Set into what became known as the Greenbrier Coal Field, Quinwood, WV was a town built for a purpose, mining coal from the Sewell coal seam of Sewell Mountain. First a coal encampment established in 1919 by Imperial Smokeless Coal Company, headed by Quin Morton and Walter Seal Wood, the town’s name is derived from their respective first and last, Quin and Wood, names. On of the few coal camps to be incorporated, Quinwood official became a town in 1947 as Quinwood Mines No. 2 and No. 3 opened.
Tucked into the lush splendor of the Appalachian Mountains, the serenity and peacefulness of Quinwood is unmistakable. Removed from the constant bustle of city living, it offers residents and visitors a close-knit community of neighbors helping neighbors. Hiking, fishing, and hunting amongst the scenic beauty or rich rolling hills, forests, and streams makes Quinwood an iconic slice of quintessential Appalachia.
Recently the recipient of infrastructure expansion for broadband internet services, Quinwood is ready to engage the future, where once there were riches in coal, there is now a richness of people, capable of setting forth with grit and determination into the future through small business, agriculture, and tourism.
The birthplace of PFC Ralph Pomeroy, a distinguished soldier in the United States Army during the Korean War, posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions on October 15, 1952 during the Battle of Triangle Hill. One of many soldier from Quinwood, all of whom are honored in the town’s
Quinwood, a town driven and determined to stake a claim for a next generation of children, grandchildren, and generation to come from a place that fosters both their minds and bodies, balancing the demands of the modern with the timeless charm and continual rejuvenation that can only be found amongst the mountains of Wild, Wonderful West Virginia.