The Millstone Quarries Of Powell County Kentucky

Author : Charles D. Hockensmith
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2009-06-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9780786453573

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The Millstone Quarries of Powell County, Kentucky by Charles D. Hockensmith Pdf

In the early nineteenth century, mills were ubiquitous, making possible dozens of indispensable items—from the bread served at every meal to the boards used to construct houses and other buildings. Because millstones went through so much daily wear and tear, only certain types of rock formations were suitable for millstone quarries, though they were often difficult to locate and access. This book provides an archaeological and historical study of six millstone quarries in Powell County, Kentucky. While the best-known conglomerate millstone quarries were in New York, Virginia, and Pennsylvania, Powell County was an important millstone producer for Kentucky, and the quarries there are well-preserved and documented. It features dozens of photographs and tables, two maps, and seven appendices.

Author : Charles D. Hockensmith
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2009-08-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780786453801

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The Millstone Industry by Charles D. Hockensmith Pdf

Since prehistoric times, the process of cutting rock to make millstones has been one of the most important industries in the world. The first part of this book compiles information on the millstone industry in the United States, which dates between the mid–1600s and the mid–1900s. Primarily based on archival research and brief accounts published in geological and historical volumes, it focuses on conglomerate, granite, flint, quartzite, gneiss, and sandstone quarries in different regions and states. The second part focuses on the millstone quarrying industry in Europe and other areas.

Author : Harry G. Enoch
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2017-04-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781365889103

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Where In The World? Volume 2, Historic People and Places in Clark County, Kentucky by Harry G. Enoch Pdf

Unusual place names evoke a sense of mystery and wonder. How did a place come to be called the "Wolf Pen" or the "Shot Factory"? Where in the world were the "Indian Old Fields" and "Brandenburg's Mill"? Researching these names often reveals fascinating stories about local history, families, events, and politics. Clark County, Kentucky is blessed with many such interesting places. The articles in this book are collected from a column in the Winchester Sun called "Where in the World? " Each article describes an historic place or person in Clark County, some well known, some not so well known. The articles were written for the Bluegrass Heritage Museum in hopes of fostering an interest in local history and the Museum. This book is intended to do the same. This work includes 62 articles that appeared in the Sun between September 6, 2007 to June 3, 2016. A few articles were updated for this publication after additional information became available.

Author : Mouette Barboff
Publisher : Les Editions de la MSH
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Grain
ISBN : 2910728358

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Meules à grains by Mouette Barboff Pdf

Author : Janet C. Pittard
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2019-04-04
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781476668000

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A Hospital for Ashe County by Janet C. Pittard Pdf

When Ashe County Memorial Hospital opened in November 1941, it was the realization of a dream for the poor, sparsely populated county in the mountains of northwestern North Carolina. Building a hospital is a major undertaking for any community at any time. Accomplishing this in the waning days of the Great Depression and on the brink of World War II, while scant local resources were taxed by catastrophic floods and severe snows, was a remarkable feat of community organization. This is the story of the generations of supporters, doctors, nurses, emergency personnel and others whose lives are interwoven with regional health care and the planning, building and operation of (the "new") Ashe Memorial Hospital. This legacy, brought to life through 114 photographs and personal interviews with 97 individuals, traces the development of health care in a remote Appalachian community, from the days of folk remedies and midwives, to horseback doctors and early infirmaries, to the technological advances and outreach efforts of today's Ashe Memorial Hospital.

Author : Doug Munroe
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2017-10-30
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781476672526

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The Trees of Ashe County, North Carolina by Doug Munroe Pdf

The mountains of Ashe County, in North Carolina's northwest corner, support an antediluvian mixed hardwood forest, rooted in nutrient-rich soil and watered by 40 to 60 inches of annual rainfall. From the highest peaks--approaching a mile above sea level--to the lowest valleys, through which flows one of the most ancient river systems in the world, trees carpet much of the county's 406 square miles. Species with nicknames like wahoo, goosefoot, ironwood, shadblow, bom-a-gilly and buckeye thrive. Others, dominant in the region for millennia, have all but disappeared in recent years. The author describes in detail their anatomy and ecology, and discusses maple syrup production, the local nursery business and the lore and deep value of heritage apple trees; 165 photographs are included.

Author : Franklin F. Webb,Ricky L. Cox
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2014-01-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9780786487202

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The Water-Powered Mills of Floyd County, Virginia by Franklin F. Webb,Ricky L. Cox Pdf

From the time of early settlement in Virginia, water-powered mills played a primary role in the state’s economy. This work provides an overview of grain milling in Floyd County, Virginia, from 1770 to the present day. Topics covered include the difficulties involved in identifying early mills, the importance of mill site selection, water wheel types, laws regulating mills, the decline of milling and physical remains of abandoned mill sites. The main body of the book provides individual histories of 140 grist, flour, and feed mills, a few of which also processed wool. The histories are based primarily on oral histories, title deed records, and local newspapers. More than 100 photographs and maps supplement the text, and tables provide production figures for various mills from industrial censuses of 1850, 1870, and 1880.

Author : Lewis M. Stern
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2016-05-03
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781476625317

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Dwight Diller by Lewis M. Stern Pdf

Dwight Hamilton Diller is a musician from West Virginia devoted to traditional Appalachian fiddle and banjo music, and a seminary-trained minister steeped in local Christian traditions. For the past 40 years, he has worked to preserve archaic fiddle and banjo tunes, teaching his percussive, primitively rhythmic style to small groups in marathon banjo workshops. This book tells of Diller's life and music, his personal challenges and his decades of teaching an elusive musical form.

