Appalachia+and+the+Ozarks+Group

= Appalachia and the Ozarks = Appalachia and the Ozarks includes the mountain portions of Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, and all of West Virginia.

__Lake of the Ozarks__ The Lake of the Ozarks, nicknamed "The Magic Dragon" is a reservoir created by impounding the Osage River in the northern part of the Ozarks in central Missouri. The Osage River, the Niangua River, Grandglaize Creek, and Gravois Creek, are all included in the reservoir. The geography of the lake consists of a surface area of 55,000 acres, over 1,150 miles of shoreline, the total drainage area is over 14,000 square miles, and the main channel of the Osage Arm stretches 92 miles from end to end.
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__Appalachian Mountains__ The Appalachian Mountains called the Appalachians are located in eastern North America. The Appalachians formed approximately 480 million years ago during the Ordovician Period. They once reached elevations similar to those of the Alps and the Rocky Mountains before the process of erosion. Ridgelines and valleys along the The Appalachian chain present a barrier to east-west travel.

__Ozark Mountain Range__ The Ozarks, also known as the Ozark Mountains, Ozarks Mountain Country, and the Ozark Plateau, are a physiographic and geologic highland region of the central United States. The Ozarks are located mainly in the southern half of Missouri and a major portion in northwestern and north central Arkansas. It also extends into northeastern Oklahoma and southeastern Kansas. The "Illinois Ozarks" or the Shawnee Hills of southwest Illinois lie near the eastern edge of the Ozarks but are considered part of the true Ozarks.


 * Population Information**

Most early settlers in this region entered through the Great Valley in   Pennsylvania, and continued south into Virginia. It wasn’t until the late 1700s that the valleys and “coves” in the mountains were occupied. The earliest European settlement in this area was the French town of St. Genevieve, Missouri in 1735. The town was destroyed by flood in 1785 and moved to a new location. It wasn’t until the end of the 19th century that industry came to the region, and it was only in the 20th century, with the World Wars and the coming of the Interstate Highway system, that much of this region began to interact with surrounding areas.
 * Early Settlement:**


 * Population count: **

As of the 2010 census the region was home to approximately 25 million people, containing the major cities of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Knoxville, Tennessee; Chattanooga, Tennessee; and Asheville, North Carolina.

Today, residents of Appalachia are viewed by many Americans as uneducated and unrefined, resulting in culture-based stereotyping. Appalachians are often stereotyped as moonshining hillbillies of Celtic origin. But in reality, The region's population growth is increasingly fueled by minorities, who have made up almost half of Appalachia's new residents (42 percent) over the past three decades.

Christianity has long been the main religion in Appalachia. A number of 18th and 19th-century religious traditions are still practiced in parts of Appalachia, including natural water (or "creek") baptism, rhythmically chanted preaching, congregational shouting, snake handling, and foot washing. Protestantism is the most dominant denomination in Appalachia, although there is a significant Roman Catholic presence in the northern half of the region and in urban areas.

Art :

Nestled in the Appalachian Mountains of Western North Carolina is Appalachia Lake. This beautiful lake has 31 miles of shoreline and over 1,000 acres of water. Most of the shoreline is preserved by Nantahala National Forest with no developed recreation areas making it an excellent place to seek solitude. It is ideal for canoes and kayaks, but can easily accommodate a sport boat.

Big City : There are several big cities including Chattanooga, Tennessee and Asheville, North Carolina in the Appalachians and the Ozarks because the land stretches all along the east coast. However the major big city in this area would be Knoxville, Tennessee. Knoxville which was settled in 1786 was the first capital of Tennessee and had an estimated population of 183,270 people in 2013. Knoxville is the home of the University of Tennessee, it is also home to the headquarters of the Tennessee Valley Authority, as well as the Tennessee Supreme Court's courthouse and corporate headquarters of several regional and national companies. As one of the largest cities in the Appalachian region, Knoxville has positioned itself in recent years as a repository of Appalachian culture, and is one of the gateways to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

[|appalachian trail] The Appalachian Trail is a 2,185 mile long public footpath that traverses the scenic, wooded, pastoral, wild, and culturally resonant lands of the Appalachian Mountains. Conceived in 1921, built by private citizens, and completed in 1937, today the trail is managed by the National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service, Appalachian Trail Conservancy, numerous state agencies and thousands of volunteers. The trail passes through the states of [|Georgia], [|North Carolina], [|Tennessee], [|Virginia], [|West Virginia], [|Maryland], [|Pennsylvania], [|New Jersey], [|New York], [|Connecticut], [|Massachusetts], [|Vermont], [|New Hampshire], and [|Maine]. The path is maintained by 31 trail clubs and multiple partnerships,[|[][|2][|]] and managed by the [|National Park Service]. [|appalachian trail]

Music:



In the region of eastern united states there is a traditional music called Appalachian’s music.

