Appalachian History

This old auto was trapped in the rising waters

It was the city’s worst flood up to that time. The March 1924 deluge left most of Westernport MD under water.

Aunt Emmie, in clean starched apron and calico frock, sat for hours rocking contentedly while her fingers moved swiftly.

Mountain folks have traditionally looked forward to the return of the ramp after a winter of eating mostly dried foods.

The fabled phoenix, that marvelous bird endowed with the power to rise from its own ashes, finds a match in the pork pie hat.

Ida Prather Cox, vaudeville performer, pioneering blues singer. Founded female blues genre along with Gertrude “Ma” Rainey & Bessie Smith.