DANTE, VIRGINIA

Nov. 2016 image by author Old coal mine portal at Dante. A small scale mining operation at Dante was replaced by a more professional class of coal mining when Clinchfield Coal Corp. took over the Dante mines circa 1903.
Jan. 2007 image by author Company homes built by the Clinchfield Coal Corporation in Dante, VA.
Jan. 2007 image by author "Downtown" Dante. I haven't been there in many years, but I have read about revitalization efforts for Dante.
Jan. 2007 image by author Coal camp houses at Dante with a coal train in the background.
Nov. 2016 image by author More coal camp houses.
Nov. 2016 image by author At the edge of Dante lies the Dante rail yard. Due to the decline of coal mining in the area there was no activity on this particular day.
Nov. 2016 image by author Visible in the picture of the Dante rail yard is the turntable.
Nov. 2016 image by author Detail of the turntable.
Nov. 2016 image by author Signs at Dante Yard.
Nov. 2016 image by author This church at Dante, with the rail yard in the background, appeared to be still active.
Jan. 2007 image by author However, this Dante church does not.
Nov. 2016 image by author