King's Station, also known as King's Switch or King Hollow, is a
Ghost town
Ghost Town(s) or Ghosttown may refer to:
* Ghost town, a town that has been abandoned
Film and television
* ''Ghost Town'' (1936 film), an American Western film by Harry L. Fraser
* ''Ghost Town'' (1956 film), an American Western film by All ...
in
Waterloo Township,
Athens County,
Ohio
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, in the
United States
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.
History
King’s Station was a coal mining town that began in the late 1850s when the railroad came through the area. It was located East of
Moonville and
Ingham and west of
Mineral
In geology and mineralogy, a mineral or mineral species is, broadly speaking, a solid chemical compound with a fairly well-defined chemical composition and a specific crystal structure that occurs naturally in pure form.John P. Rafferty, ed. (2 ...
. The town was abandoned in the early 1900s when the area mines shut down, but there are some newer houses scattered around the area. The railroad through the town remained active until the mid to late 1980s, when it was abandoned. Although not as popular as the nearby Moonville Tunnel, the King’s Hollow Tunnel just east of the townsite is a popular spot along the
Moonville Rail-Trail King Switch Tunnel
The Moonville Rail-Trail is a sixteen-mile (25 kilometer) rail-trail in southeast Ohio, located in Vinton and Athens Counties. It is largely embedded in the Zaleski State Forest and passes close to Lake Hope State Park. The tra ...
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[Off the beaten path: King Tunnel-Vinton County CVB https://vintoncountytravel.com/off-the-beaten-path-king-tunnel/]
References
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Ghost towns in Ohio