The Encyclopedia of Appalachia is the first encyclopedia dedicated to the region, people, culture, history, and geography of Appalachia . Appalachia is a region of the United States named for the significant mountain system which stretches through fourteen states Alabama , Georgia U.S. state Georgia , Kentucky , Maryland , Massachusetts , Mississippi , New York , North Carolina , Ohio , Pennsylvania , South Carolina , Tennessee , Virginia and West Virginia . The encyclopedia is 1,864 pages long and contains over 2,000 entries. ref Rudy Abramson and Jean Haskell, eds, Encyclopedia of Appalachia , Knoxville, Tenn U of Tennessee Press, 2006 , front flap. ref Produced by the Center for Appalachian Studies and Services at East Tennessee State University , Rudy Abramson and Dr. Jean Haskell, are the two main editors of the encyclopedia. It was published in March 2006 by the University of Tennessee Press . An online edition was initiated in 2011. As of August 2011, only the Music section is online. The online edition includes videos in addition to text and images. ref Encyclopedia of Appalachia http www.encyclopediaofappalachia.com June 15 ref Access to the online edition is free. Organization The encyclopedia runs 1864 pages and is organized into the following five main sections with respective subsections The Landscape Geology Ecology Environment The People Family and Community Images and Icons Race, Ethnicity, and Identity Work and the Economy Agriculture Business, Industry, and Technology Labor Tourism Transportation Cultural Traditions Architecture Crafts Folklore and Folklife Food and Cooking Humor Language Literature Music Performing Arts Religion Sports and Recreation Visual ... links http encyclopediaofappalachia.com Online edition of the Encyclopedia of Appalachia http cass.etsu.edu encyclo Homepage for the Encyclopedia of Appalachia http utpress.org Appalachia University of Tennessee Press website for the Encyclopedia of Appalachia DEFAULTSORT Encyclopedia Of Appalachia ... more details
. ref name abramson1 Rudy Abramson, Introduction to Encyclopedia of Appalachia Knoxville, Tenn. University ... . ref Walls, David 2006 . Appalachia. The Encyclopedia of Appalachia Knoxville, Tenn. University ... Gordon McKinney, The Civil War. Encyclopedia of Appalachia Knoxville, Tenn. University of Tennessee .... ref John Ellis, Welsh. Encyclopedia of Appalachia Knoxville, Tenn. University of Tennessee Press ... , and Gruetli Laager, Tennessee . ref Bruce Betler, Swiss. Encyclopedia of Appalachia University .... Encyclopedia of Appalachia Knoxville, Tenn. University of Tennessee Press, 2006 , pp. 155 ... Virginia. ref Ima Stephens, Black Dutch. Encyclopedia of Appalachia University of Tennessee Press ... mountain areas. ref Howard Dorgan, Introduction to the Religion section, Encyclopedia of Appalachia ... Ostwalt, Presbyterian, Denominational Family. Encyclopedia of Appalachia Knoxville, Tenn. University ... Church . ref Heather Ann Ackley Bean, Methodists. Encyclopedia of Appalachia Knoxville, Tenn. University ... Burgess, Patrick Alexander, and Gary McGee, Pentecostals. Encyclopedia of Appalachia Knoxville, Tenn ... the region. ref Harvey Neufeldt, Mennonites. Encyclopedia of Appalachia Knoxville, Tenn. University ... Michael Montgomery, Language Introduction, The Encyclopedia of Appalachia Knoxville, Tenn. University .... ref name deyoung Alan DeYoung, Introduction to Education section, Encyclopedia of Appalachia Knoxville ..., Mission, and Sponsored Schools, Encyclopedia of Appalachia Knoxville, Tenn. University of Tennessee ... . Encyclopedia of Appalachia Knoxville, Tenn. University of Tennessee Press, 2006 , pp. 1109 ... to the region. ref name toney Grace Toney Edwards, Literature Introduction, Encyclopedia of Appalachia ... of Appalachia. ref name paulson Linda Daily Paulson, Lumber Industry. Encyclopedia of Appalachia Knoxville ...Use mdy dates date April 2012 about the region in the United States other uses Appalachia disambiguation .... Appalachia is a term used to describe a cultural region in the eastern United States that stretches ... more details
Appalachia or Appalachian can refer to Appalachia , a cultural region associated with the Appalachian Mountains in the eastern United States the Appalachian Mountains Appalachia Mesozoic , a Mesozoic era island Appalachia, Virginia , a town in the U.S. state of Virginia Appalachia Delius , a rhapsody by Frederick Delius Appalachia journal Appalachia journal , a mountaineering and conservation journal published by the Appalachian Mountain Club since 1876 Appalachian League Appalachian State University Appalachian Trail Appalachian music See also Apalachin, New York disambig de Appalachia ... more details
This article was auto generated by User Polbot . Taxobox name Appalachia arcana image status VU status system IUCN2.3 regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Orthoptera familia Acrididae genus Appalachia species A. arcana binomial Appalachia arcana binomial authority Hubbell & Cantrall, 1938 synonyms Appalachia arcena Hubbell & Cantrall, 1938 orth. error Appalachia arcana is a species of insect in family Acrididae . It is Endemism endemic to the United States . References Orthopteroid Specialist Group 1996. http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 40737 all Appalachia arcana . http www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 9 August 2007. Category Fauna of the United States Category Grasshoppers Orthoptera stub pt Appalachia arcana vi Appalachia arcana ... more details
