The town's historical marker, near the cemetery. Pocahontas in 1915 (above right).
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Trip thru Tazewell County
August 2001
Pocahontas
The town's historical marker, near the cemetery.
Pocahontas in 1915 (above right).
Pocahontas Consolidated Coal company store
Pocahontas Consolidated Coal company store 1883 (left) and 1915
(right).
The store in more recent times (2002 on the left
& 2001 on the right.)
Pocahontas streets
The brick building at the end of this street (above) used to be City Hall (below).
Signs of a once bustling town
Pocahontas was a big, booming town at the turn of the century, what with hundreds of men working in the coal mines. The town was full of boarding houses and hotels for the men to stay at, like these abandoned buildings above.
Pocahontas Cemetery
Thousands are buried in the cemetery in Pocahontas. In fact, the cemetery takes up an entire hill on the outskirts of town. It is unmistakable as you enter town. Just a reminder as to the dangers involved in coal mining.
Pocahontas Exhibition Coal Mine
Old Pocahontas
A view of Pocahontas from across the rails in 1920 (above left). Above right is the old Pocahontas Inn.
The railroad was second only to coal as the major employer in the area. Above right is a 1948 tunnel.