We were taught of Jesus love and how to love one another. I try to tell my grandkids about me growing up and how we use to play. Humidity Forestwander It's not the heat, it's the humidity that'll get you. I was the neighborhood stilt maker no matter which neighborhood it was this year. Some of my fondest childhood memories were playing with my dear friend Kristen Shupe. ! I was born and raised in Crumpler Holler, best childhood any one could ever have, so many great memories. Mingo County. Id look over every square inch of Cottle Church of God and soak in the love from our church family. We do not feel less-fortunate. My mind is flooding with memories Thank you! WebWest Virginia is a place that goes with you no matter how far you stray. Cant get enough stories about Family Love amidst humble and trying circumstances. I was fascinated by your story. Thought we had it hard then, but wished I could call those times back. This 12-foot-tall polished steel statue with glowing red eyes is in downtown Point Pleasant, right outside the museum dedicated to the creature, andit pretty much assures that the legend of the Mothman isn't going anywhere. B and I tell stories about my childhood and encourage people to visit Tazewell County. If you do choose to venture out, please follow all guidelines, maintain social distance, and wear a mask. Race track near there was fun. After we were done helping with the T.V. (Read more. Thank u this took me back to my childhood I live n fayetteville, WV n a place called Crow Holler it its beautiful here born n raised holler girl. It leaves a We played like one of the boys. Dad was a WWII Navy veteran and both spent much of their free time working with the VFW. It was a high tower, a fort, a castle, or a play house. Linda and Lester McCumbers have shared a love of homegrown music during more than 65 years of marriage. From Dayton's Aviation Heritage National Historical Park, to NASA's Glenn Research Center, to Congress officially declaring Ohio the birthplace of aviation, and much more, no other state takes to the skies and beyond like the home of the Buckeyes. I still have family there and visit often. But the people of Alabama can do you one better. I really enjoyed your story very much. 3. I still play in the rain with my kids today.sometimes the rain is so cold, even on an eighty degree day.it will hit your shoulders and trickle down your back and leave you with chills.almost as if winter breathed down your spine for a moment. so proud to be a holler girl. I have been called a Holler girl by people who live 30 minutes away haha. We had barbies, power-wheels, sand boxes, and swimming pools. gin minsky (Atlas Obscura User) Abandoned Structure. I did get to live in West by God for two years.. Every one in Ohio always thought I was from W.Va. by my accent..NO but I sure wish I was.. As the pandemic continues, we hope this virtual trip helps you explore Americas wonders. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. On Sept. 3, 1914, the Wheeling Intelligencer reported that several large stills, thousands of gallons of moonshine whiskey and beer had been destroyed in Buchanan County, Virginia which is only about 15 miles from Hatfield country in Bask in the wonderful corniness of these four pop-culture touchstones in the Hawkeye State. No one even knew what poor meant. Beautiful! If you do choose to venture out, please follow all guidelines, maintain social distance, and wear a mask. We went through Kilsyth and stopped at the little church they had belonged to. Another lingers with residents who are working to document, preserve and improve life for the people in the region. My favorite holler nameTin Can Holler, Mason, WV where my husband Gary was raised?? It lives in the hearts and runs through the veins of all its natives. Thinking about runnin and playing and getting a drink of water from the community dipper in the pail of water that hung on back porch. I am proud to be called Holler Girl. I had Mrs. Zick in 1st grade & 2 of the Cox families. We lived on a large piece of propertywith tons of Sagebrush and Cloverunkempt to the people who had lovely gardens, but to me was like living in a magical place. Also: It's the only place where you're guaranteed a sighting. Im proud of growing up in McDowell county, WV!!! I enjoyed the pictures also. Picture Alaska. (715) 514-4505 | travis@dewitzphotography.com, Inside Look Into McDowell County, West Virginia With Amy Gentry, https://www.quizup.com/en/topics/logos/2014/7?scope=region&country=WV&player_id=378853985576415972&banner=lb:logos:US:WV:month:7:2014:9&position=9&source=share. Thanks so much. WebTake In Hollow is an unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. Still visit Mannington when I can but still live in WV. We had to make out own games just like you said. If you do choose to venture out, please follow all guidelines, maintain social distance, and wear a mask. just a turn dial. (There was even a settlement named Science along the Illinois River in the early 19th century.) You never know what you had. Picture Wyoming during its Wild West days. As the pandemic continues, we hope this virtual trip helps you explore Americas wonders. It taught me how much the small things mean. Did I hit my Mother? I