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Appalachian Ohio, shaded in green, shown within Appalachia. Appalachian Ohio is a bioregion and political unit in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Ohio, characterized by the western foothills of the Appalachian Mountains and the Appalachian Plateau. The Appalachian Regional Commission defines the region as consisting of thirty-two ...
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An online edition was initiated in 2011, which included only the Music section, but was discontinued. The ETSU Center of Excellence for Appalachian Studies and Services, now directed by Dr. Ron Roach, has begun a project to produce an updated, digital version of the entire encyclopedia, which will be available online for free.
Appalachian English has long been a popular stereotype of Appalachians and is criticized both inside and outside the speaking area as an inferior dialect, which is often mistakenly attributed to supposed laziness, lack of education, or the region's relative isolation. American writers throughout the 20th century have used the dialect as the ...
Appalachian folk tales are rooted in English, Scottish, and Irish fairy tales, as well as regional heroic figures and events. Jack tales, which tend to revolve around the exploits of a simple but dedicated figure named "Jack", are popular at story-telling festivals. Other stories involve wild animals, such as hunting tales.
The following is a partial list of adjectival forms of place names in English and their demonymic equivalents, which denote the people or the inhabitants of these places. Note: Demonyms are given in plural forms.
English. Read; Edit; View history; Tools. Tools. move to sidebar hide. Actions Read; ... Appalachian Ohio (5 C, 43 P) Pages in category "Appalachian culture in Ohio"
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