The People of the New River: Oral Histories from the Ashe, Alleghany, and Watauga Counties of North Carolina (Contributions to Southern Appalachian Studies, 5)

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Said to be one of the most oldest rivers on the planet, the New River begins at two locations in Watauga County in northwest North Carolina. From there the North and South Forks meander north through Ashe County until they meet near the Virginia border and continue through a corner of Alleghany County before turning north again into Virginia and West Virginia and on to the Ohio. Settlers came to the fertile bottom lands along the New River right through the 18th and 19th centuries and lots of in their descendants still live there nowadays. On this selection of oral histories, 33 people in Ashe, Alleghany, and Watauga counties–most of whom are in their 70s, 80s, and 90s–share memories in their lives and work at the New River and their hopes for its future. They tell of floods, snows, sickness, the Great Depression, education, religion, quilting, weaving and other crafts, and the fight against a big power company that planned to flood thousands of acres of land. They also recall how the river has been central to their lives in providing food, transportation and recreation.

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