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  1. #Introduction I'm Sunflower. I love #Appalachia & I'm trying to take back owning my #music. Looking for folks w/similar music taste like
    Dolly Parton
    Mumford & Sons
    Old Dominion
    Green Day
    Hootie & the Blowfish
    Cold War Kids
    Joywave
    Artic Monkeys
    CCR
    Young the Giant
    Chris Stapleton
    Shania Twain
    Blonde
    Smashing Pumpkins
    The Killers
    Temper City
    Goo Goo Dolls
    The Cranberries
    Alabama Shakes
    Smash Mouth
    Coldplay
    ELO
    NEEDTOBREATHE
    Jelly Roll
    Good Charlotte
    Cigarettes @ Sunset
    Sister Hazel

  2. To Live Here, You Have to Fight How Women Led Appalachian Movements for Social Justice, 2017

    Launched in 1964, the War on Poverty quickly took aim at the coalfields of southern Appalachia. There, the federal government found unexpected allies among working-class white women devoted to a local tradition of citizen caregiving and seasoned by decades of activism and community service.

    #books
    #nonfiction
    #America
    #Appalachia
    #SocialJustice
    #poverty
    #women

  3. Oh hey! It’s #BandcampFriday. If you’re looking to add some good tunes to the collection, Jodi Jones’ debut collection is fantastic. And so fitting for #LaborDay weekend.

    jodijones.bandcamp.com/album/a

    #Appalachia #Music #Folk

  4. Dolly Parton !!??
    Trump said on the Glenn Beck show of Dolly Parton -- "she really liked me." Really? You mean she liked this?
    (go to Main Document ...Complaint ... look at pgs 2,3,4)

    #music #art #countryMusic #nashville #tennessee #America #Epstein #EpsteinClass #meidastouch #Appalachia #GOP #reddit #politics #world

    courtlistener.com/docket/41544

  5. In #Appalachia (and probably all of the Old South), we had traditions when a loved one died. Many no longer follow these traditions or only a few (Bees & Crows & Black):

    -open all the windows
    -cover the mirrors
    -tell the bees
    -tell the crows
    -stop the clocks
    -turn all the photos down
    -wear black

    There will be mourning in #Appalachia.

    #RIPDolly

  6. Dolly was so many things but at her heart she was an #Appalachian. When many treated Appalachians as dumb stupid hillbillies, she proved the opposite while still holding on to the traditions of #Appalachia.

    She was our spokesperson.
    She was ours even though she belonged to the world.

    This hits hard.

    RIP #Dolly #DollyParton

  7. @Appalachian

    I thought we had a Cali Cat sighting but no. It is her look a like: Fluffy Cat (her tail is seriously fluffy!).

    No #CaliCat sighting since my son's Labrador chased her away. But, it has been extremely hot here and barely any of these ferals have been around.

    #Caturday #Cat #Cats #FeralCats #Appalachia

  8. It is a full biscuit morning here in the Blue Ridge Mountains. I am babysitting my son's dogs + a bestie's dog + the Yorkies.

    A lot of mute time on my Zoom meetings today!

    #Baking #Biscuit #Appalachia

  9. Today the big moving van left the big city for the mountains.

    Bittersweet moment to leave a loving home of 20+ years but the #Appalachians were calling me home.

    It definitely was the house that built me. Now it is time to get back to my heritage and create new stories. My soul belongs in these mountains.

    #Atlanta suburbs are no longer welcoming.

    #Appalachia #Georgia #BlueRidgeMountains

  10. 💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🦞🎒 #US #Fish and #Wildlife biologists are testing tiny photo-IDs attached as "backpacks" to #endangered Big Sandy #crayfish in #Appalachia.

    Because injecting a #chip would harm the 10 cm (4 in) #crustaceans, researchers superglue a batter-free PIT tag to each #shell and set it with baking soda water. The setup was first tested on a common surrogate species, and the tags letting go are actually a sign the crayfish survived long enough to molt.

    👉 popsci.com/environment/backpac

    #conservation #wildlife #biology #science #endangeredspecies #nature #animals #research #freshwater #water #fieldwork

  11. People who support coal don't want you thinking about disasters like the 2000 Martin County, KY sludge spill.

    306 million gallons of toxic waste, 30x larger than Exxon Valdez, and Massey Energy got fined $5,600 while communities dealt with contaminated water for over a decade.

