Bramwell, Home of the Millionaires Michael Abraham May 24, 2017 I soon arrived in Bramwell, a fascinating village and one of my favorites anywhere. It sits on an oxbow bend in the Bluestone River and is only a few hundred yards from one end to the other. In the middle are...
The Marriage of the Bluefields Michael Abraham May 19, 2017 Chasing The Powhatan Arrow Find other articles in this series here Bluefield, Virginia wasn’t much different from Bluefield, West Virginia, seemingly more of a continuation of the same strip of aged...
Immigrants Flock to the Coal fields of Southern West Virginia Michael Abraham May 16, 2017 Chasing the Powhatan Arrow Other stories in the series can be found here It’s only three miles along SR-120 from Pocahontas, Virginia to its more affluent sister town, Bramwell, West Virginia. On our...
Firefighter Risks Her Life to Save Others Michael Abraham May 14, 2017 Chasing The Powhatan Arrow Firefighter Davina Clayton Risks Her Life to Save Others Other stories in the series can be found here “You have to have some ability to take risks. You have to take risks...
The Challenges in Modern-Day Bluefield Michael Abraham May 12, 2017 Chasing The Powhatan Arrow Lawyer Peter Richardson talks about the challenges in his city Find Part One Here While in town, I called on an old Virginia Tech classmate, Peter Richardson, who works in a...
Chasing the Powhatan Arrow: Part 1 Michael Abraham May 8, 2017 Mayor Tom Cole discusses his city in decline. A MUTUAL FRIEND put me in touch with Bluefield’s Mayor Thomas Cole, whom I met in a new restaurant he owned in downtown Bluefield, a block or so from the NS...