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

Category: Great Smoky Mountains

A Smoky Mountain clan protects its way of life one song at a time

The Reverend Craig Chess is a young minister with a problem: his first church assignment is located in the Tennessee Smoky Mountains.

The 6,300-square-foot visitor center and history museum, located two miles north of Cherokee, North Carolina, opened April 1 to the public.

Joseph S. Hall was an unlikely candidate to become the leader in the documentation of the language and culture of the Smoky Mountain people.

The fireflies can sense when their neighbor fireflies are flashing, & attempt to flash before them, sending waves of light to cascading down.

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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David Doerr on Tapping Oil at the Roots of a Family Tree
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