was raised in the suburbs of Minneapolis, MN but share many of the same memories with you. Ba big part of my life was there. Reading your story and reliving my life as a Holler Girl. Born a holler kid and proud of it. If you do choose to venture out, please follow all guidelines, maintain social distance, and wear a mask. Good thing I could hold my breath for a long time. And that history seems to have provided inspiration for the state's menagerie of massive megafauna. I wish my husband would of lived long enough for us to make our home there. That was just beautiful,I found my self going back in time. This abandoned dream castle and its cemetery look out over the city that once inspired their creation. Brought back many memories. for 2 yrs before going to Welch Junior High. You touched on so many, Amy, and my tears flowed like a river.Fortunately, after almost 30 yrs in PA, I moved back to WV and have the opportunity to relive all the memories of that childhood from the holler of Morris Creek near Montgomery. Still have images of experiencing many or most of the things you did. Once home to more millionaires per capita than anywhere else in the country, it's since fallen on harder times. As the pandemic continues, we hope this virtual trip helps you explore Americas wonders. I watch to see if the glimpse of new life will be blighted. What if Weeksville, the historic free Black community in Brooklyn, were as well-known as Williamsburg? Maple MeadowsbyFairdale, W.Va, My favorite holler name.Hoo Hoo Hollow.Lester, W.Va, Absolutely beautiful, childhood memories came back to me. Kids and grandparents might enjoy enormous Ferris wheels, unusual geysers, or pristine parklands. As the pandemic continues, we hope this virtual trip helps you explore Americas wonders. While the pictures that are very good, they should be specifically identified as to where they were taken and how they relate to your story. I was thrown off numerous docks and boats and told to sink or swim I sank and someone would finally figure it out and jump in to rescue me. From a Cold War bunker turned recording archive to a Styrofoam Stonehenge, these places in Virginia are more than meets the eye. The museum calls itself the "National Museum of the Paranormal" and is full of eerie oddities. Being dearly loved gives you confidence and loving others makes you crazy-brave but having both means you have a deep source of WV riches that no one can count. We live in Myrtle Beach now and yes we miss WV. At the start of European settlement, 90 percent of what is now Indiana was forest. We were loved and had love in our hearts, respect for each other and freedom and pride for who we were and what we stood for. I see Wish Flowers blowing in the breeze from a time gone by, when my small fingers would pick them and blow them away to see how far they would travel praying my wish would come true. The more you scroll, the more these stories unfold with astoundingly lovely cinematic life. I smell the cool air blowing in and I remember being 15 and the first time I stood on my back porch with my 17 year old boyfriend and fell so deeply in love.how we broke up and I thought I would die. You are a talented writer and your words made my soul smile!! Webwest virginia hollows. Close to wheeling. Thank you, Dave Price, Brentwood TN cbmus@bellsouth.net 615-373-0946. Grew up in Summers County, WVa and ran away right after High School. Not change one thing about them. The more you scroll, the more these stories unfold with astoundingly lovely cinematic life. I love the way you write, ending some sentences in prepositions. Loved your story. Thank you for the memories. Always remember it took a Civil War for West Virginia to become a state and never forget our states motto, Montani semper liberi or Mountaineers are Always Free. My family lived in Iaeger until 1958 when my father Lloyd Bottomly retired to SW Fl. This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster. That's where they had their print and cycle shop, and established the world's first airplane factory. What a beautiful story!! So I will be taking him back soon. Had to leave 1965, go north to work. I experienced a lot of the things you described. The old swing ride now looks pretty skeletal. Id like to think our pain washes away in the midst of those stormsbrings new meaning to the phrase Itll all come out in the wash.. Their small visits are much appreciated because it wont be long until they are all gone and fall will begin its inevitable descent upon us. It was wonderful !!! In West Virginia, the mountains and hills hold tales and myths, and a lot of places that were used and then abandoned. Visitors can pay their respects to a fast-food icon, a world-famous athlete, comedic actor, and a local magician, as well as a folk hero who may or may not be buried there at all. I grew up in the little coal camp Red Jacket , Mingo County in the 50s and 60s. And theres not a great distance between where Ive lived for nearly 60 years and my childhood home. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. thank you for sharing. I am a hollar girl from Dille, wv (Clay County) I had a wonderful childhood. Its the best place to be from, but for me there were no career opportunities . Watching a Twins baseball game and sharing his bowl of popcorn washed down with either kool-aid or Bubble Up was one of my favorite things to do. As the pandemic continues, we hope this virtual trip helps you explore Americas wonders. Like and Share With Your Friends and Family. I love you Dad still to this day and he always knew how deeply I loved him.. despite my step monster he marriednot allowing us to hug him or kiss his cheeks. From immigrant sanctuaries to the Survivor Tree, here are sites where New York has shown its resilience. The first glance of white or pink on those Dogwood trees is like a baptism for the soul after long months of freezing weather and snow to your knees. Reading you story made me so homesick. Humidity Forestwander It's not the heat, it's the humidity that'll get you. And as the song goes No matter where I roam , it will always be my home. I didnt grow up in the south, but Dad, from eastern Ky and Mom from middle Tenn did. growing up i couldnt wait to leave those mountains,growin older i cant wait to go back. Iowa is the pantry of America, giving over the vast majority of its land to agriculture and producing more corn and pork than any other state. This brought back so many memories,they are all good .This was so well written. 3. If you do choose to venture out, please follow all guidelines, maintain social distance, and wear a mask. If you do choose to venture out, please follow all guidelines, maintain social distance, and wear a mask. This is what we are made from. Across the state, the distant past is still within easy reach. I miss my childhood. I love that place. Never knew you were a holler girl or even what the term meant. If you'd like to tour our barn, pavilion, & rentals, please call, text, or message for an appointmen Ranson Hollows | Ripley WV Attended a one room school through eighth grade and then walked a mile to catch a school bus and rode twenty miles to Iaeger High School. Brings back such fond childhood memories of a simpler time that formed our values and morals and made us the adults we are today. Caught lightening bugs wore a lot of that jewelry. We assumed that everyone grew up this way and as adults we found out differently. If you do choose to venture out, please follow all guidelines, maintain social distance, and wear a mask. I was a holler born girl also. You might see in your mind's eye the granite and stark white snowcaps of Denali National Park, or the dark seas that surround 6,000-plus miles of coastline, or the muted olive of its tundra in the summer. Get married inside or outside of their red barn, sit down to dinner in their pavilion, then celebrate the night away in one of the most peaceful spots in Jackson County. May God bless you and yours! Theres a happiness and freedom in our hearts that will never leave and we can attribute that to our loving families and the mountains of West Virginia! Though many people know Oklahoma better for its oil fields and cattle ranches, the state also has a rich history of innovative art and architecture. Likens was Principal. Great memories as I read this, All of this belongs to each and everyone who lived up the Holler. It made me appreciate things in life. The pictures that go with the story are real beautiful. As time marches ever-onward, recipes are forgotten, traditions fade into quiet obscurity, and institutions are abandoned. With simplicity comes nothing to confound. we went to that front porch to play. When you think about Illinois, what are the first things that come to mind? I was a Hollow girl also born and raised in Carswell hollow. For about half of any given year, much of Arizona is too hot to handle. If you do choose to venture out, please follow all guidelines, maintain social distance, and wear a mask. References [ edit] ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Take In Hollow, West Virginia This article about a location in Raleigh County, West Virginia is a stub. Maybe it's someone from the state, like Abraham Lincoln, or something, like Chicago-style hot dogs or deep dish pizza. When I was little everyone would jokingly say the cause of the storm was that the devil was beating his wife! As the pandemic continues, we hope this virtual trip helps you explore Americas wonders. Id visit Mrs. Riddle at the post office and take her an ice cream. As the pandemic continues, we hope this virtual trip helps you explore Americas wonders. Ilove this girl and her story I have never met her but I have her on facebook I feel like ive known her my whole life.. Climate, globalization, trends, employment rates, lobbyingit all influences what we eat. I do wish my parents did not have to work so hard. In 1909, newspapers published accounts of a monster known as the Jersey Devil said to be prowling the Pine Barrens. If you do choose to venture out, please follow all guidelines, maintain social distance, and wear a mask. Harrison W V. Clay County. Ellison Hatfield succumbed to his injuries. If you do choose to venture out, please follow all guidelines, maintain social distance, and wear a mask. Read on for five woody wonders of Indiana, all rooted deeply in their communities. We played in the dirt and we fought each other. I was raised in VA, Tazewell County. I really enjoyed reading that .I