The Mining Town Store Built With A Basement Mortuary 🏚️

In Fayette County, West Virginia stands the Whipple Company Store—a massive 1890 structure built to control every aspect of a miner's life. Miners were paid in company scrip tokens only good at this store. On the upper floor sat the company doctor, and in the basement was the mortuary where miners killed underground were prepared for burial. 👉 Watch our full West Virginia & Appalachian Ghost Towns documentaries on the channel! ⭐ UNLOCK VIP EARLY ACCESS TO NEW FILMS: https://www.youtube.com/@TheForgottenTowns/membership 📖 DIGITAL FIELD GUIDES & JOURNALS: • Official Hub & Guides: https://toolstack.tech/forgottentowns • Memory Lane Journal: https://forgottentowns.gumroad.com/l/MemoryLaneJournal • Virginia Field Guide: https://forgottentowns.gumroad.com/l/virginia-ghost-towns-field-guide 🛡️ PRIVACY SPONSOR DEALS: • NordVPN Deal: https://go.nordvpn.net/aff_c?offer_id=612&aff_id=157243&url_id=14830 📩 Business / Inquiries: juzzy@daijavu.uk #Shorts #WestVirginia #GhostTown #Whipple #Abandoned #History #CoalMining #UrbanExploration 📩 Business & Sponsorship Inquiries: juzzy@daijavu.uk Inside the Whipple Company Store, where a basement mortuary served the workers of this isolated mining town. This facility managed every aspect of life in Fayette County, from the doctor's office to the final arrangements. Explore the stark reality of this abandoned company town and how it controlled its residents from birth to death. Subscribe for more stories uncovering the forgotten West Virginia history that time left behind.