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

Category: Virginia

Winter’s the quilting season

Blue Ridge VA resident Mamie Bryan quilted during the winter months, setting up her quilting frame in the living room near the fire.

Though few Civil War battles were fought there, SW Virginia was critical to the Confederacy. One reason was the salt works in Saltville.

I want to go back where all the common, everyday towels were made of salt sacks, where there was only one store towel, for the preacher’s use.

Virginia governor Lord Dunmore concluded to settle the boundary line dispute with Pennsylvania by forcibly taking possession of Fort Pitt.

The Blue Ridge Parkway is the longest (469 miles), narrowest national park in the world and is the most visited unit in the US National Park system.

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