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Steve 'Kicker' Willis measures where charges will be placed at a strip mine in Vinton, OH. Once known for natural resources such as coal, salt, clay and timber, Southeastern Ohio has been stripped of its resources by extractive industries. When…

Mr. Russel lies on a pool table at Ali's Bar waiting to get his back adjusted by a friend in Glouster, OH. After years of hard manual labor he has near chronic back pain from the damage done.

A patron sits in Ali's bar in Glouster, OH. Glouster was once a thriving community in Southeastern Ohio, but with the departure of extractive industries such as coal mining the town's economic sources dried up. The town residents have little to do…

Brother Ray Ogburn leads a small group of parishioners in prayer at Faith Believers Ministry in Mineral, OH. Religion is a mainstay in struggling rigions such as Southeastern Ohio where the economic downturn in the United States has pushed these…

A small group of parishioners gather at Faith Believers Ministry in Mineral, OH. Religion is a mainstay in struggling rigions such as Southeastern Ohio where the economic downturn in the United States has pushed these impoverished communities further…

A plywood cutout of Jesus looms in the falling light in Shade, OH. Religion is a mainstay in struggling areas such as Southeastern Ohio where the economic downturn in the United States has pushed these impoverished communities further below the line.

A teenage boy shows off his tattoo while hanging out on a street corner in Glouster, OH. Assimilation into adulthood starts early for young residents of Southeastern Ohio, many of whom get tattoos at home before they turn 18.

Sheldon Shaw, 18, from Nelsonville, OH wraps his hand before practicing in Sam's Gym in Glouster, OH. Sam's Gym has been the longest continually open boxing gym in the state of Ohio.

Kiah Chonko, 15, of Athens High School waits for her ride after prom in Nelsonville, OH.

Lisa Russel, 20, and other teens hang out on the street corners in Glouster, OH. Glouster was once a thriving community in Southeastern Ohio, but with the departure of extractive industries such as coal mining the town's economic sources dried up.…