for other uses of AppalachiaAppalachia disambiguation Unreferenced date December 2009 File Paleogeography of North America during the late Campanian Stage of the Late Cretaceous.png thumb right Appalachia, the Western Interior Seaway , and Laramidia , during the late Campanian Stage. File Cretaceous seaway.png thumb Appalachia, circa 100 mya In the Mesozoic Era, Appalachia was a land area which is now an eastern part of the USA and Canada , separated from Laramidia by the Western Interior Seaway ... , Appalachia was separated from the rest of North America. Because of this, its fauna was isolated, and developed ... of North America, the geologist s Laramidia . Due to few fossiliferous deposits and many of Appalachia s fossil formations being destroyed by the Pleistocene ice age , little is known about Appalachia. In addition, due to lack of interest in Appalachia, many fossils that have been found in Appalachia ... predators in Appalachia too, but rather than the massive Tyrannosaurine tyrannosaurine tyrannosaurs , the Dryptosaurus dryptosaur s were the top predators of Appalachia. Rather than developing the huge ... been reported from Appalachia, it is now believed that these are the bones of juvenile dryptosaurs ... of Appalachia were more primitive in nature and less diverse, though this perception is probably due to the lack of fossil sites in eastern North America. Many hadrosaurs are known from Appalachia, however ... a specimen which floated into the Interior Seaway and was found in Kansas, might also be from Appalachia, since it was found closer to the Appalachia side of the seaway and is unknown from Western North ... the place of sauropod s in Appalachia. The nodosaur s, a group of large, herbivorous Ankylosauria armored dinosaur s resembling an armadillo , are another testament to Appalachia s difference from ... dinosaurs were reasonably common in Appalachia. See also List of Appalachian dinosaurs Category Historical geology Category Historical continents fr Appalachia pl Appalachia sv Appalacherna ... more details
of Appalachia. Encyclopedia of Appalachia Knoxville, Tenn. University of Tennessee Press, 2006 ...?EntryID M134 Museum of Appalachia Tennessee Encyclopedia of History & Culture http www.youtube.com MuseumOfAppalachia YouTube &mdash Museum of Appalachia s channel DEFAULTSORT Museum Of Appalachia ... the pioneer and early 20th century period of the Southern Appalachia n region of the United ... life in Southern Appalachia. ref name irwin1 The museum s grounds mimic a working pioneer Appalachian .... The Story of John Rice Irwin s Museum of Appalachia West Chester, Pennsylvania Schiffer Publishing, 1987 , pp. 9 24. ref Image Museum of appalachia tn1.jpg thumb right 200px The museum s entrance ... of Appalachia and began charging a nominal admission fee. ref name irwin1 In 1977, one of the museum .... ref name irwin2 John Rice Irwin, The Museum of Appalachia Today. The Story of John Rice Irwin s Museum of Appalachia West Chester, Pennsylvania Schiffer Publishing, 1987 , pp. 25 64. ref One ... in pioneer and early 20th century Appalachia. The collection includes photographs and short descriptions ... performance from the porch of the Peters Homestead House, the Museum of Appalachia hosts the annual ... added 1976 visitation num visitation year refnum 76001760 mpsub governing body Museum of Appalachia ... A History of This Pioneer Dwelling and Its Contents Norris, Tenn. Museum of Appalachia Press, 1981 ... master and circuit court clerk. The cabin s chimney was added around 1905. The Museum of Appalachia ... 120px Near Rogersville, Tennessee Hobart Hagood d. 1961 ref name guide Museum of Appalachia, Official ... Museum of Appalachia official site http www.affiliations.si.edu AffiliateDetail.Asp ... museums in Tennessee da Museum of Appalachia ... more details
Orphan date December 2010 The Appalachia Nunataks Coord 69 44 S 71 4 W display inline,title are a group of nunatak s rising to about convert 600 m on the west side of the Elgar Uplands , Alexander Island , Antarctica . They were named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place Names Committee in 1977 after Appalachia , the 1902 Frederick Delius composition, in association with Delius Glacier and the names of composers in this area. References usgs gazetteer id 529 Category Nunataks of Alexander Island AlexanderIsland geo stub ... more details
italic title Taxobox name Appalachian Brown image Satyrodes appalachia.jpg image width image caption image2 Satyrodes appalachia1.jpg image2 width image2 caption regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Lepidoptera familia Nymphalidae genus Satyrodes species S. appalachia binomial Satyrodes appalachia binomial authority R.L. Chermock, 1947 ref name CBIF http www.cbif.gc.ca spp pages butterflies species AppalachianBrown e.php Appalachian Brown , Butterflies of Canada ref subdivision ranks Subspecies subdivision S. a. leeuwi Gatrelle & Arbogast, 1974 The Appalachian Brown or Woods Eyed Brown ref name funet http www.funet.fi pub sci bio life insecta lepidoptera ditrysia papilionoidea nymphalidae satyrinae satyrodes index.html Satyrodes , funet.fi ref Satyrodes appalachia is a species of Satyrinae that is native to North America . Wingspan 39 to 51 mm. ref name CBIF Larvae on Rhynchospora inundata , Carex lacustris , and Carex stricta . ref name CBIF ref name funet Similar species Satyrodes eurydice R.L. Chermock, 1947 Eyed Brown Enodia anthedon A.H. Clark, 1936 Northern Pearly Eye References and external links reflist DEFAULTSORT Satyrodes appalachia Category Butterflies and moths of North America Category Butterflies of Canada Category Elymniini Satyrinae stub fr Satyre des Appalaches la Satyrodes appalachia ... more details
