NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A new resolution at the Tennessee State Capitol is putting a spotlight on Appalachian culture and the way people speak throughout the region. The measure, which passed both ...

The physical isolation of Appalachian hollows created a culture of radical self-reliance that still defines how mountain communities relate to one another today. Generations of shared economic ...

The series begins with Earth’s oldest mountains — the Appalachians. We see how continents over millions and millions of years collide in a slow dance which ultimately results in the formation of the ...

High in the mist-laced folds of the Appalachian Mountains, stories whisper of villages that once existed and then were gone. Not destroyed by disaster, not erased by war, but seemingly swallowed by ...

The Appalachian Trail crosses 14 states, six national parks and eight national forests. Marc Muench / Corbis At 2,178 miles, the Appalachian Trail is the nation’s longest marked footpath. Starting at ...