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This is a pamphlet that was given to the citizens of Watauga County that attended the meeting. The meeting was to discuss who the land owners actually were of the lands of Watauga County. This meeting took place on April 30, 1981.

This land ownership survey of Martin County, Kentucky was conducted in 1979 as part of a larger Appalachian Land Ownership Survey. The regions where the largest mineral wealth was concentrated had the poorest schools, worst county services, and…

These files contain the report (divided into four files) and an addendum (the fifth file) on land ownership patterns and their impacts based on the results from the Appalachian Land Ownership Survey conducted in 1979. This report and addendum were…

Map of the 80 counties surveyed between 1979 and 1981 by the Appalachian Land Ownership Task Force.

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2E 75 HIGHLANDER FOLK SCHOOL 1932-1962

In 1932, Myles Horton and Don West founded Highlander Folk School, located ½ mile north of this site. It quickly became one of the few schools in the South committed to the cause of organized labor,…

President Lyndon B. Johnson, Lady Bird Johnson, standing on the ground, speaking to the Fletchers, who are standing on the house's long front porch.

"The coal industry of central Appalachia has been on the decline for more than 30 years, with West Virginia and Kentucky losing more than 38,000 coal jobs in that time. As coal companies pulled out, they took with them the dollars that small towns…

Highlander Folk School historic marker; located on US Hwy 41 just east of Monteagle, Tennessee.

Mountain top removal is an issue that effects the Appalachian mountain region.