About Us

           Ashland Company Store: Discover the Ashland Company Store - a West Virginia               coal company store reborn to its original use, complete with old money vaults and tin               ceilings! Relax in a handmade rocking chair, thumb through a novel set in the McDowell               County Coal Fields, or sample West Virginia jams, jellies, sauces and other gourmet treats.               Browse through historic relics and memorabilia from the southern West Virginia coalfields,               including, miner hats and dinner buckets, coal company script, and photos and letters               from the period. Like the original coal company stores, we've got something for               everyone - Hatfield McCoy Trail passes and logo merchandise, snacks, souvenirs and local               crafts. Y'all come see us!

           Coal Camp Cafe: At the Coal Camp Cafe you will find a selection of sandwiches and               box lunches to go as you enjoy the nearby Hatfield McCoy Trail. Or, try our daily West               Virginia specialties. Enjoy your meal in our vintage lunch room, at one of our picnic tables               or on the trail! Breakfast or lunch.

           West Virginia Products: The Ashland Company Store is a great place to find               authentic West Viginia handmade crafts, including quilts, candels and soaps, coal               figurines, artwork and local jams and jellies, many from Tamarack-juried artisans. Read the               stories of our crafters, who may apply skills handed down through generations or use unique               materials for their products. Check our schedule to see if one of our local crafters is on site               giving demonstrationsor offering a class. Many of our artists accept custom orders for quilts,               woodwork, or other art pieces. Take home a special memory of beautiful southern West               Virginia.

              Ashland History: In 1915, the community of Ashland boasted of an inn, two schools,               two churches, and a population of 1,500. Miners lived in company-owned housing and               were paid in "scrip" rather than cash, which the workers used to purchase nearly               everything - food, clothing, and supplies from the company store. Each coal company               produced its own unique scrip - highly collectible today! Today Ashland has 29 residents,               many of whom worked the mines but now own their coal camp homes and enjoy life in               this quiet community.

              Coal Fields Museum: Our store is a living museum of coal history, from our window               displays of original merchandise and store records to our special exhibits of coal mining               hats, lanterns, and dinner buckets. Check out the historic panorama photos - and maybe               identify a relative who once worked in the mines. See examples of coal company scrip               from many different mines and perhaps even purchase a replica of the Ashland Coke and               Coal Company scrip! McDowell County WV was once the largest producer of coal in the               U.S. Vist us to discover the people and their history that made this possible.