Appalachian History

Survival of the fittest

“To Sparrows, microbes or men there must come a day when the Good Gray Mother can feed no more,” warns Miles about overpopulation.

20th century SC upcountry transitioned from traditional dependence on cotton as a cash crop to raising cattle as a major farm income source.

Rock Springs Park, close to the Ohio River, included a carousel, dance pavilion, bath house, lake and large swimming pool.

By the end of his career, John Paul Riddle had received the British Empire award & been inducted into the Kentucky Aviation Hall of Fame.

In 1948 Buckminster Fuller aimed to produce a geodesic dome with a forty-eight foot diameter at Black Mountain College.