US 52 US 119 119 north of Williamson, West Virginia Williamson , West Virginia Appalachia s geography ... trails were the first in Appalachia. One of the earliest used by Europeans was Nemacolin s Path , a trail ... War created a need for roads through Appalachia. In 1755, General Edward Braddock of the Coldstream ... Road and the Conestoga Road. The first modern road to be built through Appalachia was the National Road starting at Cumberland, Maryland Cumberland , an early hub of Appalachia, generally following ... of lock dams ensuring a convert 9 ft adj on depth. Rail The next major transportation leap for Appalachia ... Appalachia. Starting from Roanoke, Virginia Big Lick , the lines extended to the Pocahontas coalfields ... , crossing Appalachia in 1857 in the Asheville, North Carolina area, although rail expansion ... and remain the only rail crossings of Appalachia. Cumberland still serves as a major rail hub for Appalachia ..., the main goal of the movement was education for road building in rural areas between cities, such as Appalachia ... trail system of highways. The first crossing Appalachia was the Lincoln Highway , which would ... the US Midwest with the Southern United States , crossing Appalachia following what is now U.S. Route 25 US 25 . Other auto trails crossing Appalachia include the Jefferson Davis Highway , Lakes ... highway contained in Appalachia is US 11 traversing the eastern side. US 21 was another primary US ... 70 . Many spur routes such as US 220 and US 119 serve various parts of Appalachia. File Cattle call2.jpg right thumb Local transport conditions in Appalachia during the mid twentieth century. Cattle ... States and also the first one to cross Appalachia. It was known as the tunnel highway because ... line. The Pennsylvania Turnpike remained the only superhighway crossing Appalachia until the interstate ... Appalachia east to west, starting with Interstate 86 east Interstate 86 , Interstate 80 , Interstate ... highway system designed specifically to service Appalachia. The ADHS was designed to generate economic ... more details
Infobox settlement official name Town of Appalachia, Virginia settlement type Town nickname motto website http www.townofappalachiava.us image skyline Downtown Appalachia, Virginia.jpg imagesize 250px image caption Downtown Appalachia image flag image seal image map VAMap doton Appalachia.png mapsize 250px map caption Location in the Commonwealth of Virginia image map1 mapsize1 map caption1 subdivision type List of countries Country subdivision type1 US state State subdivision type2 List of counties ... f9f9f9 Appalachia is a town in Wise County, Virginia Wise County , Virginia , United States . The population was 1,839 at the 2000 United States Census 2000 census . Geography Appalachia is located ... 41.0 of those under age 18 and 16.2 of those age 65 or over. Surrounding Area Appalachia is surrounded ... Appalachia is home to one public school, Appalachia Elementary School. Prior to the 2011 school year Appalachia High School was merged with Powell Valley High School in neighboring Big Stone Gap ... week of August, the residents of Appalachia and the surrounding area celebrate their heritage in a week ... type events. Twice, Coal Railroad days has coincided with other celebrations in Appalachia. In 2000 ... of the Appalachia 100 celebration that marked the 100th birthday of the Town of Appalachia.In 2010 it was their 104th birthday. World records The town of Appalachia holds two world records. Bee ... Appalachia residents with charges relating to an alleged electoral fraud conspiracy. The town s mayor ... of alleged election fraud and corruption in the town of Appalachia url http www.zwire.com site ... references External links http www.wise.k12.va.us aes Appalachia Elementary School http www.wise.k12.va.us ahs Appalachia High School Wise County, Virginia Virginia towns Virginia Category Towns in Virginia Category Populated places in Wise County, Virginia es Appalachia fa ht Appalachia, Vijini nl Appalachia pt Appalachia simple Appalachia, Virginia vo Appalachia ... more details
