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1894 Valdese town overview
February 16, 2018 Immigrants / North Carolina

The Waldensians in North Carolina

The largest Waldensian colony in the world outside of Italy–Valdese, NC–was officially incorporated as a town on February 17, 1920.

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harvesting ice on Casselman River MD
January 26, 2018 Modernization / North Carolina

A nickel’s worth of ice, please

The ice man became an American institution, delivering ice as needed when consumers posted the ‘Ice Today’ sign in their windows.

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olive campbell and students
October 19, 2017 Folk Schools / North Carolina

To make their life in the country better

This course is designed to help young people take advantage of their natural powers and to make their life in the country better, more efficient and more interesting.

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chimney rock and white raiment being illustration
October 5, 2017 Appalachian scary tales / Ghost stories / Halloween / North Carolina / Supernatural

Clad in brilliant white raiment, they appeared to rise off the mountain

A very numerous crowd of beings resembling the human species without any particular members of the human body, nor distinction of sexes.

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Mrs. Carl Sandburg with a goat
October 2, 2017 Appalachian celebrities / North Carolina / Writers

And the goats are fine, thanks

Carl Sandburg, who penned “the fog comes in on little cats’ feet,” moved to Connemara in WNC for the sake of the little goats’ feet.

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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
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    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
  • Laura Kramer Salmans on Harry “Pop” Kramer: A Voice for Community
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