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Yeah, I think longwalling was used in Muhlenberg county here in Kentucky. You can still see the big walls down there. The entire county was strip-mined. The land is reclaiming itself now though. I think we should be greatful for mother nature above all.

Daddy, won't you take me back to Muhlenberg county,
down by the green river where paradise lay.
I'm sorry my son, but your too late in askin'.
Mr. Peabody's coal train done hauled it away.

wow lurkist..that was awesome..

John Prine's the man.

I've been driving past Paradise since I was a kid. It's been reclaimed with exotic species and horrible runoff right into the Green. Not a pretty site.

Of course, it does provide power all over W KY and we like air conditioners, right?

Have any of you seen the mountaintop removal around Pike county?

Yeah, I love John Prine. He's from here too! Paradise has been reclaimed by exotics. However, I hear that the wildlife loves it! The turkey and deer population is flourishing. So are many rodents, squirrels, groundhogs, etc.

I haven't seen the mountaintop removal in Pike. I hate it. So many natives have tried to oppose it. I'm going to stop now...approaching political discussion spectrum...must veer away from that course...taking to much effort...must leave forum.

Man, I love Muhlenberg County. Back in high school we used to go down to some ole reclaimed strip pits to camp, swim, climb on man made choss, shoot guns, and do all the things redneck kids in high school do. That reclaimed land was like an apocalyptic wasteland like something straight outta Mad Max. The pit we would swim in had a submerged drag line that would musta leaked oil, every so often it would bubble up a rainbow of slime to the surface of the water...never did eat any of the fish we caught out of there. We'd always see OHVers and hunters down there, local folks having a good time on coal company land. Several years ago the Guard took over the land using it for a training ground, no more redneck fun.