Winter Archives - Appalachian History

Time for a skate!

The 1890’s brought economic boom to Covington, VA. The population jumped from 704 in 1890 to 2,950 in 1900.

Old Emmitsburg Rd after winter storm of 1914

January 21, 2019 Maryland / Sports / Winter

When it came to ice skating, Emmitsburg was tops

Winter storms of course meant money for enterprising kids. Work clearing driveways and walkways could be readily found at ten cents an hour.

The Greenland underway on the Ohio River at Burkes Point.

January 18, 2019 Ohio / Riverboats / Transportation / Winter

The ice knocked ‘The Greenland’ off the cradles and down the river she came

Excerpt from 1949 letter by Capt. Tom Greene, Greene Line Steamers owner, to his friend Dan Heekin, a Cincinnati industrialist & river buff.

December 29, 2017 Folk medicine / Winter

Ahh-CHOOOOO !

Aspirin had already been around since 1915, but there were still plenty of folks back in the hollers who relied on traditional folk remedies for colds and flu.

November 17, 2017 Appalachian music / Kentucky / Winter

Cold Winter Shadow

When a cold winter shadow I cast on the ground/ And frost from the foothills is creeping all around/ I now and then glance down the road…

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