Appalachian Region

West Virginia

Appalachian folk art

Appalachian music

Appalachian Mountains

Appalachian studies

Appalachian Land Ownership Survey

Appalachian stereotypes

Appalachian English

Appalachian Uplands

Appalachian Regional Commission

List of Appalachian Regional Commission counties

Geology of the Appalachians

Appalachian Plateau

Appalachian Ohio

Helen Dingman

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

Bedford Shale

Atlantic Northeast

Appalachian Americans

History of the Appalachian people in Baltimore

List of Appalachian Americans

History of West Virginia

Anthracite

History of Kentucky

Timeline of chemical element discoveries

Morgantown, West Virginia

Appalachian Voices

Appalachian Trail

Carroll County, Ohio

Appalachian League

Appalachian Highlands

Urban Appalachians

Appalachian bogs

California Department of Water Resources

Mountains17

• In Eastern Kentucky, the state's famed bluegrass gently folds into the ruggedly scenic Appalachian Mountains. (kentuckytourism.com)
• The Appalachian Region is an area of 205,000 square miles along the Appalachian Mountains, stretching from southern New York to northern Mississippi. (cdc.gov)
• The Appalachian Mountains , [b] often called the Appalachians , are a mountain range in eastern to northeastern North America . (wikipedia.org)
• The Appalachian Mountains are not synonymous with the Appalachian Plateau which is one of the provinces of the Appalachian Highlands). (wikipedia.org)
• Appalachian Mountains including US and Canadian portions. (wikipedia.org)
• The geologic processes that led to the formation of the Appalachian Mountains started 1.1 billion years ago. (wikipedia.org)
• The collision of these continents caused the rocks to be folded and faulted, creating the first mountains in the region. (wikipedia.org)
• The Appalachian Mountains are a barrier to east-west travel, as they forms a series of alternating ridgelines and valleys oriented in opposition to most highways and railroads running east-west. (wikipedia.org)
• Hike the Southern Blue Ridge Mountains with a local expert and learn about the region's abundant wildflowers, natural history and distinctly Appalachian folklore. (roadscholar.org)
• Locate all the geographic regions of Georgia: Blue Ridge Mountains Piedmont Coastal Plain Valley and Ridge and Appalachian Plateau. (accuteach.com)
• I give them a map of GA that is split into the regions and we label Mountains, Piedmont, Coastal Plains, and Swamp. (accuteach.com)
• Appalachian Voices is celebrating two decades of bringing people together to stand up for the mountains, for clean rivers and drinking water, for farms, forests and wildlife, and for healthy communities across the Appalachian region. (appvoices.org)
• Hundreds of years ago, before interstate highways drove through the mountains, a network of trails winding around the Southern Appalachians served as the arteries of the sovereign Cherokee nation. (appvoices.org)
• The Pacolet Area Conservancy (PAC) and the Landrum Library invite the public to attend a free presentation on "Native Orchids of the Southern Appalachian Mountains," presented by Jim Fowler. (tryondailybulletin.com)
• The Southern Appalachian Mountains region is recognized as one of the most floristically diverse areas in North America. (tryondailybulletin.com)
• From one of the region's foremost mushroom hunters-Walter E. Sturgeon-comes a long-overdue field guide to finding and identifying the mushrooms and fleshy fungi found in the Appalachian mountains from Canada to Georgia. (changinghands.com)
• Hikers can follow the Appalachian Trail across the Roan, and Hump Mountains, where waving grasses provide alpine vistas, scale cliffs a mile above surrounding valleys to reach MacRae Peak at Grandfather Mountain State Park, explore the Linville Gorge Wilderness, and follow the gushing, waterfall-filled drainages of the Pisgah National Forest's Wilson Stream. (eclipseski.co.uk)

