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Author: Dave Tabler

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July 10, 2008 Great Smoky Mountains / Parks / Tennessee

The 3 Wonders of Appalachia

Consider just how appreciated the 3 World Heritage List sites in Appalachia are, not just in the region, not just in America, but worldwide.

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coal miner's lunch pail
June 19, 2008 Coal mining / Maryland / Regional food

Every coal miner’s lunch bucket smelled of the coal mines

The bucket was made of tin. In the bottom was tea for lunch. In the upper section was a compartment for a couple of sandwiches or some fruit.

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Stonewall Jackson Basketball Team 1919-20 and aerial postcard showing proposed design of college
May 23, 2008 Colleges & Universities / Virginia

Graduation time in Abingdon VA

The Bristol Herald Courier on May 23, 1922 reports on the Stonewall Jackson College commencement and other bits of daily life in Abingdon, VA

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KY peddler offers his wares
April 21, 2008 Coal mining / Jews / West Virginia / Writers

Deborah Weiner discusses her book ‘Coalfield Jews’

Boomtowns & mining regions around the world have been important to Jews in the diaspora, so the book sheds light on that Jewish experience.

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West Side of Church St., Mt. Vernon, Ky 1920
April 9, 2008 Kentucky / Newspaper

The largest Sunday school in Eastern Kentucky on the L&N R. R.

Mount Vernon Signal [Rockcastle County KY] April 09, 1909 offers up a day in the life of Mt. Vernon. Folks died, bought hogs, played baseball.

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    May 19, 2017
  • The Prophet Ezekiel; art ca. 1900 The Blood Verse
    March 7, 2008
  • John Shell in hat, with a cane World’s oldest man — Kentuckian John Shell
    July 5, 2019
  • cloverine salve and packaging Kids! Get rich selling Cloverine Salve!
    May 31, 2016
  • still from TV series Christy Christy and Leonora: City Girl, Country Gal
    November 3, 2011
  • Source: Unsplash Appalachian Innovators: Untold Stories of Invention and Ingenuity
    July 16, 2024
  • The Southeast Floods of 1916 in North Carolina; Public domain image provided by NOAA Heavy Rainfall Events and Their Impacts in Appalachian History
    February 27, 2024
  • canning and pickling jars still life From Root Cellars to Larders to Modern Pantries: The Evolution of Food Storage in Appalachian Homesteads
    January 12, 2024
  • chef holds cluster of grapes to camera A Journey Through Appalachian Winemaking History
    November 9, 2023
  • 1930s Ford truck untended in a garage / Library of Congress The Historic Role and Contemporary Allure of Vintage Appalachian Farm Trucks
    September 7, 2023
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