This is the Kentucky and Virginia border at Wise County.
On the Kentucky side, you’re looking at an area that is currently protected.
On the Virginia side, you are looking at a County (Wise County) where 25% of all the land has been strip-mined.
About 
JW Randolph
JW RandolphRaised on the banks of the Tennessee River, JW's work to create progress in his home state and throughout Appalachia has been featured on the Rachel Maddow Show, The Daily Kos and Grist. He served first as Appalachian Voices’ Legislative Associate and then Tennessee director until leaving to pursue a career in medicine in 2012.
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