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The Appalachian dialect is a dialect of Midland American English known as the Southern Midland dialect and is spoken primarily in central and southern Appalachia. The Northern Midland dialect is spoken in the northern parts of the region, while Pittsburgh English (more commonly known as "Pittsburghese") is strongly influenced by the Appalachian ...
Fraser fir is endemic to the highest parts of the southern Appalachian Mountains, where along with red spruce it forms a fragile ecosystem known as the Southern Appalachian spruce–fir forest. Fraser fir rarely occurs below 5,500 ft (1,700 m), and becomes the dominant tree type at 6,200 ft (1,900 m). [38]
The southern Appalachians were left uncovered by glaciation during the Last Ice Age. The Appalachian Mountains began to form 460 million years ago with the collision of tectonic plates , and finished their uplift around 230 million years ago. [ 11 ]
Central Appalachians, for example, experience the most severe poverty, which is partially due to the area's isolation from urban growth centers. [3] The Appalachian region holds 423 counties and covers 206,000 square miles. [4] The area's rugged terrain and isolation from urban centers has also resulted in a distinct regional culture.
A rainstorm expected only once every 1,000 years deluged parts of southern Appalachia on Wednesday night, with as much as 8 inches falling in a day’s time in Asheville, North Carolina.
Appalachia (locally / ˌ æ p ə ˈ l æ tʃ ə /, also /-l eɪ tʃ ə,-l eɪ ʃ ə /) is a geographic region located in the central and southern sections of the Appalachian Mountains of the eastern United States.
Museum of Appalachia President Lindsey Meyer Gallaher, the late founder John Rice Irwin's granddaughter, speaks during a celebration of the life of Alex Haley for the Heroes of Southern Appalachia ...
Preserving Southern and Appalachian food traditions. Four regional experts led Gabrynowicz on a week-long tour to learn more about the unique ingredients native to the mountainous region, long ...