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

Category: Virginia

Book Excerpt: ‘Hiding Ezra’

In the fall of 1918, Ezra Teague is only weeks into his basic training at Camp Lee, Virginia, when he receives word that his mother is dying.

The next time you drive up Nellie’s Cave Road in Blacksburg VA, think of Nellie and her legacy, and be awed by the enormous cave.

Addison Williams came to his death as a result of “being exposed to the cold after drinking a large quantity of mean whiskey.”

VA newspaper columnist/author Phil James focuses on the lives of regular countryside folk with his two books ‘Secrets of the Blue Ridge.’

Norfolk Southern has raised $1.5 million to support restoration efforts of the ‘611’ locomotive at the Virginia Museum of Transportation.

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