{"id":1670,"slug":"kaymoor-west-virginia","story":[{"heading":null,"paragraphs":["Kaymoor is the stacked — the 'three levels' that's the town's split, the 'haulage' that's the rail's link. The '18 Empire States' is the mined — the '16 million tons' that's the coal's count, the '62 years' that's the seam's run. The 'electric homes' is the first — the '1901' that's the wired date, the 'better mine' that's the town's name.","The 'hand loaded' is the failed — the 'never adopted' that's the machines' miss, the 'fire took' that's the '58 sweep. The 'tipple laid' is the felled — the 'CSX asked' that's the '99 push, the 'on its side' that's the structure's rest. Kaymoor is the kept — the 'most intact' that's the gorge's claim, the 'NPS walks' that's the ruin's tour.","The file keeps Kaymoor: the stacked town, the mined millions, the hand loading, and the laid tipple.","Kaymoor is the archive's West Virginia file — the town built in three floors on a cliff."]},{"heading":"Why this file matters","paragraphs":["Kaymoor is the archive's West Virginia file — the most intact ghost town in the gorge.","A town keeps its levels — the file's suggestion being that Kaymoor's hold is the vertical: the 'three floors' that's the town's stack, the 'hand loaded' that's the progress' miss, and the 'intact' that's the abandonment's gift."]}],"name":"Kaymoor","aliases":["Kay Moor","Kaymoor Bottom","Kaymoor One"],"type":"GHOST_TOWN","type_label":"Ghost Town","cats":["GHOST_TOWN","INDUSTRIAL_HISTORY"],"groups":["dark-history","ghost-towns"],"desc":"Former coal company settlement with protected mine ruins.","full_desc":"Kaymoor is a ghost town in Fayetteville, West Virginia, founded in 1900. Former coal company settlement with protected mine ruins. HauntHunt files it with ghost towns and industrial history. The dossier holds 2 documented facts — the record is history-forward, no paranormal claims on file. The site is open to visitors. The dossier keeps the place and the story in the same record — which is what the archive is for.","address":null,"city":"Fayetteville","county":null,"state":"West Virginia","postal":null,"region":"South","lat":38.064085,"lon":-81.108655,"coord_kind":"CITY","status":"HISTORIC_SITE","access":"PUBLIC","access_notes":"Protected ruins accessible by designated trails; mine entry is not authorized. Routes have steep grades and extensive stairs.","ownership":null,"website":"https://www.nps.gov/neri/learn/historyculture/visiting-kaymoor.htm","phone":null,"year_built":null,"year_opened":1900,"year_closed":1962,"year_demolished":null,"designation":null,"current_use":null,"research_notes":"Visiting page instead calls founding 1900; distinguish establishment from first shipment. Production totals and donation dates differ between NPS pages and need archival resolution.","stage":"SOURCE_RESEARCH","quality":{"level":"MEDIUM","score":62.1,"dims":{"location_confidence":0.35,"identity_confidence":0.85,"historical_confidence":0.8,"source_quality":1,"paranormal_claim_provenance":null,"coordinate_confidence":0,"current_access_confidence":0.7,"freshness":0.65}},"claims":[],"history":[{"description":"NPS dates mine establishment to 1899 and first coal shipments to 1900; employee housing began in 1901. A ghost town's file is unusual: the emptiness itself is documented, and this entry is part of that record. This belongs to the verified spine of the entry, the layer everything else is measured against. 'Kaymoor' documents the entry. Documented ground is what separates this file from pure legend — this is part of it.","evidence":"HISTORICALLY_VERIFIED","date_start":null,"date_end":null,"confidence":null,"source":{"name":"Kaymoor","url":"https://www.nps.gov/neri/learn/historyculture/kaymoor.htm","publisher":"National Park Service","type":"GOVERNMENT","authority":1}},{"description":"Kaymoor One closed in 1962. NPS preserves mine and town remains with designated hiking access. A ghost town's file is unusual: the emptiness itself is documented, and this entry is part of that record. The fact is historically verified — the part of the file that doesn't need hedging. Sources including 'Visiting Kaymoor' carry the record. Documented ground is what separates this file from pure legend — this is part of it.","evidence":"HISTORICALLY_VERIFIED","date_start":null,"date_end":null,"confidence":null,"source":{"name":"Visiting Kaymoor","url":"https://www.nps.gov/neri/learn/historyculture/visiting-kaymoor.htm","publisher":"National Park Service","type":"GOVERNMENT","authority":1}}],"legends":[],"entities":[],"events":[],"investigations":[],"encounters":[],"media":[],"persons":[],"visitor":{"tour_availability":"Verify before visiting","notes":"Site is largely open-air; some buildings may be unsafe or on private land. Check local conditions before visiting.","last_verified_at":"2026-09-18 11:32:55","source":{"name":"HauntHunt generic access guidance","url":"https://haunthunt.com/about#access-guidance","publisher":"HauntHunt editorial","type":"DIRECTORY","authority":2}},"sources":[{"name":"Kaymoor","url":"https://www.nps.gov/neri/learn/historyculture/kaymoor.htm","publisher":"National Park Service","type":"GOVERNMENT","authority":1},{"name":"Visiting Kaymoor","url":"https://www.nps.gov/neri/learn/historyculture/visiting-kaymoor.htm","publisher":"National Park Service","type":"GOVERNMENT","authority":1}],"conflicts":[],"wiki":null,"counts":{"claims":0,"history":2,"legends":0,"entities":0,"sources":2}}