Bloody Mingo - Our home town in West Virginia.

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The Hillbilly Files - Legends and Locations

Жыл бұрын

Take a tour of our home town. Nestled in the heart of the billion dollar coalfields. This town was once frequented by the Hatfield's and McCoy's, among many others.
Its in whats called Bloody Mingo county, named for its long history of blood shed and true Appalachian tragic and harsh lifestyle. It was not a place to be taken lightly. It was lawless for the most part. It now is a huge tourism town with a small population of about 4000 people give or take. Everyone that visits wants to stay.
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@mikeblankenship7930 Жыл бұрын

I lived there from the 2nd grade to the 10th grade in the 60s. Had a lot of fun growing up there. We moved to Huntington in 1970. Kinda sad to see the population drop so much since then.

@ritaking8827 2 ай бұрын

My twins are were the last babies to be born at the old hospital. they had to bring equipment back over from the new hospital because I had to have a C-section. They laughed because they said if I could have held off a week my sons would have been the first to born at the new hospital… I said no thanks I want this over! Lol it’s a good memory.

@bonnieakridge6149 3 ай бұрын

Bloody Mingo for real. The soil of this teeny tiny town is just soaked in blood but its history is so fascinating at the same time

@ivyminor6083 Жыл бұрын

It's so obvious that you really love your hometown! I would love to visit this area some day!!!

@thehillbillyfiles Жыл бұрын

Thanks 🙏

@clintkasinger5001 Жыл бұрын

That was really neat. Haven’t been on the Buffalo trail system. Have to check it out

@thehillbillyfiles Жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏

@John-uv7zp Жыл бұрын

Another nice calming video of West Virginia quiet peaceful whats not to love

@thehillbillyfiles Жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏

@bigdog593 Жыл бұрын

I was there during the flood of 77 got to ride around all Matawan and Williamson I was a medic and the chief of police took some of us I visited an old cemetery in Matewan I remember he told us about the car dealership was gone but I believe the bank was still there the tug river is so beautiful I remember the old railroad trestle in Williamson and I believe there was still some water under it its been so long and I'm getting alot older but hey from one hillbilly to another God bless the USA 🇺🇸 and the great state of West by God Virginia stay safe and love watching your videos

@FOURTYFIVERS45 Жыл бұрын

My family is from Mingo county visited once over 20 yrs ago... my grandfather is buried there I will be back there someday .

@lazarusmesserian8186 Жыл бұрын

Leo, Thanks for the tour. I am surprised at how they changed Death Rock from a rustic stop to a mini park. Also that building across from the old Memorial Hospital was the Williamson Water Works. They would take water from Tug River and pump it to that building for treatment and purification. You forgot to mention that business was so good that Claudia McCoy not only ran the Alvon Hotel, she also had the Mingo Hotel and Restaurant on Third Ave.

@beverlydixon5921 6 ай бұрын

When I was in my mid 20's I drove thru ti visit my mom whe step dad passed yrs ago only stopped for potty breaks and I forgot the town But the scenary , mountai s ajd foligage are a solutelr beautiful..

@bethgiesey9405 Жыл бұрын

I enjoyed this video so much. Love history & everything about it. Thank you for sharing your hometown & it's awesome history! Have a wonderful Thanksgiving

@thehillbillyfiles Жыл бұрын

Thank you Beth! Happy Thanksgiving 🙂

@marlenataylor8758 Жыл бұрын

Very nice video and great history of one of WV town. I'm a Michigander but my husband was from WV. I make a trip to Lashmeet WV twice a year.

@thehillbillyfiles Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

@scottgrim1750 Жыл бұрын

Love your videos. Your hometown is a beautiful place. Thanks so much for sharing it with us.

@thehillbillyfiles Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much ❤️

@kimmy3469 Жыл бұрын

This is the place where our Carter-Hatfield-Browning family all grew up for several generations. I love your videos I show my daughters so they can see where their family roots are💕🫶🏼

@thehillbillyfiles Жыл бұрын

Great! Thanks for the support

@stephenhobbs1174 Жыл бұрын

Two stop lights? My hometown has none and never had. I enjoyed your tour. Thanks for the height again.

@thehillbillyfiles Жыл бұрын

Yes we are big city style with two lights lol 😅

@kathydillon5930 Жыл бұрын

My mom was from Beckley W. Virginia and she talked of Bloody mingo all the time.

@terrybarnhill6144 Жыл бұрын

Leo another fine video you the man oh, you and Heather do one heck of a job keep them coming my friend this is Terry in Wichita Kansas

@brendashaw2035 Жыл бұрын

Unusual is right up my alley!

@thehillbillyfiles Жыл бұрын

Good! Lol

@deerslayer9point Жыл бұрын

I use to ride the trails before they became the Hatfield and McCoy trail. It use to be called the expert trail back in the day.

@kimberleyannedemong5621 Жыл бұрын

Pretty little town beautiful area with interesting history.

@thehillbillyfiles Жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏

@williamqueen8790 Жыл бұрын

Love these videos

@thehillbillyfiles Жыл бұрын

Well thank you 🙏

@mygrammieis Жыл бұрын

Loved this video as all your videos are awesome to me💯👍❤️

@thehillbillyfiles Жыл бұрын

thanks for the support!

