Born in the middle of WVa in the foothills to the mountains. My family has lived here since before the Civil War. I grew up, got educated and moved out of state to the big city. My family, career and wanderlust took me to many places including South America, the Caribbean and Europe. In the end, I retired and moved back here to the old homeplace and here is where I am the most content.
@MountainRoots Жыл бұрын
That says a lot about the power of Place.
@Modified_perfection6 ай бұрын
Prodigal child
@billturner23709 ай бұрын
Eastern Kentucky is one of the most beautiful places i have seen and the people are wonderful.
@granteeeeast Жыл бұрын
Lost my great grandfather a couple weeks ago, he was 90 years old and born in southwestern Virginia in a one room cabin surrounded by farmland along the new river. He was always super reserved and didn’t say a whole lot, but sometimes I could get him talking and telling stories about what it was like growing up in Virginia in the 30s and 40s. He moved to Ohio to work at a Ford factory in the 50s or 60s and worked there til he retired in the 80s. He moved back to Virginia and purchased all the land he grew up on, built a house and lived the rest of his days there. He’d always tell me about what the towns used to look like there, and how Pulaski was so big for furniture manufacturing, and talked about catching a train to get from max meadows to wytheville. Wish I could sit down with him one more time and hear his stories, because every time I learn something new about the area and my family’s history
@MountainRoots Жыл бұрын
So sorry about your loss, it seems it's only after our elders are gone that we realize how much we didn't know about them and we long to hear their stories told again. At least you had opportunity to hear some of his, such treasure!
@janetstonerook4552 Жыл бұрын
My daughter in law gave me a grandma's memories book for my stories and photos from my life to have for my young grandchildren when I'm gone. Her mom died early so she didn't get the chance to do that with her. 💜
@CherokeeBird Жыл бұрын
My family have lived in these mountains since the beginning. They came from Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and my Cherokee and Shawnee ancestors ❤ I love these mountains ❤
@Tiera_S Жыл бұрын
My sister took a DNA test that had 10% Scotland, and 1% Wale. My father spoke about his great grandmother having long hair almost to the ground. It’s just weird for me not knowing my roots. I’m AA but my genes run deep. No clue 100% what they are. Do plan to take a DNA one day soon, but i just thought it was interesting seeing you mention Scotland, and Wales. Maybe my DNA don’t have the Native gene
@rapidloving11 ай бұрын
@@Tiera_S not to belittle or anything. But if she's your full sister, you don't have to redo it. You'll get the same results. You share the same lineages.
@harrybrooks8514 Жыл бұрын
My maternal grandfather, born in 1894, was my link to 19th Century Appalachia. Yeah, he could joke about the stereotypes, but he was dead serious about the facts-warts and all. Though he never went further than the 6th grade, he was a renaissance man, engineer, philosopher, and environmentalist. I’ll always remember him when I see those like you perpetuating knowledge of this part of our national landscape. Thanks, Josh
@donaldcurtis92298 ай бұрын
I was born up in Monroe County, Northeast Pennsylvania.All these people they say were hip-hop boys where am I will never forget that long ago.If I still talked to them they were very conservative and nice people
@hillbillydan4721 Жыл бұрын
Josh, I like the direction you're taking this channel, makes me wish I would have listened/asked questions to the older folks when I was coming up ! There has been a wealth of knowledge that has slipped through the cracks. Excellent content !! Thank you Sir for your time !!
@MountainRoots Жыл бұрын
You're most welcome! Yes, I only wish I was able to time travel at this point 😔
@kellilangley3875 Жыл бұрын
Ancestors on my maternal grandmother’s side are Appalachian: She was 1/8 Cherokee, and the first and only child in her family not born in Tennessee. Her family moved to Oklahoma, then she and Grandpa moved to California after the dust bowl. The descendant of Scotch Irish immigrants, she passed along stories passed down through generations. Appalachia holds a special place in my heart!
