Appalachian Mystery: The Woodbooger of Norton Virginia 

Love hearing from y'all in the comments! Where should we put on our list of places to explore next?

Love this! My mom’s from Norton and she used to be ashamed of where she came from. I finally convinced her she shouldn’t be ashamed and sent her this - she loved it. ❤

I really enjoyed this especially since I was born in Dorchester in 1943 and Norton was our town. We moved to Ohio in 1953 because the coal mines had went on strike. I still have family there and until my health took a down turn, I use to go back to visit every year. Norton at that time was a booming town! I think there may be a couple of houses and the camp store still existing. You were so right about the coke ovens....I remember them well. I truly enjoyed being taken back in my memories. Thank you for that. And yes, we knew the legend of The Booger...hahahah

I was born on Dayton, Oh back my dad was born Coeburn and mom was born in Wise. My dad is buried in Laurel Grove Cemetery in Norton. I appreciate your videos.

Randomly seeing a video in my recommended about a place I’ve been to almost the entirety of my life is very strange.

Love your videos! Watching from England God bless America 😊

I grew up in a very rural setting near Welch WV. Dad was a coal miner but we had livestock and lived in a deep, dark holler. I had night terrors as a child and still once in awhile today. I wonder sometimes if it didn't stem from things like " You better get in here out of the dark boy, before the BOOGER gets you!" lol If I had a dollar for every time I heard that my retirement would be a lot more comfortable! And I still ain't skeered of the dark! Thanks for a good one Josh.

I live not even 20 minutes away from Norton so it was really cool to see you talk about it and see on the over look I drive by frequently. Great video!

The Woodbooger grill is awesome, I used to go camping out west of Norton every fall and we'd always stop and get a Woodbooger burger afterwards.

Awesome story! Goes to show you people are people no matter the color of your skin!

I love it down there that's a different place

I grew up in the 60's in southern Ohio, northern Kentucky. I remember family and friends of my parents living in houses with dirt floors. At that time , it all seemed normal to live like that. Your channel takes me to time I long to remember and you do a very good job of sharing that way of life I wish I could see again. Thank You. I was born in Ironton Ohio. I had family that lived there and In Boyd County Kentucky, Ashland, which was just right across the Ohio River. I remember the road my Grandmother lived of of, it was called Bear Creek Rd, south of Ashland. To me, it was in the middle of nowhere.

Your depiction of these towns in your stories is perfect. Having Never been to Norton I now feel like I know what it looks like there. I especially like your use of camera perspective through the windshield of your truck..The soft light you had while filming this episode showed off the beautiful town and surrounding landscape..made me want to visit that area.. I particularly enjoyed the Woodbooger story. We here in Idaho have plenty of those critters hanging out in the woods too...In fact I even have a dog named "Yeti" ...." Long Live the Yeti" ..

What breathtaking scenery! I really enjoy the aerial shots and displays of the region's landscapes. Thank you!

I was in norton in the early 90s. It looks so different now. Still a beautiful place.

I really loved this one!! Your camera work keeps getting better and better😃 The visuals you captured and the way you tell the history is so beautiful. Loved hearing all of the history about this town, especially about the baseball team. How cool!! 🤎

My next destination! Thanks for posting!

Excellent video as I've worked in Norton and live in Roanoke.

I’m from the area and I can honestly say I’ve never heard of the Woodbooger. Since I moved away for work I can understand. It’s a good way to get a few bucks.

Thanks mountain roots I’m a Virginian but a northern one so some say that doesn’t count. But I’m a Virginian.☘️👋👍

Thanks M.R.❤️

Great and kinda creepy at the same time. Had no idea Virginia had a Bigfoot. Learning something every video. Keep them coming! A little cash for gas. Be safe. God bless you and your family 🙏.

Very happy I stumbled across this channel! Awesome content!

I live in Big Stone Gap Virginia 10 miles south of Norton. We had a Wood Booger here in 2015. I couldn't believe it when I saw it run from me. I set up a trail cam and got some pics of it. It is gray and around 10 ft. Tall . I've seen it servel times. I don't think there is any harm in them unless you trap one. He seems to like watching the horses in the pasture. I think it prays on coyotes or and our pet dogs.

Another great video. You have been and are doing a great job in telling the history and stories of great people in these mountains and uncovering stories that people are hearing for the first time or have forgotten over time. Who would have thought that the Booger would be found here? I love how the town plays off the name for their area. Another beautiful town and scenery. The way you bring these videos to us surely makes for anticipation for the next. Can't wait. Keep tbem coming.

Great vid. Hope you went on up the mountain to the real overlook. One of the best I have ever seen.

Drone footage of flag rock is epic

Go to the Ramapo Mountains in New Jersey. You will crush it as it’s still an unknown.

My family has lived in this area of Southwest VA for generations and never once heard of a bigfoot referred to as a Woodbooger prior to the Finding Bigfoot show. 🤣Good mini doc, I always take the beauty of the area for granted, then watch in awe when I see drone footage...