@lucyposton5032 10 ай бұрын

My mother was from Clarksburg and alas married a handsome Texan. She was forever a West Virginian and missed WVA her whole life. We kids learned " The West Virginia Hills". right along with " Texas Our Texas". The Stealeys built a summer cabin up on the Little Kanawa River near Wildcat,WVA. I got to visit and the swinging bridge scared me to death. I so appreciate you and Heather's videos . It's like hearing Mother's WVA tales and stories. Thank you.

@deerslayer9point Жыл бұрын

Mingo county born and raised. ❤️

@cathymcglasson6947 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for a very interesting history lesson.

@thehillbillyfiles Жыл бұрын

Thanks Cathy 😊

@Farmboy1970 10 ай бұрын

Ole Williamson memorial is the place I first came in this world 1970 my family is from Goodman Holler

@rhonatamichellenew3706 Жыл бұрын

Love these videos. I never knew all this stuff about my home town. So cool 😎

@corinnerichardson9093 Жыл бұрын

Really want to have a swing on that! Thanks for sharing.

@sherrilee230 Жыл бұрын

Can you give us the story about death rock. Thank you for sharing. My late husband is from strunk KY. He lived in Lee Hollow

@thehillbillyfiles Жыл бұрын

Here is another video I did about Death Rock. :-) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qNJ3ecxqmqrVeZ8.html

@tomlowe7947 11 ай бұрын

My mother was a nurse at the old hospital. For many years she lived in the building next door. Leo you know a lot but you missed a bunch.

@cynthiacarter514 Жыл бұрын

Yes, I can see why you are so happy. Leo’s living his dream!

@robtholt4351 Жыл бұрын

Thank you I liked this video!

@thehillbillyfiles Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@barbaramai7610 10 ай бұрын

Enjoyed the tour of your hometown! Very nice! Watching the videos from you and Heather makes me want to visit. Thanks for taking me along!

@karrenwebb3341 Жыл бұрын

Many memories good and not so good in Williamson. We would travel from Lovely, KY to Williamson for shopping at Sears, the record store, clothing and shoe stores. The 5 and dime store and for fabric. Is the old Cinderella Theater still there? In 1977 the entire area had a devastating flood 😢. I remember Stewart's on US 52. The BEST ROOT BEER ❤❤❤ and the hotdogs were good. Had several relatives die at the Miner's hospital on the KY side. 292 was always full of pot holes😂. Thank you for the trip down memory lane! Keep up the awsome work.❤❤❤

@thehillbillyfiles Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Yes Cinderella theater is there, mostly just closed . Stewart's is gone. I remember the flood . Yes good and bad for sure

@karrenwebb3341 Жыл бұрын

@@thehillbillyfiles such a shame Stewart's is gone😪 Do you know if there is a paranormal group that usually does tours of the old hospital on the hill? I belonged to a group when I lived in GA.

@jambocoo Жыл бұрын

Born and raised in Sistersville, WV. now retired and living in Fairmont, WV. I do so love seeing these video's of our beautiful state. Would not want to live any where else. I've not been down to Williamson yet but the Mrs. and I made a pact to at least visit all of our state parks and hopefully our travels will eventually get us down your way. Thanks so much for sharing !.

@Howie421 Жыл бұрын

Enjoyed this video. We use to do our shopping there in the 40's and 50's. Haven't been there in many years however it's on my bucket list for this summer.

@isky7295 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this!!!!! I'm so glad I grew up in Mingo County!!!

@pakedermsfavs9080 Жыл бұрын

Great one guys!

@kitdog100 Жыл бұрын

Such a cool little town and it had such beautiful views. Great video!

@JennyLyn516 Жыл бұрын

Love this video! So glad Williamson’s history is coming to light

@7karnold Жыл бұрын

Loved this video. This town and especially the Tug River is so beautiful and clean. Where I live the trash has taken over and the locals will not do anything about it. 😔 It's really a shame. There is so much trash in our waterways and our rural areas too! It's a disgrace..so, to see this is breathtaking! Good job to you guys!!

@thehillbillyfiles Жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏 we do have trash in some areas, people are pretty disgusting in general

@7karnold Жыл бұрын

@@thehillbillyfiles True. I have seen it other places as well, just can't figure out why this is happening so much. It's crazy

@fetus2280 Жыл бұрын

Do what i did . Organize some folk whom are like minded and Clean it up Yourself . I cleaned up My neighborhood , im Rural and it was terrible here . Now its really clean and all throughout the spring/summer i carry garbage bags and recycling bags with me on my rides and ifi see crap ill bag it up and leave it at the side, intersection usually and call the county and they remove it . Talk to your city/township and i bet they would be willing to help in some manner . Hell you may even be able to get Them to do it if you raise a big enough fuss :) My Motto is "Dont wait for others to do what You can Do Now" . BTW . I am a Disabled individual. If I can do it Anyone can . I fucking HATE litter and those who litter with a passion . Ive even shamed half the towns businesses that had garbage everywhere .. its clean now . Cheers.