Appalachia13

• The modern movement of preserving art has led to the creation of museums, such as The Museum of Appalachia, which has led to a greater understanding and appreciation of Appalachian folk art. (wikipedia.org)
• On October 6, 2021, ARC presented our annual conference, Appalachia Envisioned: A New Era of Opportunity , to more than 500 Appalachians. (arc.gov)
• An Overview of Coal and the Economy in Appalachia, a report commissioned by the Appalachian Regional Commission, details major trends in coal employment and production in the Appalachian Region over the past two decades. (arc.gov)
• Applications Due May 1, 2021 WASHINGTON, D.C., March 15, 2021-Today, the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) began accepting applications for the third class of the Appalachian Leadership Institute, a leadership and economic development training opportunity for people who currently live and/or work in Appalachia. (arc.gov)
• This research report, commissioned by the Appalachian Regional Commission, seeks to define the traffic safety culture in Appalachia and discusses the causes of the common safety problems in the Region. (arc.gov)
• This research report, commissioned by the Appalachian Regional Commission, documents the extent to which existing transit services are adequately creating or enhancing access for disadvantaged populations in Appalachia, particularly those in rural Appalachia. (arc.gov)
• The Appalachian Diabetes Control and Translation Project (ADCTP) was launched to help prevent and manage diabetes in distressed counties in Appalachia by supporting the development of community coalitions. (cdc.gov)
• In Central Appalachia, a region plagued by multiple health inequities, smoking rates have remained high over the last several decades [ 7 ], yet a detailed epidemiologic description of smoking behavior in this population is missing. (biomedcentral.com)
• Central Appalachia, which includes Appalachian Kentucky, has the highest prevalence of adult smokers in the nation, 25.2% compared to 16% in the non-Appalachian US. (biomedcentral.com)
• Unfortunately, while Appalachia has long been recognized as a region with acute infrastructure needs, on-the-ground data sets are incredibly limited, which makes the identification and prioritization of effectiveness interventions very difficult. (eurasiareview.com)
• One of the most prevalent is the idea that the way the people of Appalachia speak - the so-called Appalachian dialect - is somehow incorrect or malformed. (theconversation.com)
• Appalachia as a region is defined by federal law, and consists of 490 counties in 13 states. (counterpunch.org)
• Appalachia is one of the poorest regions in the US. (counterpunch.org)

20172

• Grundy, VA (April 4, 2017) - The second installment in a $6 million loan benefiting the Appalachian School of Law in Grundy was presented today at the law school by the Virginia Coalfield Economic Development Authority. (vceda.us)
• Since 2017 in general, rates of overdose, suicide and liver disease have trended downward in the 13 states that make up the Appalachian region. (publicnewsservice.org)

North America1

• In fact, more plant species can be found in the southern Appalachians as a whole than anywhere else in North America. (sherpaguides.com)

Virginia10

• Virginia claims only a bit of the Appalachian Plateau where it swipes the southwestern corner of the state in Wise, Dickenson, Buchanan, northern Scott, and western Lee counties. (sherpaguides.com)
• Southwest Virginia's e-Region is marketed by the Virginia Coalfield Economic Development Authority - VCEDA - a regional economic development organization created by Virginia's General Assembly in 1988 to enhance and diversify the economic base of the seven-county, one-city, coal-producing region in southwestern Virginia. (vceda.us)
• Through the Appalachian Twinning Ministry (ATM), our parish supports low-income and poverty-level families in Southwest Virginia by pairing our resources with Holy Family Parish. (saint-mikes.org)
• The Appalachian South Folklife Center in southern West Virginia has weathered many storms over the past half century, yet continues to provide help to residents in need, education for youth, and a safe harbor for activists. (appvoices.org)
• My first few years at Virginia Tech, I reached out to academics, nonprofits, and state and local government agencies to try and better understand what was known about water quality in the region," said Cohen, who researches and teaches in the Department of Population Health Sciences at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine. (eurasiareview.com)
• The study will help researchers from Virginia Tech and elsewhere know what gaps need to be filled, which in the case of Appalachian drinking water quality and contaminants are many and wide. (eurasiareview.com)
• RICHMOND-Today, the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) announced that Appalachia's 13 governors elected Virginia Governor Ralph Northam to serve as ARC's states' co-chair for 2021. (bluevirginia.us)
• It's an honor to be elected to this role, and I look forward to working with leaders across the Appalachian region to advance our shared priorities and support the region's needs," said Virginia Governor Ralph Northam. (bluevirginia.us)
• I know firsthand the invaluable role that ARC plays in the success of Appalachian Virginia and the region as a whole. (bluevirginia.us)
• According to the ARC 2010-2014 Poverty Rate report , the poverty rate across the US was 15.6% compared to 19.7% in the Appalachian region of Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. (counterpunch.org)

Central Appalachian2

• Tobacco, both its production and use, holds a significant place in the Central Appalachian region. (biomedcentral.com)
• The study found only 85 such publications, with a scarcity of studies involving the Central Appalachian region or asking questions about health outcomes. (eurasiareview.com)