@LD-jg3vq Жыл бұрын
Fantastic! Can't wait to hear more!!! Appalachia is in my heart. I dearly love it here!
@MountainRoots Жыл бұрын
Appalachia has a way of getting in a person's soul.
@dogstarstudios718 Жыл бұрын
My ancestors moved out of the Appalachias to the Ozarks around the time of the Civil War, and from the Ozarks to the North Cascades during the Depression. I'm proud of my Mountain Roots.
@MountainRoots Жыл бұрын
A family on the move!
@ohioalphornmusicalsawman2474 Жыл бұрын
Excellent and accurate description of the lay-shuh vs latch-uh pronunciation. This is a regional dialect difference, and lay-shuh is the usual pronunciation in the Northern part of the region. I live in Appalachian Ohio, first heard the latch-uh when on vacay in Gatlinburg😁
@sfranklin9073 Жыл бұрын
Some of the best commentary I've heard on any channel. Thank you.
@MountainRoots Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the feedback, it's really appreciated!
@terryw.milburn8565 Жыл бұрын
So Enjoying My Journey Through Your Videos, Many Thanks Josh ! Heading To part-2 Now ! ATB T God Bless
@HunterWoodlawn Жыл бұрын
Native Bristolian and East Tennessean here, thanks for these videos!
@bhager1945 Жыл бұрын
Another A+++++ program. Your stories keep reminding all Appalachians to stand up and be proud, I for one appreciate the heck out of you... Your skill as a writer and steady voice deserve to be on the big screen. Keep it up you'll get there..
@MountainRoots Жыл бұрын
Really appreciate the kind words and feedback. Appalachia has MUCH to be proud of, and a story whose time has come!
@beckymitchell63639 ай бұрын
I was born and raised in a rural area in Tennessee, 19 miles from the nearest town. My dad was older and wanted to live off the grid, and be a hermit back home when he got out of the military. His side goes back many generations in the area. The farthest back is the late 1600s in Virginia. But unfortunately, because he had alienated people because of the way he was, I didn't really get a chance to get to know his family much. So when I turned 18 I didn't feel tied to anyone really. My mom was from Michigan and her family was new without roots. Circumstances made it where I was raised by my dad without her, on 25 acres in the mountains. He didn't have electricity or indoor plumbing til I started high-school. I grew up in the 80s/90s, and it was unusual for my peers at the time to live like I did. It was hard. When I was growing up I resented the poverty, and isolation. As soon as got old enough I couldn't wait to leave. I moved to various states and places, favoring cities. I was always proud of who I was. I just wanted to see what was out there, job opportunities, and find out more about my mom's side. And so many times over the years when I've had hard times, I fell back on what I learned there and ways that always worked when I was growing up. The older I get, the more I appreciate it.
@grendel83422 ай бұрын
I live in the lower Piedmont region of the North Georgia blue ridge, just a 4 hour trip to North Carolina. I learned about how deep my Appalachian heritage went, and I am truly proud of how my family has lived throughout these mountains from north georgia all the way to Kentucky
@173rdairbornecombatvet4 Жыл бұрын
Glad I found this. I was born and raised In Poca WV near Nitro and left in 1993 when I graduated HS and joined the army. I did not move back home due to no jobs my dad is a retired miner and mom retired Phone company so I move to Northern Ky near Cincinnati and believe it or not it’s full of WV people moved here. You should do one on the chemical valley of nitro poca St. Albans and Dunbar/institute WV love your channel
@MountainRoots Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for watching! I had a grandfather who lived and worked for a stint in Poca.
@thesilentgeneration9 ай бұрын
You are right! Both my parents grew up in S. Virginia in the hollers there. They, too, went north in the depression by necessity. Atkins, Va is where my family lived since the 1700s. Now, at 78, I live in the Philippines. Go figure.
@vermontscapes5948 Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@MountainRoots Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!!!
@gregdelaney119 Жыл бұрын
Superb, Josh! Looking forward to much, much more! Blessings to you!
@MountainRoots Жыл бұрын
Thanks Greg...more to come!
