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

Category: West Virginia

A road opens — bring on the flying machines!

WV Governor Ephraim Morgan, along with mayors of Kingwood & Terra Alta, untied the ceremonial ribbons & let the barrier of bunting fall away.

A special show at the Lincoln Theatre showing Gloria in “Manhandled” attracted a capacity crowd, and Gloria made a brief speech.

My concentration shifted to driving the team as they strained in their collars. The wagon’s wood creaked as they pulled the massive load.

The Spring House was a common site at many farms in the past. It was a pre-electricity version of a refrigerator.

Eleanor Steber commissioned & brought to life a 16-minute song that luxuriates in the calm of an earlier, contented, rocking-chair America.

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