Big Stone Gap, Virginia: Appalachian town with coal heritage and cultural sites Big Stone Gap, Virginia Big Stone Gap is a small town in southwestern Virginia's Appalachian region, noted for its coal-mining past, historic downtown, regional museum, and as the setting of Adriana Trigi…
Colstrip, Montana Small eastern Montana city in Rosebud County, founded as a 1924 Northern Pacific Railway coal company town; economy tied to nearby coal mines and coal-fired power plants, with a di…