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The Appalachian Trail, also called the A.T., is a hiking trail in the Eastern United States, extending almost 2,200 miles (3,540 km) between Springer Mountain in Georgia and Mount Katahdin in Maine, and passing through 14 states. [2] The Appalachian Trail Conservancy claims the Appalachian Trail to be the longest hiking-only trail in the world. [3]
The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) is a United States federal–state partnership that works with the people of Appalachia to create opportunities for self-sustaining economic development and improved quality of life. Congress established ARC to bring the region into socioeconomic parity with the rest of the nation. The Appalachian Region, as defined by Congress, includes all of West ...
Aug 8, 2018 · Lingua Obscura. The Legendary Language of the Appalachian “Holler” Is the unique Appalachian dialect the preserved language of Elizabethan England? Left over from Scots-Irish immigrants? Or something else altogether? The Appalachian Mountains. Getty. By: Chi Luu. August 8, 2018. 8 minutes.
From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository. Appalachia is a region in the United States. Proposed Flag of the Region. Map of the Appalachian Regional Commission. New River Gorge Bridge, West Virginia. Roanoke, Virginia. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Knoxville, Tennessee. Asheville, North Carolina. Mount Mitchell, highest point in Appalachia.
Appalachian Americans, or simply Appalachians, are Americans living in the geocultural area of Appalachia in the eastern United States, or their descendants.
Apr 29, 2024 · April 8, 2024. ENCORE: True Stories Behind Folk Heroes, Runaway Trains And Murder Ballads. This week on Inside Appalachia, we're talking about traditional ballads — how they tell stories and...
Appalachia ( / ˌæpəˈlætʃə /) is a town in Wise County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,754 at the 2010 census . History. The Appalachia post office was established in 1898. [5] . The community was named for the surrounding Appalachian Mountains. [6] .