@gregdelaney119 Жыл бұрын
@@MountainRoots Awesome! I will definitely support an effort to make a full-length production about Appalachia and its people. I've realized that, while I am not from this region and do not claim the heritage, it is remarkably similar to my own history, based in the Finnish, Swedish, and Polish people of Northern Minnesota. Even at this early point in your work, your ability to bring a viewer in close proximity to the subject matter is evident.
@sandydeel400 Жыл бұрын
I have watched this episode at least 3 times. Another great video by and from Mountain Roots. When I watch these episodes I think they can't get any better than this one, but they do. The narration of this video is really good so is the quality of the filming. I enjoy the beauty of these mountains. It never gets old to see them on your videos. Thanks for doing these videos and removing the stigma from great people from these beautiful mountains where many great things started. Can't wait to see the continuation of this episode. Keep them coming.
@MountainRoots Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for watching, I think it's time Appalachia finally got the chance to tell its own story 😊
@robertbaldwin298 Жыл бұрын
Both sets of my grandparents. did the 3 Rs, paternal from Flat gap KY (Paintsville) the other from Pikeville. One set ending up in Columbus the other Detroit (then later Columbus). I remember going to the old Baldwin home place as a kid. It was in the middle of nowhere in Johnson County KY and everything had been sold off to the state except for the lot the house sat on and was like a museum we weren't allowed to even sit on the furniture in the parlor lol. Lots of family memorabilia on the walls. It's no longer there and I wonder what happened to everything and wish I could have appreciated it more, but I was just a kid, I would love to know more about my mountain roots.
@MountainRoots Жыл бұрын
I often wonder what became of places like that given similar circumstances. Thanks for watching!
@hillbillydan4721 Жыл бұрын
I'm from a holler called Asa creek, it is in Johnson county as well, there is a 2 story house that the state wanted to buy (with everything inside also) to take apart and redo just like it was (including the 2 brick fireplaces) at a place called the mountain homeplace !
@wendibernhardt91907 ай бұрын
Beautiful country beautiful people
@KP-jt9py10 ай бұрын
I want to thank you for this. I live in CA and have only visited the west and east coast and so have been curious, because there are what I assumed to be stereotypes. Thank you for offering a fuller view for me. I respect this greatly.
@demoisellesdoggroomingparl76 Жыл бұрын
This was such a beautiful video!!! I absolutely loved the way you spoke about the Appalachians. Very intriguing!
@MountainRoots Жыл бұрын
It's a story whose time has come!
@shermangoering Жыл бұрын
Exceptional quality and talent as usual, sir...
@MountainRoots Жыл бұрын
Thank you kindly!..that really means a LOT to me right now!!
@westvirginianlivin9871 Жыл бұрын
Awesome cliffhanger Josh. For me personally, this is one of my favorite ones you've done.
@MountainRoots Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for the feedback!
@Frontireadventures Жыл бұрын
Your series is what drives me to visit with my motorcycle this summer.
@RoguePlanetSounds6 ай бұрын
Amazing video, I love the history of Appalachia and the coal mining industry and find it extremely interesting and overlooked.
@Thatguy_86 Жыл бұрын
Good watch brother! I appreciate this video
@MountainRoots Жыл бұрын
So glad you enjoyed it!
@rosiemcnaughton9933 Жыл бұрын
Your videos are sure beautiful. The scenery is spectacular. I'm looking forward to the next history lesson!
@MountainRoots Жыл бұрын
Thank you, appreciate you watching them!
@MountainRoots Жыл бұрын
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@Mountaincrazy Жыл бұрын
Yup help me I’ll help you! Haa 😂 great live story tonight.
@thedude232 Жыл бұрын
Why not just make a part 2? You left us on a cliffhanger. Who were the original Appalachian?
@MountainRoots Жыл бұрын
@@thedude232 stay tuned, part 2 this week!