about O Connor, Meyer and Ma s album Miriam Mahdaviani s ballet Appalachia Waltz ballet Infobox album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Appalachia Waltz Type Album Artist Yo Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer, Mark O Connor Cover SKAppalachiaWaltz.jpg Released September 17, 1996 Recorded August 17 20, 1995 Genre European classical music Classical Length 69 38 Label Sony Classical Records Sony Classical Producer Edgar Meyer and Mark O Connor Last album This album Appalachia Waltz br 1996 Next album Appalachian Journey br 2000 Album ratings rev1 The Strad rev1Score favorable ref The Strad April 1997 p. 439 ref rev2 Gramophone magazine Gramophone rev2Score reserved favorable ref http www.gramophone.co.uk gramofilereview.asp?mediaID 163603&reviewID 9612079&issue Reviewed 3A Gramophone 12 2F1996 Gramophone magazine Dec. 1996 ref Appalachia Waltz is the first album from the trio of fiddler and composer Mark O Connor , double bassist and composer Edgar Meyer , and cellist Yo Yo Ma . Sony Classical released the disc in 1996. The album announces a new kind of Americana styled Western art music, with ancestry in Old time music old timey , Bluegrass music bluegrass , Folk music folk , and traditional European classical music European classical styles. It was recorded over three days, August 14 August 17, 1995. It is possible that the titles of these albums imply a continuity of the American classical tradition begun by Aaron Copland in Appalachian Spring . In its June 1997 issue, Bass Player magazine Bass Player magazine named it one of 30 Essential Bass Albums You Must Own , due to Meyer s exceptional work on the album. The trio followed up this album with Appalachian Journey in 2000. Track listing The Green Groves of Erin The Flowers of Red Hill Traditional arr Edgar Meyer Appalachia Waltz Mark O Connor arr Meyer Chief Sitting in the Rain Traditional arr Meyer, O Connor Mama Meyer Butterfly s Day Out O Connor arr Meyer Druid Fluid Meyer, O Connor First Impressions Meyer tienne et Petunia ... more details
Unreferenced date August 2008 The area west of the Appalachian Mountains is a region known as trans Appalachia . First US inhabitants of the trans Appalachia region In the early 19th century Americans who wanted to find a better life in the wilderness traveled several main roads over the Appalachians. Those from New England followed the Mohawk Trail into western New York . The travelers from Philadelphia took Forbes Road to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh , where they could travel west on the Ohio River . From Baltimore, Maryland Baltimore , they went to Pittsburgh on Braddock Road Braddock expedition Braddock s Road . Middle Atlantic settlers used Cumberland Road the National Road . Southerners used either the Great Valley Road or the Richmond Road, Virginia Richmond Road through the mountains to the Cumberland Gap . From there they could take the Wilderness Road northward into present day Kentucky and the Ohio Valley . Daniel Boone was hired by the Transylvania Company to cut the Wilderness Road. Increasing trans Appalachian populations Between 1790 and 1810, around 98,000 slaves, along with their owners, moved west into the region south of the Ohio River the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 had forbidden slavery in states north of the Ohio . By 1795, in Kentucky , 75,000 By 1830, hundreds of thousands of settlers were in the region, which at that time consisted of Michigan Territory , and the new states of Ohio , with 1,000,000 inhabitants, Indiana , with almost 350,000 inhabitants, and Illinois , with more than 150,000 inhabitants. coord missing United States Category History of the United States 1789 1849 Category History of the Midwestern United States US geo stub US hist stub ... more details
Multiple issues orphan June 2011 cleanup May 2011 New Appalachia is the concept that the quality of life in the San Joaquin Valley of California is comparable or worse than the traditionally impoverished Appalachia region of the Appalachian Mountains and therefore shares similar hardships. ref http migration.ucdavis.edu rmn more.php?id 1077 0 2 0 San Joaquin Valley New Appalachia? ref Geography The San Joaquin Valley consists of the southern half of the Central Valley , between the Sacramento San Joaquin River Delta in the north and the Tehachapi Mountains in the south. Access Insufficient access to medicine in the United States, in particular prenatal and preventive care, is typified by both rural and inner city communities. Early and adequate access to prenatal care is important to maternal and child health and is another comparative indicator of community health. According to the California Department of Health Services, 37 of births in Merced County, California Merced County occurred with no or late prenatal care and the San Joaquin Valley average was 19.5 of births with no or late prenatal care. By comparison, the California average was 13.6 of births and the national average was 10 of births ref http www.library.ca.gov crb 05 07 05 007.pdf San Joaquin Valley Land, People, and Economy ref Likewise, the counties of the San Joaquin Valley have relatively high ratios of population to physicians, suggesting relatively low access, with the highest in Kings County, California Kings County at 1,027 patients per a physician, the San Joaquin Valley average at approximately 671 patients per a physician and the California average of 400 patients per a physician. Another measure of access is licensed acute care hospital beds per thousand population, where the Kings County average of 1.1 beds per a thousand and the San Joaquin Valley average of 1.8 beds per a thousand were again less than the state average of 2.1 bed per a thousand. Consequently the age adjusted death rate is significantly ... more details
