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

Category: Kentucky

We need a certain class o’ people workin’ in the mine

Thousands of families, most Eastern European immigrants, streamed into the shadows of Black Mountain, KY between the World Wars to mine coal.

Her religious feelings overcame her so that she shook and rolled, thereby throwing those present at the service into a state of alarm.

In 1925, Floyd Collins, one of the world’s premier cavers, met a tragic and bizarre end in part of what is now known to be Mammoth Cave.

Long known to Native Americans of the area, Cumberland Falls received its name from Dr. Thomas Walker during his 1750 explorations.

Author James Still spent most of his life in the Hindman Settlement of Knott County, KY. Still worked as a farmer, librarian and teacher.

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