Coalwood West Virginia a small company town that you could dream right through. It was a company town, the company owned the houses, paid for the water, and the electricity. The workers knew their place and the company took care of them. Then things changed when the union came into the town. The peace between the company and the people was broken and friction started to happen. The town was founded by George Lafayette Carter, or The Captain as he is known as in the story. Coalwood is set in a ravine between two mountains. It is a town you could just dream through. Not a place you would expect for an amazing story to take place in.