20161

• The Appalachian Uniform milk price was $18.59, down $0.47 from September and $0.49 higher than October 2016. (centralagsupply.com)

20212

• WASHINGTON, D.C., June 23, 2021-This summer, nearly 100 Appalachian students are paving the way for educational growth and entrepreneurship in the Region by engaging in two of ARC's four Academies & Institutes. (arc.gov)
• I am proud to know that Governor Northam will serve as the 2021 states' co-chair for the Appalachian Regional Commission," said U.S. Senator Mark R. Warner, a former ARC Co-Chair. (bluevirginia.us)

Plateau1

• The Appalachian Plateau is the westernmost physiographic region of the great Appalachians. (sherpaguides.com)

Hikers2

• A lean-to provides shelter to Appalachian Trail hikers in the Rangeley Lakes section of the trail. (rangeley-maine.com)
• We help long-distance and day hikers plan safe and enjoyable adventures on the Appalachian Trail and other trails in the Hundred Mile Wilderness and Moosehead Lake regions. (appalachiantrail.org)

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• On the Appalachian Trail, both federal and volunteer maintenance crews were halted, but visitors were still able to access the trail as well as some facilities. (appvoices.org)
• The Appalachian Trail is a continuous hiking path which covers 2,000 miles from Springer Mountain in Georgia to Katahdin Mountain in Maine, the trail crosses through Franklin County and connects with a number of the area's most rugged and scenic peaks. (rangeley-maine.com)
• In the Rangeley Lakes region, the trail runs from Andover and continues beyond Saddleback Mountain. (rangeley-maine.com)
• call the Maine Appalachian Trail Club at 207-645-4407 or visit their website. (rangeley-maine.com)
• The range is the home of a very popular recreational feature, the Appalachian Trail . (wikipedia.org)
• This is a 2,175-mile (3,500 km) hiking trail that runs all the way from Mount Katahdin in Maine to Springer Mountain in Georgia, passing over or past a large part of the Appalachian range. (wikipedia.org)
• The International Appalachian Trail is an extension of this hiking trail into the Canadian portion of the Appalachian range in New Brunswick and Quebec . (wikipedia.org)
• A collection of resources for planning a safe, healthy, and responsible experience on the Appalachian Trail. (appalachiantrail.org)
• Obstacles arise every day that threaten the Appalachian Trail. (appalachiantrail.org)
• Volunteers are the soul of the Appalachian Trail, and there are many opportunities for you to help keep the Trail alive. (appalachiantrail.org)
• Keep up-to-date with the latest alerts and conditions on the Appalachian Trail. (appalachiantrail.org)
• We have partnered with Mountaineers Books for the warehousing and distribution of Appalachian Trail Conservancy Publications. (appalachiantrail.org)
• A scale model of Katahdin, Maine's highest mountain and the northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail, shows the many hiking routes the mountain offers. (appalachiantrail.org)
• One of these hikes, up Whitecap Mountain, follows the Appalachian Trail (please note that access to the Whitecap trailhead requires a vehicle with high clearance). (appalachiantrail.org)
• AMC trails accessed via the Katahdin Iron Works Road connect with the Appalachian Trail. (appalachiantrail.org)

Disparities2

• Health disparities are even worse in counties defined by the Appalachian Regional Commission as the most economically distressed based on unemployment rates, per capita income, and poverty rates. (cdc.gov)
• Students will be able to explain reasons for health and other disparities that are related to environmental, economic and social conditions in the region. (ohio.edu)

20232

• Join us for the 2023 SOAR Summit, presented by Appalachian Wireless and the Appalachian Regional Commission , at the Corbin Arena on October 3-4. (soar-ky.org)
• OAKWOOD, VA (SEPTEMBER 1, 2023) -The first cohort of Appalachian College of Pharmacy (ACP) students to participate in off campus classes offered by ACP at the Southwest Virgina Higher Education Center (SWVHEC) in Abingdon, Va., arrived on campus Monday to begin their studies at the higher education center. (acp.edu)