was raised in a holler also and it sure brought back a lot of good memories. And the smell of the seasons I understand that very well. References [ edit] ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Take In Hollow, West Virginia This article about a location in Raleigh County, West Virginia is a stub. I get homesick all the time when I see photos or stop to think back to the good ole days. The little red-headed holler girl with freckles on her face and mischievous green eyes. This place is why I am who I am today. Anyway, once again, thank you for taking us all down memory lane in good ole McDowell Co and giving us a glimps of your life there. As the pandemic continues, we hope this virtual trip helps you explore Americas wonders. Maybe it's the environment, with its vast prairies and cold winters. We knew church was NOT the place to get silly. References [ edit] ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Take In Hollow, West Virginia This article about a location in Raleigh County, West Virginia is a stub. Absolutely not.my Mom would have whipped me. We never had a swimming pool. Mom held several positions in the Auxiliary including 7th District President for 2 years. We know how to tell our children to get over themselves and not coddle them every time life doesnt go their way. Even though I live in NC now, and dont get back as often as I would like due to life keeping me busy..I think about it often and it will always be home to me!! I wish this was in print. We were on a corner with hills from two directions. I think the only thing you missed in your story from my memories are the winter days when mom would have a big ole pot of vegetable soup or pinto beans cooking. Maryland has the distinction of being one of the first states to officially join the Union in 1788and as such, its played both big and small roles in various battles across the nation's history. McDowell County? Thanks to facebook. Hard workers, a love of God and people. You took me back some years ago. Your stories are great nothing smells as good as fresh line-dried sheets and nothing makes your hair feel and look better than rainwater! I loved growing up in Fayette County, West Virginia. From Roderfield.and lived in Westchester Holler 30 years. Felt like I was a kid again, I am a holler girl to. Im from Clay County. If only.. If you do choose to venture out, please follow all guidelines, maintain social distance, and wear a mask. I thought it was huge. When he graduated from WVU, we moved to the west coast. A remarkable number of Wisconsinites have chosen this life path, and the result is a truly remarkable collection of collections scattered across the state. Thank you Amy for a beautiful story.<3. As America industrialized in the 19th century, there was an insatiable demand to build and a hunger for lumber. We sleep peacefully in our small homes as God has provided all our needs. Hope maybe I can get there soon and see this great place written about in this great story. If you do choose to venture out, please follow all guidelines, maintain social distance, and wear a mask. If you do choose to venture out, please follow all guidelines, maintain social distance, and wear a mask. If you do choose to venture out, please follow all guidelines, maintain social distance, and wear a mask. Dad was a carpenter/siding applicator and spent much of time in northern MN building some of the mining towns on the Iron Range. Offer subject to change without notice. Could relate to a lot in this beautiful story, To this day I love simple things. Wow.your words are my story. I love my town. WebExplore the rural communities of McDowell County, West Virginia through Hollow, an interactive documentary featuring the stories of over 30 residents who live there. I can identify with the smells of the changing seasons and being one with the land. These girls may have worn feed sack dresses when they were young and never had expensive makeup; but their natural beauty shined. seems to be falling off the map. I could have written it myself! This is awsome. It leaves a These girls were solid, strong, intelligent, kind, and, in many cases, gentle. I grew up in west liberty and then valley grove. I think the name was Dietricks Greenhouse. Beautiful and I am to a holler girl born and raised in bulldog holler in premier west Virginia. Its the best place to be from, but for me there were no career opportunities . I was born and raised in Cambria County in Pa.I would like to find out about Elm Grove W.V. As the pandemic continues, we hope this virtual trip helps you explore Americas wonders. Its nourishment for your soul. I am not a holler girl my Daddy WebWest Virginia is a place that goes with you no matter how far you stray. One narrative documents the devastation wrought on the county by the June 2012 derecho. The historicbuilding has been home to nearly every type of educational institutionfrom private schools to junior and senior colleges to a high school and then apartmentsbut none had any lasting success. James "Jimmy" Weekley has lived in Pigeonroost Hollow in West Virginia for 70 years. Our advice? Many of the buildings arenowstructurally unsound, but there are tourshistorical and ghost-focusedplus a well-appointed museum and a