@alysonrdiaz Жыл бұрын
I really loved the storytelling in this video, well all of your videos really! I can’t wait for part 2😬😬 Anxiously waiting!! Always love your videos🤎
@MountainRoots Жыл бұрын
On the edge of your seat?! 😁
@suzybailey-koubti8342 Жыл бұрын
Born and raised in Logan County, West Virginia, in a community called Omar. Moved to NYC for work in 1988 and have never left. Going back home, if it’s the Lord’s will, next year when my hubby retires. I certainly miss home as I’ve gotten into my 60’s. Planning on heading to Madison or Charleston (Kanawha City) area. Almost Heaven!
@MountainRoots Жыл бұрын
Home's where the heart is, that's for sure!
@ally.w64096 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for your fascinating documentaries. From Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. UK 😊
@MichaelSmith-990 Жыл бұрын
I'm born and raised Appalachia. Fayette county WV. Up a holler I wouldn't take nothing in this world for my upbringing. We do get a bad wrap and it's not right. People are different that's what makes people interesting. I enjoy your videos keep em up
@MountainRoots Жыл бұрын
Life is pretty good in the holler. Appreciate you watching!
@chrisloy3842 Жыл бұрын
Born and raised in Hampshire county, currently stationed in Wisconsin. Sure do miss WV.
@corneliuswowbagger6 ай бұрын
My 5x great grandfather was a trader, who supplied George Washington’s troops in the French and Indian war. We ended up in a place with more educational and economic opportunities than most (the upper Ohio Valley), but have been here ever since.
@SouthernAppalachian.444 ай бұрын
Irish Cherokee Southern Appalachian here these mountains are in my soul❤
@drummersagainstitk Жыл бұрын
You're becoming a legend. Thank You.
@MountainRoots Жыл бұрын
Appreciate you watching and commenting! Thanks for the kind words 😊
@Mountaincrazy Жыл бұрын
Its also the people who have a pull, uncontrollable drive to make these mountains their home. I found this paradise. I see their reasons returning today.
@MountainRoots Жыл бұрын
Yes, certainly!
@cindygoney7788 ай бұрын
Your stories are great
@donnaturner479511 ай бұрын
Shout out from Piney Flatts, TN & Whitwell Mt, Tn... reared with good work ethics, good food, love of heritage, good down home music, love of my country... above all...Love of Jesus ❤😊
@Wilson-ky30Ай бұрын
Both sides of my family tree has been in magoffin county ky since before the revolutionary war when it was Floyd county in the British colony of Virginia. My 5th great grandfather was the king who built blarney castle in Ireland my 3 great grandfather was a mayjor in the French and Indian war his son was captain in revolutionary war and a mayjor in the war in 1812 and I am still here in east Kentucky today
@randlerichardson5826 Жыл бұрын
Appalachian people are the best people and the backbone of this country
@TEM144119 ай бұрын
All people are the best. Everyone matters. Everyone contributes. We can celebrate our culture and honor all people! ❤
@johnbyington3458 Жыл бұрын
You may have read this book "The United States of Appalachia"; you've nailed it.
@Tessitura92 ай бұрын
My maternal grandmother's mom was from the Melungeon ethnic group from Virginia, who later migrated to Appalachian Ohio. Family from that line still live in that region. I was born an raised in central Ohio where 90% of my family is from since the 1800s.
@aarondalton3105 Жыл бұрын
I live in West Virginia I was born here even though looking for jobs makes me want leave some time I guess it will always some how be home I have learned a lot on how to live off the land if need be when I was in the Army people would wake me up at night to have me tell them about where I was from they just like the way I talked as well I am from a place called harts creek wv it a place that runs from Logan county to Lincoln we are know for coal mining and from what I here the mines her are the best anywhere I never worked in the mines my self but have a great deal of respect for the those that do but the thing I miss the most about where I leave is getting way from everything and ever one I do get to the woods enough about more and that’s the hards thing about where I leave most the jobs here work till you can’t work no more or leave you broke some do both and the freedom just is there anymore often feel the country has declared war in us and have taken all they need and now they are forget about us leaving us to abandon our home in search of a better way of living
@MountainRoots Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the comment, it highlights so much of the strong work ethic as well as the challenges facing many folks in central Appalachia in light of post industrial decline and heavy reliance on an extraction based economy. I really feel for you!
