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What happened to Richwood, West Virginia?
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What happened to Richwood, West Virginia?

A once-thriving industry town became overrun by drugs, corruption and poverty

Jason Steinhauer
Dec 19, 2021
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What happened to Richwood, West Virginia?
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A postcard of a paper mill in Richwood, West Virginia. Source: Richwooders.com.

On my flight from Nashville back to Washington, D.C. yesterday, I sat in the last row of the airplane. Next to me was a young man with a black mask, and once I finally sat down after struggling to fit my carry-on in the overhead bin, he asked me if I was a college student. “A…

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