Place:Coalwood, McDowell, West Virginia, United States

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NameCoalwood
TypeCommunity
Coordinates37.383°N 81.65°W
Located inMcDowell, West Virginia, United States
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Coalwood is an unincorporated community coal town in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. The coal mine in Coalwood reached its peak in the 1950s and finally shut down production on October 1, 1986. As of the 1990 census—the last time the town was counted separately—the population was 900. The town is the setting of the best-selling memoir Rocket Boys by Homer Hickam and the October Sky movie that is based on the book.


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