To get started using this site, either click on one of the active points in the map below, or on one of the theme pictures to the right. You can also navigate through the above menu, hovering over "Get Started." Each of the six images on the right is linked to a different theme within the site. When inside the themes, use the green boxes that appear on the right to navigate through them.

Journey Up Coal River is an interactive mapping project that combines music, audio, photography and the written word to tell the story of the Coal River Valley, W.Va. The companion CD, Still Moving Mountains: The Journey Home, features additional music and interviews with contributions from Kathy Mattea, The Del McCoury Band and many others.

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