Author : Susan E. Keefe,from the Junaluska Heritage Association
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2020-06-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781476680170

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Junaluska by Susan E. Keefe,from the Junaluska Heritage Association Pdf

Junaluska is one of the oldest African American communities in western North Carolina and one of the few surviving today. After Emancipation, many former slaves in Watauga County became sharecroppers, were allowed to clear land and to keep a portion, or bought property outright, all in the segregated neighborhood on the hill overlooking the town of Boone, North Carolina. Land and home ownership have been crucial to the survival of this community, whose residents are closely interconnected as extended families and neighbors. Missionized by white Krimmer Mennonites in the early twentieth century, their church is one of a handful of African American Mennonite Brethren churches in the United States, and it provides one of the few avenues for leadership in the local black community. Susan Keefe has worked closely with members of the community in editing this book, which is based on three decades of participatory research. These life history narratives adapted from interviews with residents (born between 1885 and 1993) offer a people's history of the black experience in the southern mountains. Their stories provide a unique glimpse into the lives of African Americans in Appalachia during the 20th century--and a community determined to survive through the next.

Author : Lewis M. Stern
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2019-03-28
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781476635545

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Tommy Thompson by Lewis M. Stern Pdf

Tommy Thompson arrived in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, in 1963, smitten by folk and traditional Appalachian music. In 1972, he teamed with Bill Hicks and Jim Watson to form the nontraditional string band the Red Clay Ramblers. Mike Craver joined in 1973, and Jack Herrick in 1976. Over time, musicians including Clay Buckner, Bland Simpson and Chris Frank joined Tommy, who played with the band until 1994. Drawing on interviews and correspondence, and the personal papers of Thompson, the author depicts a life that revolved around music and creativity. Appendices cover Thompson's banjos, his discography and notes on his collaborative lyric writing.

Author : Wendy Welch
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2020-08-07
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781476641331

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From the Front Lines of the Appalachian Addiction Crisis by Wendy Welch Pdf

Stories from doctors, nurses, and therapists dealing on a daily basis with the opioid crisis in Appalachia should be heartbreaking. Yet those told here also inspire with practical advice on how to assist those in addiction, from a grass-roots to a policy level. Readers looking for ways to combat the crisis will find suggestions alongside laughter, tears, and sometimes rage. Each author brings the passion of their profession and the personal losses they have experienced from addiction, and posits solutions and harm reduction with positivity, grace, and even humor. Authors representing seven states from northern, Coalfields, and southern Appalachia relate personal encounters with patients or providers who changed them forever. This is a history document, showing how we got here; an evidenced indictment of current policies failing those who need them most; an affirmation that Appalachia solves its own problems; and a collection of suggestions for best practice moving forward.

Author : Tamara L. Stachowicz
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2018-04-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781476631639

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Melungeon Portraits by Tamara L. Stachowicz Pdf

At a time when concepts of racial and ethnic identity increasingly define how we see ourselves and others, the ancestry of Melungeons--a Central Appalachian multiracial group believed to be of Native American, African and European origins--remains controversial. Who is Melungeon, how do we know and what does that mean? In a series of interviews with individuals who claim Melungeon heritage, the author finds common threads that point to shared history, appearance and values, and explores how we decide who we are and what kind of proof we need.

Author : Rose M. Haynes
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2013-09-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781476604435

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The Ore Knob Mine Murders by Rose M. Haynes Pdf

How could the peace and quiet of Ashe County, North Carolina (in the mountains, at the Virginia-Tennessee corner), turn into a nightmare of crime and drugs, and the old copper mine itself become a dumping ground for the dead? In 1982, two bodies had been chipped from an icy grave and brought up from the 250-foot mine shaft where they had been thrown while still alive. Now, there were rumors of 21 bodies still down there. If the mine was ever re-opened, what would they find—copper or bodies? Murder, drugs, prostitution and gangs come together in the history of the Ore Knob Mine. A small Appalachian community became the heart of a vicious drug ring ruled by the Outlaws motorcycle gang from Chicago. Ashe County made national headlines when a police informant came forward confessing that he had pushed a man alive into the Ore Knob Mine shaft. This book is the full story.

Author : Wade Edward Speer
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2017-03-21
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781476626208

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The Brown Mountain Lights by Wade Edward Speer Pdf

Mysterious nighttime lights near Brown Mountain in North Carolina's Pisgah National Forest have intrigued locals and visitors for more than a century. The result of a three year investigation, this book identifies both manmade and natural light sources--including some unexpected ones--behind North Carolina's most famous ghost story. History, science and human nature are each found to play a role in the understanding and interpretation of the lights people see.

Author : Tom Whyte
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2020-10-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781476683423

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Boone Before Boone by Tom Whyte Pdf

Native Americans have occupied the mountains of northwestern North Carolina for around 14,000 years. This book tells the story of their lives, adaptations, responses to climate change, and ultimately, the devastation brought on by encounters with Europeans. After a brief introduction to archaeology, the book covers each time period, chapter by chapter, beginning with the Paleoindian period in the Ice Age and ending with the arrival of Daniel Boone in 1769, with descriptions and interpretations of archaeological evidence for each time period. Each chapter begins with a fictional vignette to kindle the reader's imaginings of ancient human life in the mountains, and includes descriptions and numerous images of sites and artifacts discovered in Boone, North Carolina, and the surrounding region.