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

Category: Virginia

As Meat loves Salt. A folktale.

Ungrateful father thinks 3rd daughter doesn’t love him, because her older sisters love him like gold or silver & she “as meat loves salt.”

Michael Abraham continues to stake his claim as one of Appalachia’s top regional writers. His obvious love of railroading shines through here.

Napoleon Hill’s book ‘Think and Grow Rich’: the all time bestseller in the success motivation field. Over 100 million copies sold worldwide.

Here’s a day in the life as reported in the February 14, 1930 edition of the Clinch Valley News in Raven, VA

The Uniform Narcotic Drug Act of 1934 was the first mention of marijuana, or any of its derivatives, in the Virginia Code.

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