You asked "Have you ever been to Southern WV"?
Well, perhaps you will read all my posts and decide for
yourself.
You say "....all of our roads are not curvy and
bumpy". That's true, not ALL of them are. But, they are
at Red Jacket and some other places. Heck....they
are even curvy and bumpy in some places in Wyoming.
It's a function of the terrain, not of the
populace.
You say "....all of our employment does not come from
coal mines". That's true, not ALL of it. But, the
public information on file with the government seems to
indicate that the economy in Matewan's core market area IS
dependent on the coal mining industry. [As an aside, it
also indicates that employment in the mines has
declined substantially in recent years.]
You say
"....we are not hippies." I couldn't agree with you
more.
I do not doubt the existence of Matewan in its
market. I have been making queries about the
MARKET.
Good luck. I like your spunk.