My man just went down there and is staying with some chick he claims is his friend and I just want to know what the setting is like. He said they are off city limits in some small town? Any insight??? He said that everyone knows each other and that they are in the boonies??? What is it like out there? Nice or really poor and depressed looking. Please let me know.. Also, what are the houses out there like? The houses that they auction off for dirt cheap??? I need to know. Is this like appalachia or what?
2006-10-01 18:49:16 · 5 answers · asked by Miss Tee 2 in Travel ➔ United States ➔ Other - United States
I live in the northern part of West Virginia, and I don't think Beckley is the boonies. Beckley is probably about 20,000 people, and where I live is about 1,500 people and the closest towns the size of Beckley to me are 60 miles away from where I live. I do live in the Appalachian mountains. The county where I live only has a total of 4 red lights, and some counties in West Virginia does not have a one red light or cops. If he only lives off the city limits, I personally would not call that the boonies. I feel West Virginians are fairly nice people. As for houses to buy, well I have seen them as low as $15 - $20 thousand dollars with an acre or 2. However West Virginia pay rate is low compared to other states, feel very luck to make $10 per hr. I'll let you know ahead of time that the roads are not very straight or flat. Left you a website I thought was interesting. If you would like more info, please feel free to email me.
2006-10-02 17:27:11 · answer #1 · answered by WV_Nomad 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I live in Beckley WV and it is a nice small town . Probably around 20,000 pop . We are not all related to one another like they portray in the movies . And just like all towns across the USA there are really nice houses and really poor houses mostly middle class . The college mens Basketball team The Mountain State University won the NAIA national championship 2 years in a row 2003 & 04. But I would be suspicious about the staying with a friend part smells fishy to me
2006-10-02 09:38:35 · answer #2 · answered by msally1965 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a grandmother that used to live in Beckley. There is not much there, pretty much a rural area. However, no matter what the setting, some people can get into trouble anywhere. I would look in to this 'friendly visit' a little further. Good luck!
2006-10-02 06:07:06 · answer #3 · answered by flkeysgirl2001 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I used to live in West Virginia, it's a small town in southern West Virginia, just off of Highway 77. Highway 77 connects from Ohio to West Virginia and turns into Route 64 going into Charleston, WV. Here's a website for the town of Beckley. It's not a big place mostly just a rural town. Best of luck to you. P.S. It's not far from Goldtown, WV. Just in case you need to find it. http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?addr=&csz=Beckley%2C+WV&country=us&new=1&name=&qty= and here's the town info...http://www.beckley.org/ I hope this info really helps you.
2006-10-01 18:58:03 · answer #4 · answered by zekemilli4 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is not something to tension approximately. very few roads surely wind around the mountians. a great style of the highways are in simple terms as they are everywhere else. in simple terms relax and take interior the scenic attractiveness.
2016-10-15 10:29:23 · answer #5 · answered by Erika 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