Photos of Stover Cemetery on Kayford Mountain

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Photos by Vivian Stockman; Flyover courtesy SouthWings

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: For reference, here is Stover Cemetery, a green island within the Catenary Coal Company’s destruction of Kayford Mountain. The cemetery is the lef…

: The day after OVEC took the ground shot, a cameraman flew over Stover–and said to himself–that can’t be Stover, there are bulldozer tracks! But i…

: Somewhere in the trees at mid-photo left, above the tan area, is what’s left of Stover Cemetery.

: See those white dots in the center–that’s where blasting charges have been set! So much for resting in peace…. Click through for high res

: Hey kids, check out the “reclaimed” areas on Kayford Mountain. Hmmm…looks likes “reclaimed” areas are indeed biological deserts and buried stream…

: t center left, the trees on the edge of the property where Stover Cemetery lies cast a long shadow into the “reclaimed” area. Click through for hi…

: At right, above the thin line of trees, on the band of tan-colored freshly-annihilated earth, look closely and you can see a rig used to drill blas…

: Behind what is left of Stover Cemetery, more of the active destruction of Kayford Mountain. Mother Jones’ words come to mind–Pray for the dead an…

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