Writing the History We Forgot to Remember

We piece together the stories most histories skim past: coal camps and company dams, churchyards and floodwalls, backroads where memory still lingers. Each article blends primary sources, maps, and field photography to make the region’s past legible to neighbors, students, and researchers.

Our mission: build the largest open-source academic blog repository on Appalachia, open to all who want to learn about the region as a whole.

Explore by theme: Abandoned Appalachia · Appalachian History · Forgotten Appalachia · Repurposed Appalachia

This is collaborative work. Spot an error, have a lead, or want to add to a story? Get in touch. Most posts are released under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license. Please use them in your classes, projects, and research with credit. Though I am not actively looking for other writers right now. If you are interested in writing a story, you are welcome to reach out and help with our mission. We can discuss those details together.

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