A collection of historical short stories about southern West Virginian and southwestern Virginia. Including state intuitions like asylums, orphanages, and poorhouses. Historical shootouts in Courthouses and on bridges. The healing spring resorts where the nation's wealthiest would come to vacation. Several ghost towns in the New River Gorge. The history of the Wild and Wonderful Free State of McDowell, a collection of the happiest, saddest and unknown tales in American history. Check me out on Facebook- The Real Hood in the Woods Instagram- Abandoned in Appalachia YouTube- Hood in the Woods