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

Category: Virginia

This was going to be the day he asked for Lula’s hand

This was going to be the day he asked for Lula’s hand. Finally the old man relented and gave his permission for them to be married.

North Tazewell, VA was once home of one of the largest carbonated beverage bottling plants in Virginia, a local landmark from 1910 until 1960.

Michael Abraham’s novel ‘Providence, VA’ is a cautionary tale of what could/will happen if society doesn’t incorporate sustainable approaches.

Mary Hylton, 6, learns about soda pop in town, then on the trip home gets the ride of her life with Grandpa Sledd in Copper Valley, VA.

The effort anti-secession Virginians, dubbed Unionists by the press, played in trying to save the nation from civil war is rarely told.

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