The Trekkers will be visiting the Pocahontas Exhibition Coal Mine on Dec 5-6. This was the first exhibition coal mine in the United States and it is the only exhibition coal mine designated as a National Historic Landmark. It opened in 1882 and produced over 44 million tons of coal during its 73 years of operation. Since this is the Trekkers first visit to the Appalachian Plateau Region of Virginia, we also plan on visiting some of the other interesting sites that are out there, such as the Cumberland Gap, the Wilderness Trail, the Wolf Creek Indian Village, and Breaks Interstate Park, one of two interstate parks in America and home to the “Grand Canyon of the South” the deepest gorge east of the Mississippi. We might also try to get a glimpse of four out of the five bordering states of Virginia by climbing the 183 steps up Birch Knob Tower where you can see Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia, and North Carolina on a clear day! The map below shows the places we would like to visit. Check back to see if we actually made it to any of these places!
