Stories by Location — Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area

Stories by Location — Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area

America’s 250th Stories by Location

Allegany County

A Timeless Road to Freedom—Cumberland and Emmanuel Parish

Sep 22, 2023

A Timeless Road to Freedom—Cumberland and Emmanuel Parish

Sep 22, 2023

Sep 22, 2023

Braxton County

Grafton Lacy and the Hammons Family: The Multicultural Roots of Old-Time Music

Oct 11, 2024

Grafton Lacy and the Hammons Family: The Multicultural Roots of Old-Time Music

Oct 11, 2024

Oct 11, 2024

Garrett County

New Germany State Park: Raising Maryland’s Alps

Mar 3, 2025

New Germany State Park: Raising Maryland’s Alps

Mar 3, 2025

Mar 3, 2025

Greenbrier County

Katherine Johnson: NASA Mathematician

Feb 12, 2024

Katherine Johnson: NASA Mathematician

Feb 12, 2024

Feb 12, 2024

Winter Traditions in the Appalachian Forest

Jan 29, 2024

Winter Traditions in the Appalachian Forest

Jan 29, 2024

Jan 29, 2024

Mineral County

Elizabeth Dye Walker’s World of Transportation: Getting Around Before the Automobile

Jan 13, 2025

Elizabeth Dye Walker’s World of Transportation: Getting Around Before the Automobile

Jan 13, 2025

Jan 13, 2025

Traveller’s Rest: Travel in the Stagecoach Age

Jan 13, 2025

Traveller’s Rest: Travel in the Stagecoach Age

Jan 13, 2025

Jan 13, 2025

Morgan County

Education and Community at Paw Paw's Black School

Jan 31, 2025

Education and Community at Paw Paw's Black School

Jan 31, 2025

Jan 31, 2025

Nov 19, 2024

J.R. Clifford: A Pioneer of Equality and Democracy in Appalachia

Nov 19, 2024

Nov 19, 2024

Paw Paw and its Apple Orchard Industry

Sep 11, 2024

Paw Paw and its Apple Orchard Industry

Sep 11, 2024

Sep 11, 2024

Nicholas County

Loss of Bomber No. 5 and Its Labor History

Aug 22, 2023

Loss of Bomber No. 5 and Its Labor History

Aug 22, 2023

Aug 22, 2023

Pendleton County

Seneca Rocks: The Forest's First National Recreation Area

Aug 7, 2024

Seneca Rocks: The Forest's First National Recreation Area

Aug 7, 2024

Aug 7, 2024

Remembering West Virginia's Indigenous History

Nov 13, 2023

Remembering West Virginia's Indigenous History

Nov 13, 2023

Nov 13, 2023

Pocahontas County

Grafton Lacy and the Hammons Family: The Multicultural Roots of Old-Time Music

Oct 11, 2024

Grafton Lacy and the Hammons Family: The Multicultural Roots of Old-Time Music

Oct 11, 2024

Oct 11, 2024

Rothkugel Plantation: Forestry’s First Steps in West Virginia

Oct 18, 2023

Rothkugel Plantation: Forestry’s First Steps in West Virginia

Oct 18, 2023

Oct 18, 2023

Preston County

Old Growth: Historic Trees of the Appalachian Forest

Apr 11, 2024

Old Growth: Historic Trees of the Appalachian Forest

Apr 11, 2024

Apr 11, 2024

The First Arthurdale Christmas

Dec 5, 2023

The First Arthurdale Christmas

Dec 5, 2023

Dec 5, 2023

Randolph County

Remembering the Rosies: Ruth Linger Bell

Mar 27, 2024

Remembering the Rosies: Ruth Linger Bell

Mar 27, 2024

Mar 27, 2024

Remembering the Rosies: Leona Margie Phares

Mar 27, 2024

Remembering the Rosies: Leona Margie Phares

Mar 27, 2024

Mar 27, 2024

Winter Traditions in the Appalachian Forest

Jan 29, 2024

Winter Traditions in the Appalachian Forest

Jan 29, 2024

Jan 29, 2024

Laura Jackson Arnold: Mother of the Regiment

Jul 20, 2023

Laura Jackson Arnold: Mother of the Regiment

Jul 20, 2023

Jul 20, 2023

Tucker County

Creating Culture in Thomas

May 10, 2024

Creating Culture in Thomas

May 10, 2024

May 10, 2024

J.R. Clifford & Carrie Williams: Civil Rights Pioneers

Jun 14, 2023

J.R. Clifford & Carrie Williams: Civil Rights Pioneers

Jun 14, 2023

Jun 14, 2023

Upshur County

Old Growth: Historic Trees of the Appalachian Forest

Apr 11, 2024

Old Growth: Historic Trees of the Appalachian Forest

Apr 11, 2024

Apr 11, 2024

Webster County

Tracing Bison in the Appalachian Forest

Nov 13, 2024

Tracing Bison in the Appalachian Forest

Nov 13, 2024

Nov 13, 2024

Grafton Lacy and the Hammons Family: The Multicultural Roots of Old-Time Music

Oct 11, 2024

Grafton Lacy and the Hammons Family: The Multicultural Roots of Old-Time Music

Oct 11, 2024

Oct 11, 2024

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