Appalachian History

Where’d all those NCAA school mascots come from?

When the NCAA Tournament tips off, you may know every team’s star player and its odds to win the title. But how well do you know the mascots?

March 17 isn’t just any ordinary day in Kentucky. St. Patrick’s Day is time for Eastern Kentucky vs. State, corned beef & cabbage, & parades.

A packet boat is generally described as a steam boat for conveying cargo, mail, and passengers on a regular schedule.

Among the victims of the Highland Hospital fire, identified only by her slipper, was Zelda Fitzgerald, wife of writer F. Scott Fitzgerald.

The human-like tracks were found in a sandstone formation known to belong to the Coal Age, about 12 miles southeast of Berea, KY.

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