Appalachian History

Gertrude a la September Morn

That’s the exact caption of this photo, and while the caption dwells in specifics, the photo itself captures a universal moment that most any parent can respond to.

September 9, 2016 Dam building / West Virginia / Writers

Book Review: ‘Story of the Summersville Dam’

Stories from descendants of workers on the dam, government officials involved, and families who’d been displaced by the dam’s construction.

Collage of dove against hunter background

September 5, 2016 Hunting

Labor Day! Picnics, parades, dove shoots

The mourning dove is one of the most populous birds in the United States. Dove season opened September 1 in NC, WV, TN, VA, KY, and GA.

August 25, 2016 Politics / Tennessee

Woman has no greater claim to the rights of the ballot

Elizabeth Crozier French founded and served as president of the Knoxville Equal Suffrage Society. She was a leader of National Women’s Party.

August 18, 2016 Class issues / Coal mining / West Virginia

West Virginia’s “Home of the Millionaires”

Bramwell, WV, pop. 4,000 at the turn of the 20th century, was the richest town per capita in the US, with at least 14 millionaires there.

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