Oh yeah I live about 10 miles from Muhlenberg county. I have been to the Paradise area numerous times as well as Adrie (an abandonded old prison down by Adrie's Hill), Rochester Dam, and my Dad worked for Peabody coal company for years (around here pretty much everyones Dad did lol). If anyone has any questions about the song and the real are John wrote it about feel free to ask. I know alot about this song and the area it is written about.