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Mountain People

Mountain people are noted for their hard work ethic and their ingenuity. In the Mountain People section of The Mountain Laurel you will meet some of these remarkable people. Some were early mission school teachers, some were farmers and some were just good people but each had a story to tell. We think you will enjoy their stories.

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Title Created Date Author
Wayne Banks - Hillsville's First Radio Station September, 1984 Written by Susan M. Thigpen
Blue Ridge Mountains Harvest Time Traditions October, 1984 Written by Susan M. Thigpen
A Traditional Farm November, 1984 Written by John Hassell Yeatts
Chris - Christmas Angel December, 1984 Written by Ivalien Hylton Belcher
Mountain Lady December, 1984 Written by Sandra Redding
Etta McPeak - She'd Do It All Again December, 1984 Written by John Hassell Yeatts
The Mettle Of Myrtle January, 1985 Written by John Hassell Yeatts
Tobax Revisited January, 1985 Written by John Hassell Yeatts
An Amazing Family Reunion April, 1985 Written by Susan M. Thigpen
Everett Won The Medal April, 1985 Written by William P. Swartz, Jr.
Good Home Cookin' April, 1985 Written by Rodger Goodson
Her Kind Of People April, 1985 Written by Bob G. Tannehill
The Final Caucus April, 1985 Written by John Hassell Yeatts
Moody Dalton June, 1985 Written by Ivalien Hylton Belcher
Take It Up Clean As Ye Go June, 1985 Written by Rodger Goodson
Civil War Veteran Noah Martin, 1837-1924 July, 1985 Written by Ivalien Hylton Belcher
Mack and Tucker Goad July, 1985 Written by William P. Swartz, Jr.
George Is A Bird August, 1985 Written by Dennis Hester
Della Martin September, 1985 Written by Ivalien Hylton Belcher
Closing Time October, 1985 Written by Bob Heafner
The Fortune's Gone But Not His Memories - Shirley Mitchell November, 1985 Written by Tom Sieg
From Patrick County To Pearl Harbor and Back December, 1985 Written by Susan M. Thigpen
Addie's Word February, 1986 Written by Bob Heafner
How I Survived The Depression February, 1986 Written by Royce Q. Holland
Aunt Elva's Birthday Party June, 1986 Written by Ivalien Hylton Belcher
Margaret Jane Simmons Jessup August, 1986 Written by Imogene Turman
Thomas and Della Belcher November, 1986 Written by Ivalien Hylton Belcher
Ma Savage, Good Samaritan of Mingo County March, 1987 Written by LaVonda S. Harris
Earl Palmer, The Mountain Photographer April, 1987 Written by Dale Belcher
Doc August, 1987 Written by Cabell F. Cobbs

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