HUNTINGTON, West Virginia ⁠— The raw majestic beauty in this corner of the western foothills of the Appalachian Mountains is breathtaking; situated along the Ohio River, with Kentucky just nine miles down the road, there are few words that give justice to its abundant natural resources and natural glory.

It is those very natural resources that contributed in large part to this Cabell County city’s’ success for centuries; coal, oil, chemicals, and steel along with the railroads and waterways that transported those goods helped make it the second largest city in the Mountain State.