MULLENS

COMMERCIAL ANCHOR OF THE WINDING GULF FIELD

Mullens was a boom town because the main line of the Virginian ran through it and the railroad decided to put their marshalling yard there. The town, located on the Guyandotte River, is the largest in Wyoming County (which still doesn't have a four-lane road in 2001) and is still called home by many people, but the boom days are definitely over.

Note: All of these pictures were taken in February 2001, before the flood of July 8, 2001 devastated Mullens.

Downtown Mullens

The Hotel Wyoming

The Bank of Mullens building now houses an insurance agency

The old Virginian locomotive garage. N-S used it for a while, but must have decided that they didn't need a shop in Mullens and Bluefield. Another business resides here now.

The lower end of the rail yard (called the "Elmore Yard")

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