Nice video☝

Please do one on Hurley, Va in Buchanan County. I've seen Grundy and a couple other Buchanan County places in some of your videos but never Hurley. It's an extremely small town even much smaller than Grundy

Thanks!

Ha what a neat area!! LOVED the footage of the flag too! Who knew there was a Woodbooger sanctuary… I didn’t even know what a woodbooger was until this video. And the ending was touching… They didn’t see color, just teammates ♥️

awesome as usual

I thought I seen a WoodBooger up here in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan! 😯

America needs to see the truth of our country n how others just trying to live the American way. Thanks

I'm in Norton I live here at the Appalachian plateu

Thank you again for posting this. You did an excellent job on the photography and the vocals. There is so much history in all of those small towns and it's nice to see someone recognize that. I check this out on a regular basis to take my "trip back home". You're doing a great job of telling their stories!!! Keep it up please!!!

When I was a kid my grandfather and mom would always threaten us kids about the boogers getting us if we wandered off.. Gramps had a bunch of stories about them from West Virginia. Growing up in Seattle we supposedly have sasquatch here. Know 3 people who claimed to have seen it.

Just found your channel a few days ago, it is awesome!! Love hearing the stories and seeing the sights. Great job and looking forward to many more!!

I'am a German and I like your Videos and I love the appalachian. Greats from Cologne

Great video again, thank u.keep em coming.

woodbooger sanctuary. haha that is funny

I'm new to you. And I love these mountain roots series. have you done Northern Georgia North Caralina?

We saw the same creature in new Mexico back in the 70's. while in a hippie commune 4 of use went out to see how a girl was doing who had just broken up with her boy friend. it was night and she was in her tent. we could hear her sobbing as we got near. and that's when Ron said look. there under a tree branch stood this huge thing on 2 legs and as we watched it started to walk away. thats when one of the girls screamed. well that brought everyone out. The next day we walked over to where it had been standing under that branch and from the branch we figured that thing had to be 8' tall. I split for the west coast and heard quite a few others left after the incident too scared to stay.

Hmm, I've been in a lot of places in those ole mountains and I'm just now hearing about a wood booger!!! Well I reckon a feller don't get too old to learn something new !! I watch Mr. Donnie Law's channel quite a bit as well, enjoy your channel my friend, you makin this ole hillbilly a little homesick !!

Come down to Bristol and do a video one day.

I was told growing up in Arkansas that the booger man would get me. Never knew what he looked like. There is a highway I have been trying to place off I81 in VA. It must be between Roanoke and Staunton. The highway went to the east off I81. Soon after getting off the interstate, there was a long pull going up the Blue Ridge. There was an historical marker there that I stopped at and read, but can't remember about it now. There was plenty of room to pull over there, as I was driving a big semi. Seems like it may have been about an early settler? Do you know where that possibly was? If not, keep and eye out for it in your travels. As far as place I would like to see, there is Seven Mile Ford. Would like to see the New Market Battlefied. I went by it many times. At Mt. Jackson, if you are at the exit where the truckstops are, go east to Rt 11, and there will be a grocery store and a dollar type store. Visible close to the South of the shopping center and on the same side of Rt 11 was (hopefully still is) a big old house. I always wondered about the history of that house.

Please do Floyd Va!

Booger…boogy man? I think them things can sometimes get stuck in your nose as well!

But has anybody photographed one or some? It would be something.

Booger 😂 no, I'd never heard of Woodbooger before. Only Bigfoot... That's an adorable name(Woodbooger) and doesn't sound so scary. 👍😁

Maybe it's a ghost. I always heard about a booger man in the woods but I have never seen anything when we I went hiking.

🤗 👍 😎

Whats that song at 5:28 This makes me miss my home, Virginia

Who wins in a fight.... The Woodbooger Or The Mothman?????

Dude please can you make a video with Spanish audio is very interesting your videos

The Wilderness Road did not go through Norton! Or Big Stone Gap! Came close to Big Stone Gap but not through it!

Did you do blueridge parkway??

the wife's maiden name is Norton, maybe that's one of her RELATIVES !!

We really appreciate you doing it too, and you do this so well you'd swear you from an actual TV station. I just can't understand why yourself and others like Donnie Laws ,Scott's Oddyseey and Running into History ect don't have 100s of thousands of subscribers as good as these channels are, its disgusting that we have millions of citizens here in Appalachia and great content about our area but people would rather subscribe to titty shows.

NOT FAKE NEWS!!!!

Music artist info??

Hain't no Wood Booger, it's a SAMSQUANCH. You welcome.

Lived in Wise County for decades and nobody I have met ever heard of a Woodbooger until the town council started suddenly making noise about it in the early 2000's. I think it's a modern, made up hoax to attract tourists.

Looks like you have a new wood booger, and hopfully for the free world he will be voted out of office.

My AuntJean was a ER nurse in tje norton Hospital.

Thanks!