    The investigation got shut down when Bush took office. Extractive industries depend on you not connecting the dots between their profits and your poisoned water. "Sludge" from Appalshop documented the four years after the spill.

    youtube.com/watch?v=p0XzWdHiCLk

    #Environment #Environmentalism #Appalachia #Kentucky #CleanEnergy

  12. Chattanooga Times Free Press: Archiving Appalachia: One Chattanoogan’s mission to save the musical tapestry of the American South. “Chattanooga Folk, a music archival website and repository, has digitized over 2,100 songs thus far in its online catalog, creating new access to music that had exclusively existed in physical form before the project.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/08/17/archiving-appalachia-one-chattanoogans-mission-to-save-the-musical-tapestry-of-the-american-south-chattanooga-times-free-press/
  13. Two little hearts, one cozy chair, and a whole lot of love. 🐾❤️ Sometimes happiness is simply having your best friend right beside you. The #BabySharks

    Hanging out in the #Appalachian Mountains at the @Appalachian Bungalow. Too hot to play outside.

    #Dog #DogsofFediverse #Yorkies #Gratitude #Appalachia #Heatwave

  14. Fairies of Northern Appalachia is OUT NOW!

    I’m so excited to say that “Fairies of Northern Appalachia: A History of the Little People of the Mountains” is out everywhere now.

    The book collects old and new folklore from Pennsylvania, West Virginia, eastern Ohio, Virginia, eastern Kentucky, and western Maryland. It features Pennsylvania Dutch, Scots Irish, Irish, and Cornish traditions, among others.

    Here you’ll find stories about banshees, tommyknockers, gnomes, mountain dwarves, household spirits, wassernixen, fairy queens, fairy witches, Appalachian pygmies, and arrow-shooting elves.

    The painting on the cover is “The Fairy Favourite” by John Anster Fitzgerald, which I thought perfectly captured the strangeness and diversity of Appalachian fairies. The carving on the back cover is by artist Joan Reed.

    You can find it at your local bookstore or at Amazon. The book is also available in a beautiful hardcover (see below).

    #Appalachia #AppalachianFolklore #AppalachianMountains #banshee #banshees #CornishFolklore #Elves #Fairies #Fairy #folklore #gnomes #history #Irish #Kentucky #Maryland #Ohio #Pennsylvania #PennsylvaniaDutch #ScotsIrish #tommyknocker #tommyknockers #Virginia #WestVirginia
  15. Hype for the Future 235U: Holmes County, Ohio

    Overview Holmes County is a notable rural county located in the east-central portion of the State of Ohio southwest of Canton along the Route 62 corridor within Amish Country and home to notable villages such as Millersburg (county seat) and Killbuck. Today, the county is home to the Victorian House Museum and the Hotel Millersburg (2 ⭐️) within Millersburg alongside a number of related tourist establishments associated with Ohio’s Amish Country throughout the area. Within the Village […]

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  16. Hype for the Future 235T: Coshocton County, Ohio

    Introduction Coshocton is a notable smaller city in the east-central portion of the State of Ohio which serves as the county seat of Coshocton County, which also contains the Villages of Conesville, Nellie, Plainfield, Warsaw, and West Lafayette. Notable highways located within the county include Routes 36, 16, 60, 79, 83, 93, 206, 229, 541, 621, 643, 651, 662, 715, and 751. City of Coshocton The City of Coshocton is a notable small city in and the county seat of Coshocton County, Ohio, […]

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  17. Hype for the Future 235Q: Cambridge, Ohio

    Overview Cambridge is a notable community in and the county seat of Guernsey County, representing the eastern portion of the State of Ohio, along Interstates 70 and 77 and Routes 22 and 40 and associated with the Guernsey County Museum, the Dickens Victorian Village, and the National Museum of Cambridge Glass along with nearby community amenities and attractions such as Deerassic Park, Hosak’s Cave, the Stone House Museum, Salt Fork State Park, and the Salt Fork Lodge and Conference […]

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  18. Hype for the Future 235Q: Cambridge, Ohio

    Overview Cambridge is a notable community in and the county seat of Guernsey County, representing the eastern portion of the State of Ohio, along Interstates 70 and 77 and Routes 22 and 40 and associated with the Guernsey County Museum, the Dickens Victorian Village, and the National Museum of Cambridge Glass along with nearby community amenities and attractions such as Deerassic Park, Hosak’s Cave, the Stone House Museum, Salt Fork State Park, and the Salt Fork Lodge and Conference […]

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  19. Hype for the Future 235Q: Cambridge, Ohio

    Overview Cambridge is a notable community in and the county seat of Guernsey County, representing the eastern portion of the State of Ohio, along Interstates 70 and 77 and Routes 22 and 40 and associated with the Guernsey County Museum, the Dickens Victorian Village, and the National Museum of Cambridge Glass along with nearby community amenities and attractions such as Deerassic Park, Hosak’s Cave, the Stone House Museum, Salt Fork State Park, and the Salt Fork Lodge and Conference […]