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Orphan date August 2008 Citation style date September 2009 Edge of Appalachia Preserve is a series of ten adjacent nature preserves located along the Appalachian Escarpment in Adams County, Ohio Adams County , Ohio . Four of the ten preserves, Lynx Prairie , Buzzardroost Rock , Red Rock Preserve Red Rock and The Wilderness , are National Natural Landmark s. The preserve is owned and operated by The Nature Conservancy and the Museum of Natural History & Science . It is the largest privately owned nature preserve in Ohio. The area encompassing the Edge of Appalachia Preserve was first studied by ecologist Emma Lucy Braun in the 1920s. However, it was not until 1959 when the Nature Conservancy purchased 42 acres 170,000 m near Lynx, Ohio that the Edge of Appalachia Preserve was created and established as a protected preserve. http www.twincities.com mid ohio entertainment columnists bob downing 8876858.htm?1c The Edge of Appalachia Preserve is among the most biologically assorted areas in the Midwestern United States. The preserve is predominantly wooded with over 13,000 acres 53 km of forestland. Over 100 rare species of animals and plants are found within the preserve. http www.savecincymuseum.org cmc collection living collection.html The Edge of Appalachia Preserve contains 30 ecological communities, eight of which are classified as rare throughout the world. Among its rare plants are the Canby s mountain lover and the northern white cedar . The Edge of Appalachia Preserve is also home to the rare green salamander and Allegheny woodrat . http www.twincities.com mid ohio ... wherewework northamerica states ohio preserves art145.html Edge of Appalachia Preserve Nature Conservancy http www.cincymuseum.org explore our sites edge appalachia Richard & Lucile Durrell Edge of Appalachia Preserve Cincinnati Museum http hikingohioparks.com edge of appalachia preserve hiking ohio parks.html Hiking information coord missing Ohio DEFAULTSORT Edge Of Appalachia Preserve Category ... more details
Orphan date October 2010 Infobox School name Appalachia Elementary School image imagesize streetaddress 3965 Kent Junction Road city Appalachia, Virginia Appalachia state Virginia zipcode 24216 country USA coord 36 54 31.1 N 82 46 22.2 W type edu display inline,title url http www.wise.k12.va.us aes Official Site district Wise County Public Schools superintendent Jeff Perry principal Matthew Dysart assistant principals Karen Dickenson staff fundingtype Public school government funded Public schooltype High school United States elementary school grades Pre K seventh grade 7 language American English English faculty communities feeders campus mascot Bulldogs newspaper colors colorbox blue colorbox gold Royal Blue and Gold founded enrollment 395 ref Cite web url http www.city data.com school appalachia elementary school va.html title City Data Enrollment Information ref enrollment as of 2009 rival conference bgcolor section BBDDBB bgcolor label BBDDBB bgcolor value EEEEEE bgcolor address EEEEEE bgcolor url EEEEEE Appalachia Elementary School , located in Appalachia, Virginia is part of Wise County Public Schools . Appalachia Elementary educates approximately 395 students ranging from pre kindergarten through 7th grade. External links http www.wise.k12.va.us aes Appalachia Elementary School website http www.wise.k12.va.us Wise County Public Schools ref http www.wise.k12.va.us elementaryschools.htm Wise County Public Schools ref References Reflist DEFAULTSORT Appalachia Elementary School Virginia Category Elementary schools in Virginia Category Schools in Wise County, Virginia ... more details
Infobox School name Appalachia High School image imagesize streetaddress 205 Lee Street city Appalachia, Virginia Appalachia state Virginia zipcode 24216 country USA coord 36 54 31.1 N 82 46 22.2 W type edu display inline,title url http www.wise.k12.va.us ahs Official Site district Wise County Public Schools superintendent Jeff Perry principal William Austin assistant principals Bryan Crutchfield staff fundingtype Public school government funded Public schooltype High school United States high school grades Eighth grade 8 Twelfth grade 12 language American English English faculty communities feeders campus mascot Bulldog newspaper The Bulldog Bark colors colorbox blue colorbox gold Royal Blue and Gold founded enrollment 218 ref cite web url http www.vhsl.org files fb divisions 2009 10.pdf title VHSL 2009 2010 Football Divisions Enrollment ref enrollment as of 2009 rival Powell Valley Vikings conference Lonesome Pine District br A Region D Region D bgcolor section BBDDBB bgcolor label BBDDBB bgcolor value EEEEEE bgcolor address EEEEEE bgcolor url EEEEEE Appalachia High School , located in Appalachia, Virginia is part of Wise County Public Schools . Appalachia High educates approximately 350 students ranging from 8th through 12th grades. Appalachia High School was awarded a Bronze Medal ... virginia appalachia high US News & World Report Appalachia High School Profile ref Applachia will be consolidating ... from the combination of two traditional rivals into one single school. History Appalachia High School ... ahs history.htm title History accessdate 2009 03 02 ref During the summer of 2011, Appalachia ... distance from the elementary school. In most parts of the campus the town of Appalachia can clearly .... Athletics Appalachia has won state championships in football in 1971, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1996, and 1997 ... External links http www.wise.k12.va.us ahs Appalachia High website References Reflist A Region D DEFAULTSORT Appalachia High School Virginia Category High schools in Virginia Category Schools in Wise ... more details
