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intheholler · 7 months

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#there is power in a union #mining town #coal mines #west virgina #coal mining #appalachia #appalachian gothic #americana #appalachian culture #yall come back now queue hear?

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ambermaitrejean · 6 months

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Boarded up with embossed tin. Eldora, Colorado historic district circa 1878. Photos by Amber Maitrejean

#photographers on tumblr #eldora colorado #eldora co historic district #mining town #antique embossed tin

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amaiguri · 5 months

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Happy WBW! What is your favorite place in your world? Tell me about it. (^.^)

This is actually something I have been changing about my philosophy as my world has become more public over the last two years: Once, I used to focus on places and cultures I wasn't familiar with and each new world was a way to put everything I learned into a mind palace of sorts, I guess.

But these days, since I do try to take a lot of international influence, I want to ensure there is something in each place and culture that deeply resonates with me -- so I will be inspired to make work about that place.

That being said...

...the most self-indulgent place in my world is the City-State of Nouveau Thuille. Above is a picture of the old, snowy courthouse, where pseudo-King Arthur allegedly ruled. It's located by a hot spring and beneath the Upper Continent -- a bastion of liveable space in the otherwise frozen North.

When I was younger, I was obsessed with the quaint, falling-apart, vaguely Victorian mining towns in the mountains near where I live. I love the snow, the rugged individualism, the small communities, the sense of history (Especially as a person from the USA! A sense of history is rare here, it feels lol). I always insisted I wanted to live there, until I started having friends and wanted to talk to them over the very slow wifi... Luckily! No wifi in my world!

I have like 3 worldbuilding posts dedicated to this city because I love them so much I won't hash it all out again, but the tl;dr is they're a city of Franco-Irish Yakuza pretending to be the descendants of the noble knights of psuedo-King Arthur. There are basically no laws, except for whatever people think is acceptable. BUT the Nobles keep things going and encourage general technological and cultural advancement through careful agreements -- bound only by their reputations -- and non-organized crime is actually pretty rare because all the gangs nobles will shut that down SO fast.

I love the aesthetic and the snow and the Ysse lanterns and their mushroom coffee and frozen fish dishes and the harshness and their fluffy, big-nosed llamas... *sigh*

Thanks for the ask!

#worldbuilding #snowy city #wbw #mining town #fantasy worldbuilding #worldbuilding wednesday #writeblr #yssaia #amai answers

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redsamphoto · 5 months

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A shot of the Dellamar Mine, near Elgin, Nevada, from the Gallery Vanishing Nevada on Redsam.com.

#photography #photographers on tumblr #my photos #35mm photography #35mm film #art print #gallery #ghost town #mining town #abandoned buildings #abandoned #black & white #nevada #Dellamar #landscape #lost

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neverlostphotography · 1 year

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Rhyolite, NV

#photo #photography #landscape #rhyolite #abandoned #ruins #ruined building #desert #ghost town #boom town #mining town #west #Nevada

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sheltiechicago · 3 months

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Bodie State Historic Park

Mono County, California

Bodie was a booming mining town during the Gold Rush in California.

Photo by Boris Edelmann/Shutterstock

#boris edelmann #photographer #shutterstock #bodie state historic park #mono county #california #mining town #gold rush #history

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the-hometown-aesthetic · 1 year

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i-love-books-because-reasons · 4 months

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The Ghost Town of Granite, Montana - "The Silver Queen"

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#part-time explorer #granite #the silver queen #philipsburg #montana #usa #ghost town #western places #mining town #history #documentary #Youtube

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elizaakatee · 5 months

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intheholler · 7 months

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#coal mines #there is power in a union #labor rights #coal mining #west virginia #appalachia #mining town #safety sign #appalachian gothic #american gothic #americana #appalachian #appalachian culture #small town america

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theaskywalker · 1 year

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Imagine being Pazu's older sister and tagging along with him and Sheeta to keep them safe from harm

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#castle in the sky #pazu and sheeta #imagines #studio ghibli #19th century #mining town #older #sister reader #laputa #protective sister

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robkadugcaesar · 1 year

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Travel & Places - Kolar Gold Fields(KGF)

Distance:

63 miles from Bangalore

150 miles from Chennai(Madras)

68.35 miles from Vellore

PERSPECTIVE /RELATIVE BEAUTY

KGF as a mining town has a contemporary history of little over a hundred history. KGF sits at the top of the Deccan Plateau at an altitude of 800 to 900 meters from its nearby Tamil Nadu & Andhra Pradesh plains. Mining started much before the British came.

After taking over from the East India Company in 1856 (during the First War of Independence), the British (Imperial Government) was interested in surveying the Indian terrain at the time they learned about KGF. According to mainstream media, the British only became interested in the folklore of the locals.

But the British now and then do not go simply by popular beliefs only. They research using scientific tools and then only start working on it. and clearly sticks to the plan with room for improvisation. Hence, only the British race by far is the most successful role of the homo sapiens. This KGF area is a very small industrialized area of about 2500 to 3000 hectares. KGF has 2 parts- a)Mining & Govt Estate Area b) Labourer quarters. 100 to 150 years back then mining was very much a laborer's work.

The British got a huge chunk of people from the nearby plains of North Arcot District (presently Chittoor, Nellore, Vellore, Thirapathur, Ranipet, Thiruvanamalai Districts of Andhra Pradesh & Tamil Nadu.

combined with the famines of the 1900s world wars. the KGF employee's families enjoyed a lot of luxuries and privileges in comparison to their counterparts elsewhere in southern India.

This you can find with every KGFian all have a sense of privilege and talk with high emotion in almost every sentence. Because the past glory and gratitude to the KGF mines saved millions of lives from dying in the famine in the plains.

Enjoy the talks of the KGF citizens almost everyone will tell you stories with their own version of the mines.

The old-time KGF steamed with activity every day between 5 am and 8 pm with a lot of snack shops, soup, and tea stalls in action.

The mining area is dotted with Bungalows and Greenplaygrounds.

KGF shut its door circa 2000.

#places i've been #mining town

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lschuyler · 10 months

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