ARC's5

• ARC's Appalachian Leadership Institute was designed to help leaders, from all walks of life, develop those skills. (arc.gov)
• Since July, Appalachia's 13 governors and ARC's Federal Co-Chairs shared their visions for creating opportunities and resilience in the Region through a bipartisan op-ed series. (arc.gov)
• As part of ARC's federal-state partnership structure, the states' co-chair is annually elected by Appalachia's governors and works directly with the federal co-chair to invest in economic growth and development across the 13-state Appalachian region. (bluevirginia.us)
• In addition to facilitating ARC investments across the region, the states' co-chair hosts ARC's Annual Summit. (bluevirginia.us)
• ARC's federal-state partnership is critical to the fulfillment of our important mission, and I look forward to working with Governor Northam, and all Appalachian state governors, to continue strengthening the region. (bluevirginia.us)

Regional Commission5

• With support from DDT and the Appalachian Regional Commission, the Center for Rural Health at Marshall University built an infrastructure of diabetes coalitions called the Appalachian Diabetes Network, which serves more than 70 distressed counties in 9 states. (cdc.gov)
• The SOAR Summit, presented by Appalachian Wireless and the Appalachian Regional Commission , returned to Pikeville on October 19-20 at the Appalachian Wireless Arena . (soar-ky.org)
• Further analysis by the Appalachian Regional Commission found that 45% of Appalachian counties fall in the highest quintile of adult smoking prevalence in the nation [ 11 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
• The Appalachian Regional Commission report on so-called "diseases of despair" is based on Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data from 2018, but researchers say financial, child care, and mental-health struggles due to the pandemic will likely worsen the situation. (publicnewsservice.org)
• The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has been earmarked for elimination by Trump, as has the Economic Development Administration (EDA)- more about this later. (counterpunch.org)

Stereotype3

• Groups such as "hillbillies", who were immigrants from Scotland, Ireland, and Germany, created a stereotype for Appalachian society in that they were thought to consist of white people who are independent yet selfish and intense. (wikipedia.org)
• The influence of hillbillies and rednecks affected art due to the prejudice of the stereotype and the art found a purpose in defending the Appalachian culture from the categorization. (wikipedia.org)
• By claiming that the language was somehow "frozen in history," he helped perpetuate the stereotype that Appalachians were a retrograde people. (theconversation.com)

College of Pharm3

• Applying to the Appalachian College of Pharmacy is easy! (acp.edu)
• The purpose of the Apothecary Medicinal Plant Society is to unite the faculty, students, and staff of the Appalachian College of Pharmacy in order to foster an increase in awareness, knowledge, and understanding of medicinal plants and their properties and uses for health benefits. (acp.edu)
• Membership in the Apothecary Medicinal Plant Society is open to all students of the Appalachian College of Pharmacy. (acp.edu)

Northeastern1

• Tree species typical of Midwestern, Northeastern, and Appalachian forests overlap in this region. (carleton.edu)

Physiographic1

• The general definition used is one followed by the US Geological Survey and the Geologic Survey of Canada to describe the respective countries' physiographic regions. (wikipedia.org)

Forests1

• National parks, national recreation areas and national forests across the region lost federal funding during the shutdown. (appvoices.org)

Strengthen2

• During this session, hear how program alumni are using leadership skills and capacity-building strategies to strengthen their Appalachian communities. (arc.gov)
• I am eager to work with the ARC to strengthen Appalachian communities, improving their economic health and livelihood through investments in critical infrastructure like broadband, and services like health care, especially in the fight against opioid addiction. (bluevirginia.us)

20201

• In fiscal year 2020, ARC invested $161.8 million in the region, which is projected to leverage an additional $858 million in private investments, create or retain over 26,000 jobs, and train nearly 21,000 students, workers, and leaders with new skills. (bluevirginia.us)

Commission1

• Four of the sites added by the Tennessee Historical Commission are in the Appalachian region. (appvoices.org)

Network of trails1

• the Appalachian Mountain Club is developing a network of trails on 100,000 acres of land it owns in the Hundred Mile Wilderness region. (appalachiantrail.org)

Adults1

• Among adults aged 45 to 64, about 1 in 5 of those living in distressed counties had diabetes, compared to only 1 in 8 of those living in non-Appalachian counties. (cdc.gov)

Trails2

• Many other accesses to the A.T. are located throughout the region by means of secondary trails. (rangeley-maine.com)
• Maps, guides, and help with selecting appropriate hikes along the A.T. and other trails in the Hundred Mile Wilderness and Moosehead Lake regions. (appalachiantrail.org)

Species2

• Sturgeon celebrates more than 400 species in all their diversity, beauty, and scientific interest, going beyond the expected specimens to include uncommon ones and those that are indigenous to the Appalachian region. (changinghands.com)
• There are an astonishing variety of mushrooms found in the Appalachian region, and new species are regularly discovered, or known species identities' challenged. (changinghands.com)

