Historic Dingess Tunnel — Attraction in Logan

She may have been a railroad tunnel originally but if you can get a eye on the 379 Peterbilt in my profile, better yet I found a couple of pictures, we hauled many a load of coal through it. Back before it had electric and lights running through it. I remember the soot on the top and the smell of the old coal train engines. It kept Mountain Tarp Co. In business! Not by me, but I know how to drive. It was notorious for snatching a tarp off a tater hill size load of coal! 70 tons with you're high beams on and pedal...

The tunnel is really neat! There is also a cool reservoir (Laurel Lake) very close by. If you are physically able, you can climb down a bit and see this cool waterfall! A word of caution, though, the rocks can be slippery. Further caution - do NOT trust your GPS in West Virginia. The "roads" it suggests are often no wider than a sidewalk with hills, blind corners, and hairpin turns. Do yourself a favor and stick to the main roads to get you to your...

In 1892, the Norfolk & Western Railway realized the coal industry was exploding with growth and decided to expand a rail line between Lenore and Wayne, West Virginia. The railway brought in many Chinese & African American workers to construct the tunnel and along with them came their families to the area of "Twelve Pole Creek". The locals didn't take kindly to the influx of foreign people and this lack of tolerance resulted in a history of...