gift shop. I have pretty much done without all my life, so I am not one to be picky with my dwellings. God bless you for putting in words the sights and sounds of the wonderful past for all holler people because we are a special breed!!! A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend. back in these days many of us and our parents had to struggle and bond together. There are also mortuary items, including an embalming table and funeral home advertising and signage. Went on to concord college and then from there life went different directions, but NEVER too far from my memories of y childhood and Iaeger. Its like you saw into my heart as you wrote. What a memory! I had a bunch of Gilliand cousins. Well, Ive never really understood why thats a bad thing. In many graveyards, markers are fashioned to look like stumps and branches. weighing in at 60 lbs when he passed. Love it. (Guess they needed a kid to fit in with that generation). Brought back a lot of memories, thanks. No better feeling. In Calhoun, a rock garden of spectacular sculptures hides behind a church. was his. Whether carved by hand or nature, these stone wonders truly rock. I married Rex Sadler from Anawalt and raised our son there until Rex died and we moved. You made me think of growing up in McDowell County. I never learned how to swim despite growing up in the Land of 10,000 lakes. The United States could contain 3,066 Rhode Islands, and Russia could hold 5,445. My parents were born and raised in WV. I remember having Snake berry fight s with you and eating honeysuckles. I hope this place is so instilled in their very being that they feel called to come back and make a small difference in the community that built them, myself, my parents, their parents, and so forth. It belonged to My Aunt Birdie who is long since past but the kin folk take care of it! William Devil Anse Hatfield and the Hatfield forces took the McCoy men prisoner in West Virginia in retribution. I tried to raise my 9 children/step-children in nature whenever we had the chance and taught them right from wrong and responsibility for their actions from a very early age. We got feed sacks filled them with sand blocked the creek swam there. These are a few of our favorite restricted spots in D.C., and the stories behind them. When Daddy came home the T.V. No purchase necessary. It leaves a We werent much older than the kids we took care of so it could be challenging to keep track of them all but never lost a kid and kept them out of trouble. Thank you for such a well written story. If you do choose to venture out, please follow all guidelines, maintain social distance, and wear a mask. Have called WV home all my life. If you do choose to venture out, please follow all guidelines, maintain social distance, and wear a mask. Arlington up Northfork Holler. It was so well written, I would love to have a printed copy!! Went to Chelyan and Cabin Creek, elementary, Chelyan Jr. High School, and Graduated from East Bank High School. Your story brought back lots of fond memories. My mother worked as well as my dad and we shared in the responsibilities of raising younger siblings. Off and on my entire life I have heard the phrase holler girl used in a derogatory way. Did I call people names? As the pandemic continues, we hope this virtual trip helps you explore Americas wonders. Thank YOU for sharing your wonderful experiences with us all. Later, it became home to an amusement park for the families of nearby coal workers, but closed after the deaths of two children on the park grounds. JANET. I have heard the stories all my life and remember stories like these. But in the 1970s and early 1980s, a dam was constructed and Jennings Randolph Reservoir was formed. I am a guy, but I can relate in so many ways. If you do choose to venture out, please follow all guidelines, maintain social distance, and wear a mask. I can hear those faint songs we sang in the spring when it was finally warm enough to go outside to playRing around the rosiespocket full of posiesashesasheswe all fall down! Picking flowers and trying to work it out just right so when you finished picking each petal off the boy you liked was sure to love youHe loves me, he loves me not. You decided if you had to pick every flower in sight.that boy was going to love you. Please actually post where photos are taken because this is part of OUR Families History not just whomever was raised in a holler Very nice story you have to share, Thank you! These mountains and their beauty allowed me to escape anything bad going on in my life!!! Great memories. Raised in McDowell County, Bradshaw Mountain & Jolo! To a house in a hollow on Patrick Rd. Here, youll find a whole cemetery devoted to hounds, a heartfelt memorial to a fish, even a statue of a pest that drove farmers batty before it also spurred them toward ingenuity. As the pandemic continues, we hope this virtual trip helps you explore Americas wonders. ), For a brief period in late 1966 and early 1967, the West Virginia Ordnance Works, better known to locals as the TNT Area, was reportedly visited bythe United States's coolest mythical creatures: the Mothman, a flying, insect-human hybridsaid to portend disaster. 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