CENTRAL APPALACHIA

In the heart of Appalachia, mountains fold into river valleys, coalfields, farms, forests, and communities whose stories run generations deep. Across Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, and Virginia, history and tradition remain woven into everyday life, from old mountain towns and family homesteads to music, craftsmanship, foodways, and the roads that connect them. This is Appalachia at its heart, complex, enduring, and full of stories waiting to be uncovered.