![Gigantic 2009 mural by Tom Acosta in the distressed Appalachian town of Welch in southern West Virginia, depicting the town's halcyon days | Library of Congress Gigantic 2009 mural by Tom Acosta in the distressed Appalachian town of Welch in southern West Virginia, depicting the town's halcyon days | Library of Congress](http://tile.loc.gov/image-services/iiif/service:pnp:highsm:34300:34392/full/pct:25/0/default.jpg)
Gigantic 2009 mural by Tom Acosta in the distressed Appalachian town of Welch in southern West Virginia, depicting the town's halcyon days | Library of Congress
![A BRIEF SURVEY OF BLACK-AMERICANS IN MCDOWELL COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA By James Williams - WV Black Heritage Festival A BRIEF SURVEY OF BLACK-AMERICANS IN MCDOWELL COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA By James Williams - WV Black Heritage Festival](http://www.wvbhf.com/uploads/1/0/9/0/109082403/2016-11-17-1479415857-355063-20160319-mcdowell-welch-downtown-50s-nsized1440x741_orig.jpg)
A BRIEF SURVEY OF BLACK-AMERICANS IN MCDOWELL COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA By James Williams - WV Black Heritage Festival
![Real Appalachia on Twitter: "A glance at downtown Welch, West Virginia, in McDowell County. #appalachia https://t.co/4RhY18z00L" / Twitter Real Appalachia on Twitter: "A glance at downtown Welch, West Virginia, in McDowell County. #appalachia https://t.co/4RhY18z00L" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C7zG0pjX0AAR1gV.jpg)
Real Appalachia on Twitter: "A glance at downtown Welch, West Virginia, in McDowell County. #appalachia https://t.co/4RhY18z00L" / Twitter
![Street Scene by Railroad Tracks in Welch, McDowell County, W. Va. - West Virginia History OnView | WVU Libraries Street Scene by Railroad Tracks in Welch, McDowell County, W. Va. - West Virginia History OnView | WVU Libraries](https://onview.lib.wvu.edu/image/013355.jpg)
Street Scene by Railroad Tracks in Welch, McDowell County, W. Va. - West Virginia History OnView | WVU Libraries
![A coal mine in the distressed Appalachian Mountains city of Welch, West Virginia | Library of Congress A coal mine in the distressed Appalachian Mountains city of Welch, West Virginia | Library of Congress](http://tile.loc.gov/image-services/iiif/service:pnp:highsm:34300:34391/full/pct:25/0/default.jpg)