Appalachian History

The Good Doctor Walker

Doctor Thomas Walker was a friend and confidant of Thomas Jefferson. He discovered the Cumberland Gap (long before it had a European name).

June 24, 2007 Colonial Era / Dam building / Virginia

Appalachia’s Sunken City

Lost under 70 feet of water in the New River. The place is known as Dunkard Bottom today but to its residents, it was Mahanain.

Duncan Carpenter and family at entrance to Carpenter's Cave

June 22, 2007 Backwoodsmen/guides / Fiddlers/fiddling / West Virginia

“I could eat soup even it was made over a lizard”

Shelt Carpenter was an early 20th century fixture as a guide to fisherman on WV’s Elk River. He also entertained at the fishing camps with his fiddle and his tales.

Ice cream social in Greenwood, SC no date

June 19, 2007 Regional food

You scream, I scream, we all scream for…

Get the ice cream maker out! It’s summer, and there’s nothing so fine as freshly made rock salt ice cream. Gather every kid around!

137,489 garments with monetary value of $92,131.24

June 13, 2007 Kentucky / Works Progress Administration

Supporting her family

Kentucky organized Women’s Training Centers across the state between 1935-43 under the supervision of the Works Progress Administration.

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