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b&w drawing of cotton on plant
June 2, 2016 Farmers/farming / Georgia

It is to be regretted that our people have taken so seriously to cotton farming

Cotton of course is one of the principal crops in Walker County GA.  It is to be regretted that our people have taken so seriously to it.

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cloverine salve and packaging
May 31, 2016 Advertising industry in Appalachia / Pennsylvania

Kids! Get rich selling Cloverine Salve!

Two generations of Wilsons had perfected the art of what was a most unusual sales technique by the time George Wilson Jr. became president.

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Lovers Leap, Cumberland MD aerial
May 18, 2016 Folklore / Maryland

Lover’s Leap

Let us leap off the cliff together & end our trouble, said he. She consented, so arm-in-arm they walked to the cliff, where they leaped off.

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wilson's charge in battle of selma april 2 1865
May 12, 2016 Alabama / Civil War

A Civil War treasure returned

On May 12, 1909 the 4th Ohio Cavalry Assn returned the Rifle Scouts Civil War battle flag to Alabama at the Elk’s Theater in Huntsville.

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first woman against strawberry pattern
May 4, 2016 Cherokee folklore / Cherokee Nation

How the strawberry came to the Cherokee people

Even today, strawberries are often kept in Cherokee homes. They remind us not to argue and are a symbol of good luck.

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  • guineas of west virginia The Guineas of West Virginia
    May 19, 2017
  • The Prophet Ezekiel; art ca. 1900 The Blood Verse
    March 7, 2008
  • John Shell in hat, with a cane World’s oldest man — Kentuckian John Shell
    July 5, 2019
  • cloverine salve and packaging Kids! Get rich selling Cloverine Salve!
    May 31, 2016
  • still from TV series Christy Christy and Leonora: City Girl, Country Gal
    November 3, 2011
  • Source: Unsplash Appalachian Innovators: Untold Stories of Invention and Ingenuity
    July 16, 2024
  • The Southeast Floods of 1916 in North Carolina; Public domain image provided by NOAA Heavy Rainfall Events and Their Impacts in Appalachian History
    February 27, 2024
  • canning and pickling jars still life From Root Cellars to Larders to Modern Pantries: The Evolution of Food Storage in Appalachian Homesteads
    January 12, 2024
  • chef holds cluster of grapes to camera A Journey Through Appalachian Winemaking History
    November 9, 2023
  • 1930s Ford truck untended in a garage / Library of Congress The Historic Role and Contemporary Allure of Vintage Appalachian Farm Trucks
    September 7, 2023
  • Giovanna Quattrone on How Dino Crocetti of Steubenville became pop singer Dean Martin
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