@lanacampbell-moore6686 Жыл бұрын
Thanks M.R.❤️
@MountainRoots Жыл бұрын
You're welcome!
@lanacampbell-moore6686 Жыл бұрын
@@MountainRoots 😊
@harrietharlow99298 ай бұрын
My mum and da were from Tennessee and Kentucky respectively so while not an Appalachian strictly speaking, I do carry Appalachian heritage. The family goes way back to the late 1600s, but my parents came north in the 1940s for my father to work at Ford River Rouge. I want to know more because I was adopted by German Americans, so there's so much I need to learn.
@laretdenton9768 Жыл бұрын
Informative 😊
@MountainRoots Жыл бұрын
Glad you think so!
@cindygoney7788 ай бұрын
My ppl settled in areas of way over in western Virginia in the 1700s, one of which is named as the 1st settler of where Ripley, W. Virginia is. I was a Starcher & his descendant
@donnaallison7462 Жыл бұрын
We are a happened hardworking proud of our family and were we come from and are proud to call Appalachia our home.I have and always been proud of my culture of Appalachia and my heritage.
@MountainRoots Жыл бұрын
And rightly so! Some of the finest people I've met call this place home 😊
@joshuamcneely5136 Жыл бұрын
Even though I was born and bred in East Texas, my grandparents came from a bloodline that arose out of Appalachia. Thus, the culture in which I grew up had many elements of Appalachian culture. I believe you touched upon it, but in my opinion, the culture you grew up in, the culture you embrace, and the things you value are, in part, what makes you Appalachian.
@MountainRoots Жыл бұрын
Absolutely! There's also no denying the distinct central Appalachian culture, which is unique among the entire United States and by which I think most people recognize or associate Appalachia with.
@6bluestrings Жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@jobreachard6246 Жыл бұрын
Hello I’m from York co pa I’m not from them hills but my family always seemed behind times I’m 47 now I had a night bucket and out house until I was 30 didn’t have hot water until I was 18 was taught to hunt only what your gonna eat always wondered if I’d fit in with those folks I respect there culture and a good video to show what it’s all about thanks from job
@MountainRoots Жыл бұрын
You're welcome appreciate you watching & sharing your own story! I think there's a lot of cultural similarities there for sure.
@jollyroger5646 Жыл бұрын
My dad's family settled on the southern end of Laurel Mountain in the late 1700s. We've been here ever since.
@MountainRoots Жыл бұрын
Beautiful country!
@patrickpepper2490 Жыл бұрын
I got a good job and moved away as well but during all this the people who taught me to do the right thing and be honest and be kind to people got hijacked so bad the place will never be the same. I really want to go back home but the sleeziness of how I feel when I return now is beyond words. I still try to show my parents I care about them but they are so changed I think they truly don’t care. I chose to take all the best parts of growing up in a small town and apply them to my life and never look back. I’m not sure the damage will ever be reversed because they have dug in so hard it’s beyond fixing.
@glennlee6274 Жыл бұрын
When this Connecticut Yankee lived there for a wile,every one was wonderful,we arrived on the 4th of July with a truck load of furnature,we started unloading and the neighbors who were having a BBQ came over and introduced them selves,then helped unload and insisted we join them...this is how the people of WVa were to me...If there was work I would still be there and when I retire I will be heading that way again...
@MountainRoots Жыл бұрын
Very neighborly indeed!
@leeroberts925Ай бұрын
I have relatives all through the Appalachian mountains starting in Roberts Cove Grayson County Virginia to West Virginia the stover family in Pax and Oak Hill West Virginia to. Madison Heights Virginia to Buena Vista to Buena Vista all the way to Georgia and other areas I don't know about.