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  20. Hype for the Future 235Q: Cambridge, Ohio

    Overview Cambridge is a notable community in and the county seat of Guernsey County, representing the eastern portion of the State of Ohio, along Interstates 70 and 77 and Routes 22 and 40 and associated with the Guernsey County Museum, the Dickens Victorian Village, and the National Museum of Cambridge Glass along with nearby community amenities and attractions such as Deerassic Park, Hosak’s Cave, the Stone House Museum, Salt Fork State Park, and the Salt Fork Lodge and Conference […]

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  21. Hype for the Future 235Q: Cambridge, Ohio

    Overview Cambridge is a notable community in and the county seat of Guernsey County, representing the eastern portion of the State of Ohio, along Interstates 70 and 77 and Routes 22 and 40 and associated with the Guernsey County Museum, the Dickens Victorian Village, and the National Museum of Cambridge Glass along with nearby community amenities and attractions such as Deerassic Park, Hosak’s Cave, the Stone House Museum, Salt Fork State Park, and the Salt Fork Lodge and Conference […]

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  22. Hype for the Future 235P: Zanesville, Ohio

    Overview Associated with westward pioneer Ebenezer Zane in relatively early American and Northwest Territory history is the City of Zanesville along the historic National Road, serving as the county seat of Muskingum County, Ohio, and home to a number of notable community features including the Brighton Historic District, the Dr. Increase Mathews House Museum and Gardens, the Putnam Historic District, the Stone Academy Historic Site and Museum, Matt’s Art Glass, the Y Bridge Cultural Arts […]

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  23. Hype for the Future 235L: Carroll County, Ohio

    Overview Carroll County is a notable rural county located in the eastern portion of the State of Ohio home to the Villages of Carrollton (county seat), Malvern, Minerva, Dellroy, Leesville, Magnolia, and Sherrodsville, with Carrollton as the largest community fully within the county and Minerva as the largest community with any partial territory within the county. Major highways located within the county include Routes 9, 39, 43, 164, 171, 183, 212, 332, 524, and 542. Within the Village of […]

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  24. Hype for the Future 235K: Harrison County, Ohio

    Overview Harrison County is a notable rural county located in the east-central portion of the State of Ohio and modestly south of the City of Canton along corridors such as Routes 22, 250, and 9 which uses the Village of Cadiz as the county seat. Smaller villages within the boundaries of the county include Adena, Bowerston, Deersville, Freeport, Harrisville, Hopedale, Jewett, New Athens, and Scio, while notable major highways beyond the primary routes of Cadiz within the county include […]

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  25. Hype for the Future 235I: Belmont County, Ohio

    Overview Belmont County is a notable suburban and semi-rural county located along the Ohio River and the eastern edge of the State of Ohio directly west of Wheeling, West Virginia, home to notable communities such as Bellaire, Martins Ferry, Saint Clairsville, Barnesville, Bethesda, Bridgeport, Brookside, Fairview, Flushing, Holloway, Morristown, Powhatan Point, Shadyside, Wilson, and Yorkville. Today, the county is home to notable community amenities such as the National Imperial Glass […]

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  26. Hype for the Future 235H: Monroe County, Ohio

    Overview Monroe County is a notable rural Appalachian county in the eastern portion of the State of Ohio and the second-least-populated county statewide after only Vinton County, home to notable smaller villages and unincorporated areas including Woodsfield (county seat), Antioch, Beallsville, Clarington, Graysville, Jerusalem, Lewisville, Miltonsburg, Stafford, and Wilson. The county is not directly connected to any major Interstate or United States highways, though state highways located […]

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  27. Hype for the Future 235E: Noble County, Ohio

    Overview Noble County is the most recent of the eighty-eight counties in the State of Ohio by date of establishment as well as the fourth-least-populated following only Vinton, Monroe, and Morgan Counties in the Appalachian region of the State. Today, the Village of Caldwell serves as the county seat and is notable for the historic county jail, now a museum and local information center serving both the community and the county as a whole. Villages located elsewhere within the boundaries of […]

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  28. Hype for the Future 235D: Morgan County, Ohio

    Overview Morgan County is a notable rural county located in the southeastern portion of the State of Ohio larger by population than only Vinton and Monroe Counties in the Appalachian region and home to the Villages of McConnelsville (county seat), Chesterhill, Malta, and Stockport. Notable community amenities within the Village of McConnelsville include the Inns at 8th and Main and Three Sisters Sunset Inn, with Malta located directly opposite the Muskingum River. To the south is the overall […]

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  29. Hype for the Future 232E: Wayne National Forest

    Overview Wayne National Forest is a notable forested and protected area located in the southeastern portion of the State of Ohio and serves as home to the City of Nelsonville within an otherwise largely-protected area largely within Hocking, Vinton, and Athens Counties. The City of Nelsonville serves as the most populated cluster within the forest and is located in the northwestern portion of Athens County, along the Route 33 corridor between Logan to the northwest and Athens to the […]

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  30. "While the Trump administration is directing hundreds of millions of dollars to coal projects, miners in Appalachia are suffering from a resurgence of black lung disease. But industry pushback is delaying federal rules that would reduce miners’ exposure to deadly silica dust."

