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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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Oak Hill, West Virginia

Hank Williams Death Monument

A humble plaque marks the site where the country music legend was found dead in his Cadillac.
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Oak Hill, West Virginia

Glen Jean School

An abandoned 1920s school with a mysterious history.
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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, 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

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

Brooklyn, West Virginia

Red Ash Island Cemetery

The isolated final resting place for perished coal miners.
6 miles from Oak Hill
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