@1a-01billntcrpowner4 Жыл бұрын
My family was settled here they where Cherokee Indians in Clay County then they move to Fayette county small town called Jodie wv
@abijahdixon277120 күн бұрын
My ex is from KY, and we lived in Ohio, I grew up in Alaska in a slightky similar way as there were six of us kids and our city was on a small island. We grew up going to a small school, hunting, using an outhouse at school at first and then later when I was about 14, we had running water lol! Parts of the city were better as they weren't on such rocky ground. You can look uo the city named Tenakee Springs, my daddy is retired from teaching now.
@BirdieSenpai Жыл бұрын
I was born and raised in the Smoky Mountains of Nantahala, North Carolina, where my dad's family had lived for two centuries, and grew up farming, logging, mining, and moonshining. My natural accent is very much akin to that of Popcorn Sutton, God rest his soul, and I was brought up with the Reformed Protestant faith and willingness to fight for freedom from tyranny my ancestors did as Covenanters in the English Civil War, Patriots in the American War of Independence, and Rebels in the War of Southern Independence. Our fighting Anglo-Celtic blood runs deep, from the Nantahala Rangers to the Overmountain Men to the Billy Boys to the Border Reivers. Ironically, you wouldn't think it by looking at me, as I'm half-Filipino and bear more of a resemblance to Markiplier as a result.
@MountainRoots Жыл бұрын
That's fascinating, I love your family history! Thanks so much for sharing- would you by chance be interested in the possibility of an interview once I make my way into NC later this year? If so, please email me at mountainrootsmail@gmail.com
@BirdieSenpai Жыл бұрын
@@MountainRoots Thank you, sir! I would love very much to help with any information I can, but I sadly no longer live in North Carolina, so I regrettably won't be there upon your return. If I can ever be of assistance over email, though, please let me know, and I'll be happy to help!
@MountainRoots Жыл бұрын
@Birdie Senpai yes please! Even if you could just sent this info to me via email and as a way to stay in touch better would be great, thank you!
@MountainRoots Жыл бұрын
@@BirdieSenpai would you also include what you shared about the burial mounds that predated your father's people?
Born in wv and rise there up in the hills I love everything about it we had it hard but we know how to Survive
@chrismounts846 Жыл бұрын
The 3 men at 5:15 are from Odd WV they’re the result of cousins getting married. The neighbors watch over them and they don’t take too kind to strangers.
@Ultra_Fine_Point6 ай бұрын
The Jeffers Family has FOUGHT and Suffered and Died in every American war for 6th Generation. BY GOD, I'd say I and WE Deserve the Title APPALACHIAN (APPA-LATCH-AN)! Say it RIGHT or Pay the PRICE. A well worthwhile endeavor, Josh. Glad to make your, acquaintance.
@sherryarmstrong4683 Жыл бұрын
You forgot route 21 that led West Virginian's to Cleveland Ohio.
@MountainRoots Жыл бұрын
Well, didn't forget, but subsumed it 😉
@sherryarmstrong4683 Жыл бұрын
@@MountainRoots I take it, by your to be continued, you'll be going to do some research toto the ancient ogam glyphs that are found in West Virginia or the wooden statue that was found, or "The Ancient Work" on Armstrong Creek. Maybe the Cherokee war with the Moon-eyed people? Can't wait! I absolutely love this channel and share it with my relatives up north (Cleveland area).
@theguitarjohnshow9 ай бұрын
God Bless Eastern Kentucky and Appalachia
@kendeel7474 Жыл бұрын
Ahh…a mystery! Dad’s brother, uncle Don, left the area in the 50’s I believe with his family and settled in Detroit to make his fortune in the auto manufacturing sector; typical scenario for many from these hills.
@MountainRoots Жыл бұрын
It sure was! They wanted to make a life for themselves they thought would be better.
@gbltheolechurch5acrehomestead Жыл бұрын
🇨🇦🇨🇦👍First LIKE and WATCH! Good One!
