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All the United States West Virginia Oak Hill

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Oak Hill

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Oak Hill, West Virginia

Updated May 8, 2017

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Hank Williams Death Monument

A humble plaque marks the site where the country music legend was found dead in his Cadillac.
Permanently Closed

Oak Hill, West Virginia

Glen Jean School

An abandoned 1920s school with a mysterious history.
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The center of 19th-century camp life was this octagon-frame building, now turned into the present museum

Scarbro, West Virginia

Whipple Company Store

Smack in the midst of coal country, this collection provides a peoples' history of Appalachian miners' heritage.
1 mile from Oak Hill
Thurmond’s Main Street. (LeahC/Atlas Obscura)

Thurmond, West Virginia

Thurmond, West Virginia

Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.
3 miles from Oak Hill
The Cathedral Café has been serving it’s community for more than 120 years.

Fayetteville, West Virginia

Cathedral Café

Soak in the sacred vibes at this beloved food and coffee hangout inside a former church.
Sponsored by West Virginia Department of Tourism
6 miles from Oak Hill
The company store that once supplied necessities to the workers of the Brooklyn Mine.

Fayetteville, West Virginia

Brooklyn Ruins

The remains of one of the last mining camps developed on the New River.
6 miles from Oak Hill

Fayetteville, West Virginia

Kaymoor Mines

An abandoned coal mine reached by a steep hike.
6 miles from Oak Hill
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