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Appalachian Mountains: The Story And History Of Appalachia
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The story and history of Appalachia is rich and their shared geography, cultural traits and common historical experience ties the people of Appalachia together. The Appalachian Mountains were inhabited by a diverse population of Native Americans. They included the Iroquois who were the dominant group in the region. They later split into the northern Iroquois and southern Cherokees. The counties of Virginia, East Tennessee, western North Carolina and eastern Kentucky were the strongest areas of unionist sentiment in Appalachia. The people involved in social activities such as attending church, house and barn construction, clearing ground, harvesting crops, hog butchering and husking

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