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Alum Creek travels a Lincoln County glen

Tunnel near Dingess, WV, Mingo County, Hatfield & McCoy Region

A deposit of alum lent its name to both the stream and town of Alum Creek, West Virginia, in Lincoln County. A tributary of the Coal River, the stream is located in the Hatfield & McCoy Region in southern West Virginia.

Williamson, WV, Mingo County, Hatfield & McCoy Region

Anawalt Lake, mcDowell County, Hatfield & McCoy Region

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