Immigrants from England, Scotland and many other countries bring their musicians instruments and together play music and to dance to entertain all of people.

Appalachian musicians were a key influence on the early development of Old-time music, country music and bluegrass, and were an important part of the American folk music revival of the 1960s.

=In Appalachia, beekeepers using mountains once scraped up or blown apart for coal= Published November 29, 2014Associated Press This Nov. 17, 2014 photo shows where Wade Stiltner, state Department of Agriculture apiary inspector, runs a pilot program of bee hives for honey production on a reclaimed mine in Hernshaw, W.Va. (AP Photo/Tyler Evert) (The Associated Press) In this Nov. 17, 2014 photo, Wade Stiltner, state Department of Agriculture apiary inspector, checks his bee hives before a storm on a reclaimed mine in Hernshaw, W.Va. (AP Photo/Tyler Evert) (The Associated Press) In this Nov. 17, 2014 photo, Wade Stiltner, state Department of Agriculture apiary inspector, runs a pilot program of bee hives for honey production on a reclaimed mine in Hernshaw, W.Va. (AP Photo/Tyler Evert) (The Associated Press) This Nov. 17, 2014 photo shows bees that are part of Wade Stiltner's, state Department of Agriculture apiary inspector, pilot program of bee hives for honey production on a reclaimed mine in Hernshaw, W.Va. (AP Photo/Tyler Evert) (The Associated Press) In this Nov. 17, 2014 photo, Wade Stiltner, state Department of Agriculture apiary inspector, explains how his bee hives produce honey on a reclaimed mine in Hernshaw, W.Va. (AP Photo/Tyler Evert) (The Associated Press) [|Next Slide] [|Previous Slide] HERNSHAW, W.Va. – Up a trail marked "no blastin on Sundays," bees patrol a mountain once partially broken apart for coal. "Mining for honey" is its new extractive business, one with no impact on the Kanawha County land. Controversial Appalachian surface mining often involves scraping off sides of mountains or blowing off peaks for coal. What results works for beekeeping — large, flat areas companies must renovate, replant and reline with trees. Since April, West Virginia has test-run seven boxes of bees on one former surface mine. The state hopes to expand and offer veterans and displaced miners training. Kentucky started its surface mine beekeeping program in 2008. It includes 35 bee boxes at five sites and Eastern Kentucky University research. Factors like habitat loss and pesticide use have reduced U.S. honeybee populations.
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 * Specialty foods **

Old-Fashioned Wilted Lettuce Salad Dressing Exotic Bean Salad


Old-Fashioned Wilted Lettuce Salad Dressing Exotic Bean Salad

1 can of black beans, rinsed and drained 1 can of chick peas, rinsed and drained 1 can of soy beans, rinsed and drained 1 red pepper, chopped 1 small bunch of parsley 2 sliced carrots 1/2 cup of red onion, chopped Pour Old-Fashioned Wilted Lettuce Salad Dressing over desired amount and let set for a few hours or overnight.

Mason-Dixon Mix'n Glaze Stir Fry


Mason-Dixon Mix'n Glaze Stir Fry 2 Tbs. of oil 1 package of frozen Stir Fry Veggie Mix w/Noodles ¾ cup Mason-Dixon Mix'n Glaze 1 Tbs. minced garlic 1 Tbs. sesame seeds Sauté veggie mix in oil over high heat. Add garlic, sesame seeds and Mason-Dixon Mix'n Glaze. Stir for 1-2 additional minutes. Serve over rice.



Zest Sauce Zesty Eggs Florentine 2 Tbs. oil ½ cup chopped onion ¾ cup sliced mushrooms 4-6 oz. shaved ham 2 cups fresh spinach leaves 6 eggs, beaten 2 Tbs. of Zest Sauce Sauté onions, mushrooms and ham in large skillet until onions are translucent. Add spinach and sauté until wilted. Add Zest Sauce to eggs and pour over vegetables and cook until eggs are cooked through.