Initiative1

• Join us for a series of five coffee break webinars to prepare a grant proposal under the Workforce Opportunity for Rural Communities (WORC), a U.S. Department of Labor initiative for the Appalachian and Delta Regions. (arc.gov)

Scenic1

• Travel scenic byways like the Country Music Highway (U.S. 23) , honoring the dozens of musical legends born and raised in the region. (kentuckytourism.com)

Communities4

• These programs play an important role in supporting Appalachian communities. (appvoices.org)
• The region includes mountain ranges, plateaus, and plains as well as American Indian tribal communities that have inspired Appalachian folk art and founded the numerous techniques to create such art. (wikipedia.org)
• Appalachian communities of any size can find economic opportunity in the outdoors. (arc.gov)
• I look forward to continuing to work with Governor Northam and ARC to support Appalachian communities, especially as we work to overcome the health and economic toll of COVID-19 crisis. (bluevirginia.us)

Counties3

• Residents in distressed Appalachian counties are more likely to have diabetes. (cdc.gov)
• In a 2010 study, researchers found that residents in the 78 Appalachian counties classified as distressed were 1.4 times more likely to have diabetes than residents of non-Appalachian counties. (cdc.gov)
• While the rate of adult smoking in Appalachian Kentucky has declined, following national trends, this decline has been significantly smaller than non-Appalachian counties in Kentucky. (biomedcentral.com)

Coal1

• Regions, states, and coal basins of the U.S. (cdc.gov)

Found1

• Museums throughout the region have found creative ways to connect with the public during COVID, both online and offline. (appvoices.org)

Ridge1

• in the Appalachian Mountain Ridge and Valley region. (birdingpal.org)

Work3

• Specifically students who earn the certificate and choose to stay in the region to work and be more competitive regardless of their profession. (ohio.edu)
• Appalachian Mushrooms is unquestionably the work of someone who has spent a lifetime studying and mastering identification of the mushrooms that occur here. (changinghands.com)
• The comparative figures for per capita income however tell a very different story, namely, that of Appalachian people who are in work, but remain poor. (counterpunch.org)

Poverty5

• Appalachian residents' household income is 82.5% of the U.S. average, and 16% of Appalachians live below the federal poverty level. (publicnewsservice.org)
• The ARC compiles statistics on Appalachian poverty, income, and employment. (counterpunch.org)
• There are significant variations between different Appalachian states where poverty rates are concerned. (counterpunch.org)
• The state with the worst regional poverty rate is Kentucky with a 25.4% rate in its Appalachian portion as opposed to the 18.9% rate for the rest of the state. (counterpunch.org)
• There are undeniable specificities to Appalachian poverty, but the general and longer-term contributing factors are in plain sight. (counterpunch.org)

Hiking1

• Natural areas like Carter Caves State Resort Park , Jenny Wiley State Resort Park and Cave Run Lake lure visitors to enjoy world-class hiking, caving, fishing, paddling, golfing, boating, and traditional Appalachian cooking. (kentuckytourism.com)

Kentucky2

• In Kentucky, these mortality rates were 21% higher overall than in non-Appalachian states. (publicnewsservice.org)
• In 2014, the per capita income of Appalachian Kentucky was $30,308, while the per capita income of the entire US was $46,049. (counterpunch.org)

People3

• Wasserman said boosting mental-health and substance-abuse resources, and transportation for working-age people in the region, is even more critical as the pandemic stretches into next year. (publicnewsservice.org)
• Since its formation in 1965, ARC has been committed to economic development across the Appalachian region , which is home to over 25 million people. (bluevirginia.us)
• A great deal of national attention was directed to the people of this region, which spans from southern New York to Mississippi and Alabama. (theconversation.com)

Geologic1

• [8] Around 480 million years ago, geologic processes began that led to three distinct orogenic eras that created much of the surface structure seen in today's Appalachians. (wikipedia.org)

Community2

• We wish to share what we learn with each other, and with the community, in order to become better pharmacists and to provide a valuable informed outreach in this increasingly popular area of public health interest to promote better health outcomes in the Appalachian Region. (acp.edu)
• It is important to point out that ATM focuses on the specific needs of the broader Appalachian community, not just the needs within the parishes. (saint-mikes.org)

