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The city of Chicago, Illinois is home to a significant Appalachian population. The Appalachian community has historically been centered in the neighborhood of Uptown. Beginning after World War I, Appalachian people moved to Chicago in droves seeking jobs. Between 1940 and 1970, approximately 3.2 million Appalachian and Southern migrants settled ...
This list of museums in Illinois contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public ...
The Museum of Appalachia, located in Norris, Tennessee, 20 miles (32 km) north of Knoxville, is a living history museum that interprets the pioneer and early 20th-century period of the Southern Appalachian region of the 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 ...
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Frontier Culture Museum of Virginia, Staunton; Matthews Living History Farm Museum, Independence [16] Washington. Pomeroy Living History Farm, Yacolt; West Virginia. Heritage Farm Museum and Village, Huntington; Watters Smith Memorial State Park, Harrison County; Wisconsin. Old World Wisconsin, Eagle; Stonefield (Wisconsin), Cassville, Wisconsin
Pages in category "Appalachian culture in Illinois" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. ... History of the Appalachian people in Chicago; U ...