 * English/ Dialect**
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 * Airish = Chilly, windy
 * Dope/Soda Water/ Sodey Water = Coke, Soda, Pop
 * Jailhouse = Jail
 * Schoolhouse = School
 * Plum = Completely, all the way, entirely
 * Brickle = Brittle
 * Mushmellon = Cantaloupe
 * Jasper = An outsider, not from the mountains, a stranger
 * Britches = Pants, usually not dress pants
 * Poke = Bag, sack
 * Young'un (Young One) = A child, or sometimes a significantly younger adult
 * You'ns = You One's, plural of you, similar to y'all
 * Yonder/Yander = Some unspecified distance
 * Right = Properly, Very, Accurately (example he is right strong, or right smart)
 * Heared = Past tense of hear, heard
 * Seed = Past tense of see, saw
 * Hollow (pronounced Holler) = Valley surrounded by mountains
 * Bald = A clearing in the mountains
 * Scald = Land that will not support plants very well
 * Skift = A dusting of snow
 * Sigoggelin = Crooked, or leaning
 * Tote = To carry, or transport
 * Gaum/Gaumed = Messed up by being cluttered or filled with dirt/grime/grease etc.
 * Haint = Ghost/Spirit
 * Afeared = Afraid
 * Chaw = A portion of chewing tobacco
 * Betwixt = Between
 * Crawdad = Crayfish, Mudbug
 * Fixin' = Getting ready or prepared for something OR A helping of food, a serving
 * Nary = None
 * Piece = An unspecified distance
 * Chancy = Unlikely, risky, doubtful
 * Wadn't - Wasn't
 * Idn't = Isn't
 * Hound = Dog, any kind (like German, and Old English)
 * Casin' (Casing) = Tire
 * Agin' = Against
 * blowed = Past tense of blow, blew
 * borned = past tense of born
 * Drug = Past tense of drag
 * Et = Past tense of eat
 * Heared-Tell/Hear-Tell = To hear from word of mouth, by gossip
 * Slop = Leftover scraps of food, usually feed to animals
 * Passel = A large group of undetermined number
 * Whup = Past Tense of whip, as in beat
 * Sweet Milk = Equals regular milk, to distinguish from buttermilk
 * Fits = Shaking, as from withdrawal or seizures, or extreme anger.
 * Knowed = Past tense of know, Knew
 * Go-Devil = A type of Maul used for splitting wood
 * Reckon = To deduce, reason, calculate, or figure.
 * Aimin' (Aiming) = Planning (Example, I wadn't aimin' on comin' over, but I reckon I can.)
 * Bloomers = Underwear, especially panties.
 * Brought up or reared = Raised up (Example, I was reared up in that holler)
 * Caty Wompus = Crooked
 * Cussin' = Cursing
 * Directly (pronounced Direckly) = Shortly, as soon as possible, in a bit.
 * Duddint = Doesn't
 * His'n = His
 * Her'n = Hers
 * Holler = Yell, shout
 * Jaw - Talk, especially when the talk is of no importance.
 * Licken = Whuppon,
 * Might-Could = There is a possibility [I, they, you] could do the thing which is being discussed.
 * Polecat = Skunk
 * Recollect (emphasis on the middle of the word) = To remember, recall
 * Mess = A serving of a particular dish (example, a mess of greens)
 * Wasper = Wasp
 * Touched = Crazy, Insane
 * Hull = Outside part of a green bean, or the act of taking this part off of the bean
 * Buggy = Shopping Cart
 * Jarfly = Cicada
 * Lightening (Lightenin') Bug = Firefly

Early Appalachian literature typically centered on the observations of people from outside the region, such as Henry Timberlake's //Memoirs// (1765) and Thomas Jefferson's //Notes on the State of Virginia// (1784). Travellers' accounts published in 19th-century magazines gave rise to Appalachian local color, which reached its height with George Washington Harris's Sut Lovingood character of the 1860s and native novelists such as Mary Noailles Murfree. Works such as Rebecca Harding Davis's //Life in the Iron Mills// (1861), Emma Bell Miles' //The Spirit of the Mountains// (1905), and Horace Kephart's //Our Southern Highlanders// (1913) marked a shift in the region's literature from local color to realism. The transition from an agrarian society to an industrial society and its effects on Appalachia are captured in works such as Olive Tilford Dargan's //Call Home to the Heart// (1932), James Still's //The River of Earth// (1940), Harriette Simpson Arnow's //The Dollmaker// (1954), and Harry Caudill's //Night Comes to the Cumberlands// (1962). In the 1970s and 1980s, the rise of authors like Breece D'J Pancake, Dorothy Allison, and Lisa Alther brought more literary diversity to the region. Some of Appalachia's best known writers include James Agee, Anne W. Armstrong, Wendell Berry, Jesse Stuart, Denise Giardina, Lee Smith, Silas House, Wilma Dykeman, George Ella Lyon, and Pamela Duncan.
 * Literature**