evidence: Discover the Mountain State: Top 19 Fun and Fascinating Facts About West Virginia 1. New River Gorge Bridge: Engineering Marvel [...] Who knew West Virginia had its very own Klondike Gold Rush equivalent? Well, coal is the new gold, I guess: Bluefield, West Virginia, during the late 19th century's coal boom, hosted more millionaires per capita than anywhere in the country, along with the highest number of automobiles per capita, as European immigrants and African American migrants flooded to the mountainous region in search of industrial work. [...] Who needs Silicon Valley when you have...Coal Country? Buckle your seatbelts for the rollicking tale of Bramwell, West Virginia: once the playground of late 1800s coal barons, this small town boasted the highest number of millionaires per capita in America, with a whopping 17 tycoons rubbing elbows and counting their coal-dusted cash.