title Encyclopedia of Appalachia location Knoxville publisher University of Tennessee Press ref A sharp ...Essay date January 2012 Background main Appalachia Appalachian Regional Commission defines the Appalachian Region as a convert 205,000 sqmi km2 adj on region the follows the Appalachian Mountains from southern New York to northern Mississippi. It includes all of West Virginia and parts of 12 other states Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. Forty two percent of the Region s population is rural, compared with 20 percent of the national population. ref name The Appalachian Region cite report title The Appalachian Region year 2011 publisher Appalachian Regional Commission url http www.arc.gov appalachian region TheAppalachianRegion.asp ref The Region s economy was once highly dependent on mining, forestry, agriculture, chemical industries, and heavy industry. In recent times it has become more diversified and now includes a variety of manufacturing and service industries. According to the Commission, one in three Appalachians lived in poverty in 1965. Thankfully by 2008 this rate has decreased to 18 percent. The number of counties considered economically distressed had decreased from 223 in 1965 to 82 in 2011. ref name ARCeconomy cite report title Appalachia s Economy year 2011 publisher ... Appalachia was 12.7 per 100,000 births while the rate in rural US was 15.1 and the nation 16.3. Infant ... in Southern Appalachia location Chapel Hill, NC publisher The University of North Carolina Press ref ... attended most births in southern Appalachia. They were members of the community and were not officially ... were occurring outside the home. While granny midwives are no longer common in southern Appalachia ... the isolated areas of Appalachia. She focused on community involvement and brought midwives ... really tight Encyclopedia . Some women were encouraged to sit on a pot filled with hot water ... more details
Regional Commission Appalachian Regional Commission s charter. The Appalachia Appalachian region of the Eastern ... state of West Virginia . ref name hurst Hurst, Charles. 1992 . Inequality in Appalachia. Social ... developed in the area. ref name hurst Appalachia is often divided into 3 regions southern portions ..., Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio, and West Virginia Appalachia. ref name hurst Though all areas of Appalachia ... of Sociology. 16 67 86. Retrieved November 28 from Academic Search Premier. ref Appalachia is particularly ... development Though industry and business did exist in Appalachia prior to the 20th century, the major ... poor. ref name hurst Since at least the 1960s, Appalachia has a higher poverty rate and a higher ... status ranking. Fifty seven percent of adults in central Appalachia did not graduate high school ..., Michael Toborg, Mary. 2004 . Providing Health Education to Appalachia Populations. Holistic Nursing ..., DEBORAH TICKAMYER,ANN THORNE, MARK. 2005 . Poverty and Income in Appalachia. Journal of Appalachian ... for business. ref name narciso Narciso, Dean. 1998 . Appalachia spring Will it ever come? Christian ... CONCERNING TENANCY IN COMMON AND THE PERSISTENCE OF POVERTY IN CENTRAL APPALACHIA. Journal of Appalachian ... people ref name billings Billings, Dwight. 1974 . Culture and Poverty in Appalachia a Theoretical ... to 76.89 in Appalachia. ref name shaw Shaw, THOMAS DeYoun, Allan Redemacher, Eric. 2005 . EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT IN APPALACHIA GROWING WITH THE NATION, BUT CHALLENGES REMAIN. Journal of Appalachian ... differences between men and women are greater in Appalachia than the rest of the nation, tying into a greater trend of gender inequalities . ref name shaw Gender inequalities in Appalachia Women ... Latimer, Melissa. 2005 . EXPLORING GENDER AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN APPALACHIA. Journal of Appalachian ... . Towards a gendered regional geography Women and work in rural Appalachia. Growth & Change, 00174815 ... status group It has been suggested that Appalachia constitutes a separate status group under ... more details
