Stories, quotes and anecdotes from Appalachia. 1880s-1950s era.

Category: Colleges & Universities

The Supine Dome flops in a NC field

In 1948 Buckminster Fuller aimed to produce a geodesic dome with a forty-eight foot diameter at Black Mountain College.

Black Mountain College, founded 1933 by John Andrew Rice & Theodore Dreier, aimed at a liberal arts education that developed the whole student.

Evolving Appalachia allows users to contribute their wildlife sightings that become real scientific data alongside professional scientists’.

The Center for Appalachian Studies & Services, & The Appalachian Project are on a mission to change America’s misconceptions on Appalachia.

The book provides excellent examples for courses primarily in literature, but also in history, film, folklife and cultural studies.

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