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

Category: West Virginia

Did the early polio vaccine cause cancer?

Dr. Bernice Eddy’s work led to safe polio vaccines through thorough testing, & provided major impetus for further research on cancer viruses.

The Bloch brothers’ barn-painting advertising helped to make their “West Virginia coleslaw” one of America’s most recognized 20th century brands.

Benjamin Franklin Gravely had a dream: to build a tractor which would revolutionize gardening and lawn maintenance for the homeowner.

The miners of “The Red neck Army” picked up their Winchesters and gathered at Marmet (near Charleston) that summer morning in 1921.

The good ship CLOTHESPIN at the 1938 Spud & Splinters parade, with Miss Jeanette Richards the Sweetheart and her Yoemanettes riding in the parade.

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