Howard Elliot III, grandson of Howard and Elsie Elliot from St. Charles, Va., discusses the coal mining legacy of southwest Virginia, namely in and around Big Stone Gap coalfield. He touches on various logistics of the work 50 years ago and explains the role his father (Fay’s husband) played as an engineer with the rail system: transporting coal from Virginia to Tennessee. Follow this link for access to the full-length interview.
Recorded April 2017.