    #BlackLung #CoalMining #SilicaDust #Appalachia #MiningReform #PublicHealth #CoalIndustry #Trump

    e360.yale.edu/features/black-l

  31. Hype for the Future 149D: Central Rutherford County, North Carolina

    Introduction Much of the County of Rutherford in the State of North Carolina is identified as an urban cluster at town size, combining the communities of Rutherfordton, Ruth, Forest City, and Spindale. Today, each municipality is associated with the heritage of the entire county, with distinct perspectives within each individual community and beyond. Travel Rutherford County, North Carolina, is associated with United States Routes 64, 74, 74A, 74 Business, 221, and 221A; and North Carolina […]

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  32. Hype for the Future 149A: City of Saluda, North Carolina

    Overview The City of Saluda is a community split between Polk and Henderson Counties in the State of North Carolina, along United States Route 176. Today, notable amenities of the community include the Saluda Inn, the Jim Carson Gallery and Studio AIS & OPA, and the Orchard Inn Boutique Hotel and Spa. Tryon is located to the east, and Zirconia is to the west.

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  33. 2,080 acre hyperscale data center zoning map application submitted in Maysville-Mason County #Kentucky near the #OhioRiver in rural #Appalachia for “Cloud computing technologies.”

    The site is in the Ohio River Watershed, along the boundary between the Lee Creek and Lawrence Creek
    sub-watersheds.

    The project, west of downtown Maysville, is near Slack Pike Road, Germantown Road and Valley Pike near 'D's Thirsty Beaver' which is located at 3538 Germantown Rd, Maysville, KY 41056.

    This is the third hype-scale data center within 31 miles to be built. # 2, in the last image, at the former Stuart Coal power plant in Adams County, Manchester, Ohio, has already received federal approval. Another one is planned for the shuttered Killen Station in Rome, Ohio, just east of Manchester, Ohio, all on the Ohio River, in Adams County, also.

    #DataCenter #News

    The Maysville-Mason County Joint Planning Commission will host two days of public hearings on Wednesday, March 25, and Thursday, March 26 at 5:30 p.m. at the Maysville Community and Technical College Fields Auditorium.

    maysville-online.com/news/2143

    Data Center portal, City of Maysville-Mason County Joint Planning Commission:
    cityofmaysvilleky.gov/departme #Ohio #AppalachianOhio

    Data Center zoning application: cms5.revize.com/revize/maysvil

  34. Hype for the Future 133H: City of Huntington, West Virginia

    Introduction The City of Huntington is situated largely within Cabell County, West Virginia, along the Ohio River, though the western end of the community may also extend over the line into Wayne County. In any case, however, the Cabell County communities are notable for containing notable urban features, though the city limits are on the relatively smaller side in terms of both area covered and population counts. Notable Attractions Perhaps the most significant tourist destinations for […]

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  35. Hype for the Future 121B: Churchville, Virginia

    Overview The unincorporated community of Churchville is located within the western portion of Augusta County, Virginia, named for Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha. Today, the community is located along United States Route 250 and Virginia Route 42, the latter of which serves smaller mountain communities largely parallel to United States Route 11 albeit further west.

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  36. Hype for the Future 114K: Ohio State Route 146

    Introduction Located along the eastern side of the State of Ohio, Route 146 is a state highway that connects the Villages of Summersfield to the east with Nashport to the west. Between the two notable villages, the highway is most notable for passing directly through the City of Zanesville and crossing Interstate 70 within city limits. Outside the City of Zanesville, Route 146 also connects with the communities of Cumberland and Pleasant City (the latter along Interstate 77) along the […]

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  37. Hype for the Future 113WUO: Village of West Union, Ohio

    Overview The Village of West Union, Ohio, is a village located within the boundaries of Adams County, Ohio, within the United States of America. The Lafferty Funeral Collection Marker is more than just a funeral—the site is also home to a museum relevant to the community within the county. Unfortunately, however, the village and associated county each represent some of the most distressed regions of the State of Ohio, firmly within the Virginia Military District between the Little Miami […]

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