@MountainRoots Жыл бұрын
Thank you!!
@SteveRinderer-te9dr8 ай бұрын
Thaank you
@thejewishredneckprepper4675 Жыл бұрын
Shalom
@MountainRoots Жыл бұрын
Shabbat shalom!
@suzybailey-koubti8342 Жыл бұрын
Shalom 🇮🇱
@TheDustysix5 ай бұрын
NTS 5:14 is Priceless!
@streamlinetreecare182 Жыл бұрын
Spanish was heard spoken in Appalachia several decades before English.
@kaygibbs8639 Жыл бұрын
That's true because the Dutch came in there first with their Portuguese (Spanish speaking) sailing crews in the mid-late 1500s. The Dutch, French, Spanish were all here on US soil way before England (Jamestown/Roanoak/Pilgrims) came.
@Kinbo72steanneNB Жыл бұрын
Thats a good question. My roots the Burnett family were in VIRGINIA in the 1640's . Does that make me Appalachian? Maybe it the feeling you get from living in the mountains, i dont know
@MountainRoots Жыл бұрын
Indeed, certainly something to ponder!
@Cat-lo7hl Жыл бұрын
Great people!
@virginianemith Жыл бұрын
Lovely.
@ferngrows6740 Жыл бұрын
Finest folks on the planet live here.
@MountainRoots Жыл бұрын
Fine folks indeed!
@1a-01billntcrpowner4 Жыл бұрын
My grandma on my dad side was bird she was full blood Cherokee indian my grandpa was a nichols on my dad side on my mom side my grandpa Boggs and coal miner and on my side grandma was full blooded Cherokee Indian and she was a price and we are and I would not change a thing living in the Appalachian mountains
@debbiecooper16773 ай бұрын
born and raised in the appalchian .. and one day I will be taken home .
@firechiefsampolitano1541 Жыл бұрын
Your map of Virginia is wrong. It doesn't go far enough east in the state to include the Blue Ridge mountain range which is part of the Appalachian Mountains.
@MountainRoots Жыл бұрын
It's pulled from the Appalachian Regional Commission site.
@jbpeltier Жыл бұрын
Appalachia would have been a really cool name for the country tbh
@MountainRoots Жыл бұрын
Has a nice ring to it, doesn't it 😉
@microwavedsoda Жыл бұрын
Merica
@AriannaAyers10 ай бұрын
The introduction of the video sounds a bit like a haiku poem, quite unexpected, as I was looking for a straight documentary
@danoqamyasharahla6544 Жыл бұрын
Actually....They were an indigenous tribe before Europeans murdered, reclassified and relocated em.
@MountainRoots Жыл бұрын
Goes back well before that even, actually...
@joycekennedy52527 ай бұрын
Seems to me they were first nations people on that land...and were moved off , slaughtered and relocated...as you say because I am Australian indigenous woman...and it happened here ...we were treated the same....can I ask why they called Appalachian....is that Cherokee indian language..
@lmlm_ Жыл бұрын
True Americans, along with New England. 🇺🇸
@MountainRoots Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@beverlyhill678311 ай бұрын
We have a lot of people living here now - That weren’t born and raised here - sad
@MrSamBowers9 ай бұрын
Eastern woodland Indians didn't wear war bonnets.
@ABeautfulMess Жыл бұрын
❤️
@Wyatt-z5f Жыл бұрын
Giants of Appalachia?
@jugg1492 Жыл бұрын
Hits like a brick!!!!!!
@johncadogan9450 Жыл бұрын
Real Americans.
@randlerichardson5826 Жыл бұрын
Hey to my backwoods kinfolk
@Joseph-lr3lt Жыл бұрын
Walton's Mountain NOT dukes of Hazard
@RedneckHillbilly-ho9md Жыл бұрын
Eye R Won. lol
@kaycey7361 Жыл бұрын
Mountain dew is the best soda ever for these people. It will tickle your innards .... woooooooohoooooo Mountain Dieeeoooh.