2009 - Page 6 of 7 - Appalachian History

The Azalea Festival in Pickens, SC offers up classic cars, a pet pageant, hot air balloon rides, and of course, acres and acres of pink, orange, and purple azaleas.

john brinkley with goat gland ad behind him

Dr. Brinkley seemed to glow like an April Christmas tree

Even after Brinkley had been judged a charlatan, my grandfather remained his stalwart defender, says NC playwright Gary Carden.

March 31, 2009 Kentucky / LGBGT

Not murdered….but turned boy

She positively refused to return under any circumstances, preferring to cast her lot among strangers and pass her days acting the man.

illustration of mob carrying lit pine knots

March 2, 2009 Stereotyping

Hillbilly stereotypes: picking up pine knots and going to war

People of the Appalachian Mountains are still the only cultural group in America that many people have the audacity to ridicule publicly.

Construction of Tygart Lake Dam, Grafton, WV

January 16, 2009 Dam building / Eminent domain victims / West Virginia

Atlantis in Appalachia?

The dam’s benefits may be now be seen as immeasurable in preventing loss of lives & property, but there were negatives associated with it.

Year: 2009

Acres of pink, orange, and purple azaleas in Pickens

Dr. Brinkley seemed to glow like an April Christmas tree

Not murdered….but turned boy

Hillbilly stereotypes: picking up pine knots and going to war

Atlantis in Appalachia?