Category Archives: History

Economics , Environment , History , Politics , West Virginia

Climate Change and the Coming Appalachia Land Rush

Culture , History , Politics , West Virginia

The Manchin Political Dynasty Started with A. James Manchin—Pleasant Parody of a Politician

Economics , History , International , Virginia , West Virginia

Where Does West Virginia’s Coal Go? A Global History

History , West Virginia

The Irish Catholics of Harpers Ferry

Economics , Environment , History , Kentucky , Ohio , Pennsylvania , Virginia , West Virginia

No Stranger to Blue Water: How Ports Made Modern Appalachia

Culture , History

Rotten Romance: The Roots and Re-examination of Murder Ballads

Georgia , History , Tennessee

The Local Effort to Preserve Black History in Northwest Georgia

Culture , History , West Virginia

The Long Game: A Brief History of Professional Baseball in West Virginia

Economics , History , Ohio , Pennsylvania , West Virginia

Appalachian Traction: The Forgotten History of Interurban Trolleys in the Pittsburgh Hinterlands

Economics , History , West Virginia

Rusted Legacy: What Will Today’s Economy Leave for the Future?