@7karnold Жыл бұрын

@@fetus2280 OH believe me I do get out and pick it up. Not found any others willing to help. Have talked to officials they just say Noone wants to work. Not enough man power. Lol. So yeah for the most part I do what I can in my area. I'm like you, always hate to see litter and try to teach my family to pick it up when you see trash! Just as soon as it's all picked up and clean- seems we've got some spitefuls that throw down even more! It is what it is...guess it's just the sign of the times full of disrespectful humans!

@fetus2280 Жыл бұрын

@@7karnold Very unfortunate ... our species is doomed . But if any are left over i hope theyre like us .. and at Least Try . Cheers.

@DonsATVAdventures Жыл бұрын

great video Leo , always enjoy hearing your stories !

@thehillbillyfiles Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@marylittleton8520 7 ай бұрын

Love that place

@chuckstorie9086 Жыл бұрын

Great vidoes. Keep it up.

@gregorygibson5455 Жыл бұрын

Awesome job

@annsaler8781 Жыл бұрын

I love this video

@thehillbillyfiles Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

@DeviousKnitter70 Жыл бұрын

Love your tour of your home town! Love to see it one day! Have you ever thought of doing a Haunted History of this area? Sounds like fun to me!!

@deerslayer9point Жыл бұрын

I wish they would open the old hospital back up along with the other one they closed a couple of years ago.

@thehillbillyfiles Жыл бұрын

Would be nice

@FOURTYFIVERS45 Жыл бұрын

Wow I got a picture of myself in front of the tug Valley Chamber of Commerce while I was visiting family when I was 19 years old .

@thehillbillyfiles Жыл бұрын

Awesome

@deerslayer9point Жыл бұрын

I remember when the 77 flood happened and it got in the courthouse and they lost a lot of records

@thehillbillyfiles Жыл бұрын

Yes it was pretty bad

@kimmy3469 Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@thehillbillyfiles Жыл бұрын

thank you!

@beverlydixon5921 6 ай бұрын

Bequtiful shop to..

@kerrydennison7947 11 ай бұрын

Leo with your hometown experience knows those mountains like you know your restroom at the house I am sure you head up the mountain rescue team there in your area to find lost people up in the mountain, s. That little town could become a year around tourist destination with a minimum investment of money, get a couple of heavy-duty snow-making machines and create a couple of ski hills and Leo you could create a company of guided hunts back in the mountains for deer and Bear and set up a large primitive wilderness camping area, it would just be a matter of you doing it because you have the local knowledge and the expertise, and along with the proper scheduling this area could easily be turned into a year tourist destination, good luck ❤

@deerslayer9point Жыл бұрын

That’s where I was born too!

@thehillbillyfiles Жыл бұрын

Nice!

@indycharlie Жыл бұрын

Cool video .

@thehillbillyfiles Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@codystinehelfer803 Жыл бұрын

These are awesome videos I'm from ohio but my grandma is from Naugatuck and I have some family in the area, I'm pretty sure my aunt lives or works in Williamson

@gregorygibson5455 Жыл бұрын

Hello Leo and Heather

@marlenataylor8758 Жыл бұрын

Nicely kept cemetery, glad you didn't become a permanent resident Heather.

@thehillbillyfiles Жыл бұрын

Me too! haha

@beverlydixon5921 6 ай бұрын

This 8sna beautiful quaint small town W. VIRGINIA. M

@bjp27 3 ай бұрын

Did you ever think about going to some of the Civil War battle grounds in WV? Might be interesting.😊

@B.Beckett304 Жыл бұрын

I wanna come to work with you. Lol Better than my job!

@donhinchey9148 Жыл бұрын

The area reminds me of the Alberta Coal Branch

@melindaschluter1669 Жыл бұрын

This is a beautiful place! I am such a country girl at heart. I hate the city! 😂

@beverlydixon5921 6 ай бұрын

Mountainerr Motel is gorgeoue

@ruthstewart9155 Жыл бұрын

Can you look up the history of the silver Martin grave in Harrison county West Virginia. Love looking you and your wife on UTube

@ruthstewart9155 Жыл бұрын

Silver Martin cemetery in Harrison county West Virginia... I'm so very sorry I am just now learning to use the internet.. God Bless you

@marylittleton8520 7 ай бұрын

My aunt lives in rawl Wva in mingo

@gregorygibson5455 Жыл бұрын

I seen it on gunsmoke lol

@markturner2606 Жыл бұрын

Stopped there about a month ago and just about got robbed twice lol. I thought it was funny the two gentlemen tried to rob me lol. I ain’t no little feller and when they seen me, they turned away quick. It was pretty obvious they were up to no good. I’m from Southeastern Kentucky born and raised so we all are about the same. I’ve worked twenty years underground for Bluediamond and BlackHawk. “Roof Bolter.” As I said, I just laughed and shook it off. I guess they thought I was a tourist. With that being said. We absolutely love West Virginia and it’s our second home. We’ve been over here for the past year working and you can’t find better folks besides the ones that tried to rob us lol

@kerrydennison7947 Жыл бұрын

What year is the exact history behind deathrock getting its name?