Mountain5

• Appalachian women have a legacy of creating art through the weaving of mountain coverlets, which have gained appreciation as an important American art form. (wikipedia.org)
• Here, the term "Appalachian" refers to several different regions associated with the mountain range, and its surrounding terrain. (wikipedia.org)
• The first mountain range in the region was created when the continents of Laurentia and Amazonia collided, creating a supercontinent called Rodinia . (wikipedia.org)
• The Appalachian Mountain region is rich with haunted legends and superstitions. (mayland.edu)
• The book documents research that Toborg Associates undertook with funding from the National Cancer Institute between the months of January 1997 and October 1997 to investigate the use of materials to prevent and control the use of tobacco in the 13-state, 399-county Appalachian mountain region. (ereaderiq.com)

Legends1

• This course, through materials and discussion, will delve into the tales and legends of the Appalachian area. (mayland.edu)

Find3

• Appalachian Cares is a place to find resources and support available for our students faculty and staff regarding student health and safety. (appstate.edu)
• Faced with a drought of data concerning Appalachian drinking water quality and resulting health outcomes, researchers dug deeply to find what trickles they could. (eurasiareview.com)
• Come along and find out about the Appalachian regions as we explore them. (bellaonline.com)

Diabetes1

• Geographically, diabetes is most prevalent in the southern and Appalachian regions of the United States. (medlineplus.gov)

Concern1

• I was waiting for someone to say, 'Oh, we have the data, here it is,' as far as these are the contaminants of concern for a particular region. (eurasiareview.com)

Area3

• FRA's Appalachian Region, managed by Jeff Jenkins, serves FRA members throughout the stretch of mountainous area bordered by Pennsylvania, Missouri, Tennessee, and western North Carolina. (forestresources.org)
• The Abingdon region currently serves as a teaching hub for experiential education rotations with several full-time ACP faculty members based in the area," Mayhew added. (acp.edu)
• Many of these mushrooms are not restricted to the Appalachians, and it will be a welcome resource for those outside this area to identify the mushrooms in their own region. (changinghands.com)

Culture2

• citation needed] Many Indian tribes were pushed out of the land, but some continued to reside in the Appalachian region, furthering their effect on the culture and art through their fondness for wildlife. (wikipedia.org)
• Discover a region where inspiring natural beauty, varied outdoor recreation, rich country music heritage and fascinating folk culture beckons visitors to leave the hustle and bustle behind. (kentuckytourism.com)

Live1

• I live in a small mountainside town in the NE Appalachian region of Pennsylvania. (etsy.com)

Students8

• One Georgia Standard is to locate regions of GA. Another is to locate major rivers in GA. To cover these, I have students make one more map on the back. (accuteach.com)
• The distance site will provide students within the Appalachian region more flexible learning opportunities, a broadened footprint for outreach activities and expanded inter-professional education opportunities with other health disciplines currently at the center," Mayhew said. (acp.edu)
• Utilize an innovative recruitment program that will attract qualified students to the college with an emphasis on recruitment from the Appalachian region. (acp.edu)
• The Certificate in Appalachian Studies offers students in multiple disciplines a foundation in Appalachian issues. (ohio.edu)
• The certificate especially benefits students who might stay in the region for their careers. (ohio.edu)
• Students will be able to identify strengths of the Appalachian region. (ohio.edu)
• Students will be able to discuss events, such as a single industry based economy, that have helped to create the Appalachian region. (ohio.edu)
• Students who choose to leave the Appalachian region will also benefit from the certificate in that it is an indicator of cultural awareness that could open additional career opportunities, especially for those who are seeking careers in public administration, government, education, arts, or any of the health-related fields. (ohio.edu)

Summer1

• On a fair, summer day in the Appalachians, a logging crew started up their in-woods chipper on a new harvest site. (forestresources.org)

Includes1

• Appalachian folk art includes the influence of the Native Americans who arrived in the Appalachian region about 16,000 years ago. (wikipedia.org)

Make2

• Native Americans and Europeans introduced Appalachian folk art through daily activities and items such as weaving to make clothes and quilts or pottery to construct bowls and other everyday items. (wikipedia.org)
• Appalachian handweavers also created fabrics used to make various household items on family looms. (wikipedia.org)

Canada1

• The US uses the term Appalachian Highlands and Canada uses the term Appalachian Uplands . (wikipedia.org)

Report1

• The Foundation for Appalachian Ohio has released its 2005-2006 Report to the Region. (appalachianohio.org)