Infobox television show name Appalachia A History of Mountains and People image caption genre Documentary writer Ross Spears br Jamie Ross director Ross Spears narrated Sissy Spacek country United States language English num seasons 1 num episodes 4 producer Jamie Ross runtime 50 minutes network Public Broadcasting Service PBS picture format High definition television HD audio format 5.1 Surround sound surround first aired Start date 2009 4 9 last aired br End date 2009 4 30 website http appalachiafilm.org production website http www.ageefilms.org appalachia.html Appalachia A History of Mountains and People is a four part American documentary television series that premiered April 9, 2009, on Public Broadcasting Service PBS . The series explores the natural history natural and human history of the Appalachian Mountains region. Background Most of the people featured in the series come from, or live in, the Appalachian region, including the narrator Sissy Spacek . Some of the other people featured include Henry Louis Gates, Jr. , Barbara Kingsolver , E. O. Wilson , Nikki Giovanni , Robert Coles , Wilma Dykeman , Charles M. Hudson author Charles Hudson , Denise Giardina , Mary Lee Settle , John Ehle , Sharyn McCrumb , and Gurney Norman . Reception Diana Nelson Jones of the Pittsburgh ... that with enough viewers Appalachia could be the beginning of a cure for society s malignant attitude about the region . ref cite news url http www.post gazette.com pg 09097 960981 67.stm title PBS s Appalachia ... article 17569 appalachia a history of mountains and people review .html title PBS series looks at the region ... through the 20th century. References refbegin General http pressroom.pbs.org programs appalachia a history of mountains and people PBS Pressroom Appalachia A History of Mountains and People . Retrieved on 2009 04 12 Specific refend reflist 2 DEFAULTSORT Appalachia A History Of Mountains And People ... series endings Category Appalachia ... more details
Refimprove date August 2009 Infobox Non profit Non profit name Appalachia Service Project, Inc Non profit logo Non profit type Interdenominational, non profit Christian Mission founded date 1969 tax id founder Rev. Glenn Tex Evans location 4523 Bristol Highway br Johnson City, TN 37601 origins key people area served Central Appalachia, specifically in the states of Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee. product mission focus method revenue endowment num volunteers num employees num members subsid owner Non profit slogan Build a Whole New You homepage http www.asphome.org Official Website dissolved footnotes Appalachia Service Project, Inc. or ASP is a Christian volunteer non profit organization organization operating in Central Appalachia , specifically in the states of Virginia , West Virginia , Kentucky , and Tennessee . The organization is concerned with home repair for low income families, as well as a limited amount of free home construction. Its primary goal is making homes warmer, safer, and drier . Statement of Values Appalachia Service Project lists the following driving values quotation2 We believe that each person is a child of God imbued with dignity and worth. We accept people right where they are and just the way they are. We believe that affordable, safe, sanitary housing is a basic human right . We are committed to witness through the good quality of our work and careful stewardship of our resources. We believe God calls volunteers to serve others as partners in ministry and we will encourage their growth in faith, as they are involved in this service. We believe where ASP is involved in local communities we will encourage, affirm, and support social justice social and economic justice . History ASP was founded in the summer of 1969 by Rev. Glenn Tex Evans, a minister in the United Methodist Church . During Tex s 13 years as director at Henderson ... and Economic Stratification in Appalachia External links http www.asphome.org Official Website ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2007 World Vision Appalachia is an organization of World Vision , an international Christian relief and humanitarian organization serving the world s under resourced children and families in nearly 100 countries. World Vision Appalachia s work in Appalachia , United States began in 1983 when the organization provided a 1000 grant to help fund the construction of a basketball court in the Chestnut Ridge community of Barbour County, West Virginia Barbour County , West Virginia . This grant and the completion of the basketball court marked the beginning of what has grown into over twenty four years of a deepening commitment to the Appalachian region. World Vision Appalachia serves families and organizations in 37 of West Virginia s 55 counties and surrounding states. Organizational structure World Vision Appalachia takes a holistic approach to community development, focusing on education and youth development, providing essential material goods for everyday life, Community Mobilization and capacity building for local partners, and disaster response and preparedness. World Vision Appalachia has built a range of programs around these focus areas that work together to transform lives and communities. ref http www.worldvisionusprograms.org Appalachia ref ref http www.worldvision.org get involved.nsf child appalachia tmwv ref Education and Youth Development KidREACH R elating, E ducating a nd C ommunicating H ope is an after school program providing mentoring and tutoring to 135 children in four elementary schools in Barbour County, West Virginia Barbour , Taylor County, West Virginia Taylor , and Braxton County, West Virginia Braxton counties. Youth programs offer safe, positive activities to more than 200 middle and high school students in five communities ... 600 to 800 people from churches representing a variety of denominations participate in the Appalachia ... in Appalachia for 200 national leaders. It has been replicated, and the Navaho nation also hosts ... more details
Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Be Ready Boys Appalachia to Abilene Type studio album Artist Norman Blake American musician Norman Blake , Rich O Brien Cover Bereadyboysabilene.jpg Released 1999 Recorded Genre Americana music Americana , Bluegrass music bluegrass , Folk music folk Length Label Shanachie Records Shanachie Producer Norman Blake American musician Norman Blake Chronology Norman Blake Last album Chattanooga Sugar Babe br 1998 This album Be Ready Boys Appalachia to Abilene br 1999 Next album Far Away, Down on a Georgia Farm br 1999 Album ratings rev1 Allmusic rev1Score Rating 4 5 Allmusic class album id r421987 pure url yes link Be Ready Boys Appalachia to Abilene is an album of United States American musicians Norman Blake American musician Norman Blake and Rich O Brien, released in 1999. Track listing Tennessee Wagoner Traditional 3 22 Old Pal of Yesterday W. S. Stevenson 4 29 Texola Waltz Blake 2 23 When It s Lamplighting Time in the Valley Traditional 3 37 Bowling Green Rag Blake 2 33 Homestead on the Farm A. P. Carter 3 30 Mexico Bryant 2 25 Going Home Anton n Dvo k , Traditional 3 39 Kentucky s Your Home Blake 3 14 Josef Wagner composer Under the Double Eagle Traditional 4 08 Grandpa s Barn Richard O Brien 4 25 Seamus O Brien Traditional 3 45 Flop Eared Mule Traditional 4 05 A Maiden s Prayer Bob Wills 3 32 Callahan Traditional 2 13 Heavenly Sunlight G. H. Cook, H. J. Zelley 3 45 Personnel Norman Blake guitar , banjo , fiddle , vocals Rich O Brien guitar, mandolin , vocals Don Edwards guitar Norman Blake Category 1999 albums Category Norman Blake American musician albums ... more details
Use mdy dates date December 2011 Italic title Appalachia Waltz is a ballet made by Miriam Mahdaviani to excerpts from Edgar Meyer and Mark O Connor s Appalachia Waltz and was part of New York City Ballet s Diamond Project . The premiere took place Wednesday, June 20, 2000, at the David H. Koch Theater New York State Theater , Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Lincoln Center . Original cast col begin col 3 col 3 Jenifer Ringer Jennie Somogyi col 3 Albert Evans dancer Albert Evans Nilas Martins col end Reviews col begin col 2 http query.nytimes.com gst fullpage.html?res 9C02E4DE1131F931A15755C0A9669C8B63 June 22, 2000 Anna Kisselgoff , The New York Times NY Times http query.nytimes.com gst fullpage.html?res 9F04E1D91039F93AA35754C0A9669C8B63 July 9, 2000 Anna Kisselgoff , The New York Times NY Times col 2 http findarticles.com p articles mi m1083 is 6 74 ai 62685056 June, 2000 Wendy Perron , Dance Magazine http www.danceinsider.com f621 2.html 2000 Alicia Mosier, Dance Insider http query.nytimes.com gst fullpage.html?res 9D0DE3DA153DF931A15756C0A9679C8B63 May 22, 2001 Jack Anderson dance critic Jack Anderson , The New York Times NY Times http query.nytimes.com gst fullpage.html?res 9E06E0D7133DF937A15756C0A9679C8B63 May 24, 2001 Jennifer Dunning , The New York Times NY Times col end External links http www.nycballet.com NYCB website Ballet Category New York City Ballet repertory Category New York City Ballet Diamond Project Category Ballets by Miriam Mahdaviani Category 2000 ballet premieres ... more details
Infobox Museum name Southern Appalachia Railway Museum native name native name lang image SARM5310.JPG imagesize 300 caption An Alco RS 1 . alt map type map caption map alt latitude longitude established dissolved location type collection visitors director president curator publictransit network website Southern Appalachia Railway Museum is a railway museum headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee Knoxville , Tennessee , United States. The museum collects antique locomotives and rolling stock to run on their 7 miles of track from the K 25 facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee to an interchange with Norfolk Southern at Blair, Tennessee and back. The museum runs a excursion train along this route using their rolling stock. ref cite news url http nl.newsbank.com nl search we Archives?p action doc&p docid 112FEC3D081DFCD8&p docnum 1 title Rail Museum offers cool rides for summer date June 28, 2007 work The Oak Ridger accessdate 2009 11 14 ref This is the only public access to the K 25 facility. The ride runs over former Southern Railway U.S. Southern Railway trackage. The excursion train s name is the Secret City Scenic using Oak Ridge s nickname the Secret City . The museum does an annual trip and railfan weekend. The excursion train typically runs on the first and third weekend of each month with the exception of special trains. When not running the Scenic a freight railroad uses the tracks with the Scenic sometimes using some of the engines. The museum is currently restoring a Southern EMD E8 6913. The museum s ticket office is an old guard station that has been restored. In 2000, the reuse committee of the Community Reuse Organization of East Tennessee approved a lease of land to the museum for a visitor center, train depot and repair shop. ref cite news url http nl.newsbank.com nl search we Archives?p product TORB&p theme torb&p action search&p maxdocs 200&p topdoc 1&p text direct ... sarm sarm.htm title Southern Appalachia Railway Museum work Techscribes accessdate 2009 11 ... more details
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