Voices 191 Howard St, Boone, NC 28607 phone:1-877-APP-VOICE
HOME | LEARN MORE | MULTIMEDIA | LATEST NEWS | PRESS | BLOGGERS | TAKE ACTION | PRIVACY POLICY | DONATE