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Appalachia

awoke_in_2003

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14. appalachiablue pointed me this way...

Reply to theHandpuppet (Original post)

Sun Nov 16, 2014, 02:58 AM

Nov 2014

I am 46, born in Steubenville, OH. Most of my family is from PA and work the coal mines. My wing of the family escaped that when my grandfather became a Methodist minister. I guess we were lucky. Anyways, I live in Texas now, but my heart is still back home.

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Greetings, all! [View all] theHandpuppet Mar 2014 OP

Congratulations! In_The_Wind Mar 2014 #1

Congratulations on this new group. hrmjustin Mar 2014 #2

Great! get the red out Mar 2014 #3

Checking in, thanks for the PM! William769 Mar 2014 #4

I have some relatives that have lost their jobs in the coal mines... kentuck Mar 2014 #5

Yep, we have lots to discuss theHandpuppet Mar 2014 #6

I heart WV marions ghost Mar 2014 #7

Appalachia is more meaningful to me than Virginia, "the South," and even the nation carolinayellowdog Mar 2014 #8

This is awesome Tsiyu Mar 2014 #9

Appalachia gave my people a place when they arrived here. riqster Mar 2014 #10

This West Virginian thanks you, too. Staph Mar 2014 #11

West Virginia Group Host here. Lasher Mar 2014 #12

Transplanted Yank proReality Oct 2014 #13

appalachiablue pointed me this way... awoke_in_2003 Nov 2014 #14

Welcome to our little corner of DU. greatlaurel Nov 2014 #15

Thank you awoke_in_2003 Nov 2014 #16

Pull up a chair and sit a spell theHandpuppet Nov 2014 #17