Appalachian History

Alabama’s oldest Baptist congregation will be 208 years old this year. Or not, depending on whom you ask. Both churches remain active today.

They made their money on the big chunks of coal

They retreated the mine back almost to the drift mouth, to the entrance of the mine, so [the Blue Diamond Mine] was quite a successful.

Among the mementos of my youth is a silk hat mark. Ere then, ere then, upon it, in the long, long ago, her deft fingers wove my initials!

I wired him : Have just been appointed to prosecute so & so. Have recently gone to the bar. For the sake of the Ewing name will you help me?

In two short years our house of cards had fallen. We were 6 orphans. The oldest 17 & youngest 3 years. Mother lies beside father on the hill.