Saint Anthony's Shrine at Boomer, near Smithers, West Virginia, in western Fayette County, once served a significant population of Italian coal miners and their families in the New River Gorge Region.
Saint Anthony's Shrine at Boomer, near Smithers, West Virginia, in western Fayette County, once served a significant population of Italian coal miners and their families in the New River Gorge Region.
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