In the 1950's Wytheville, VA was thrust into the national spotlight for having the highest per capita ratio of the polio pandemic. It was running at twice the national average. Wytheville, then a tourist destination, had to shut down and put up a sign to warn travelers away.
We can find a lot of similarities in how we handled that outbreak in Appalachia and how we are handling COVID-19. "We've been to this rodeo before," as one elderly man recently told me.
#Appalachia #pandemic #polio #Wytheville #SummerWithoutChildren
Appalachian League Baseball Is Back...sort of.
Appalachia's Contribution to America
Popular Appalachian Writers Adda Leah Davis and Linda Hoagland
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts
More Appalachian Urban Legends
How Are Our Churches Surviving During COVID?
Talking With Appalachian Writers!
The Brown Mountain LIghts
Appalachian Business Owners Face Struggles
Ever wonder why the Blue Ridge Mountains are blue?
Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Coming to Bristol, Baby!
Nathaniel Gist and the Long Island of the Holston in Kingsport, TN
Andrew Jackson, Appalachian Lawyer
A Brief History of the Appy League
The Community Named For Its Moonshine
The Haunted Smoky Mountains
Hollywood and the Appalachian Stereotype
How Did Russell County, VA Get Its Name?
A Tour Around Tazewell County, VA
Appalachian Superstitions Part 2
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
The Modern West
Just Dumb Enough Podcast
Voices of Misery Podcast
House of Whimsical Terror
Stuff You Should Know
Timcast IRL