The legendary Hank Williams recorded 30 hit singles,
including seven number-one hits, on the Billboard Top Ten
country-western charts in six years. However, his erratic
behavior caused by a mixture of alcohol and narcotics
caused WSM’s Grand . . . — — Map (db m179221) HM
On Main Street (West Virginia Route 61) near Maple Avenue (Local Route 1/5), on the right when traveling north.
On 1 January 1953 in Oak Hill, West Virginia, Hank Williams Sr. made his last stop on his last tour. This memorial is dedicated by his fans who wish to keep his memory and music alive forever. — — Map (db m179255) HM
On Central Avenue at Virginia Street, on the right when traveling south on Central Avenue.
Built in 1903 by the White Oak Railway Company, the depot is one of the oldest surviving structures in the community. It was leased by the Virginian Railway Company in 1912, then purchased in 1922, and is the only extant Virginian depot in West . . . — — Map (db m143111) HM
On West Virginia Route 612 at Torrey Fork Road (County Route 15/2), on the right when traveling west on State Route 612.
White Oak Fuel Company built the Oakwood Mine Complex in 1902. In 1915, 21 miners died when gas in the mine exploded. A year later, the original wooden tipple was upgraded to a multi-story steel structure. New River Company ran the mine after . . . — — Map (db m76691) HM