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We lived in Summers County and I still feel at peace when we visit there. From where did you depart? Amy, So loved your Holler story. To where did you travel? Old-time music is a large part of West Virginias heritage it is the folk music of the state. Slaughter Creek Hollow, was my home. Virginia. I didnt care. This is awsome. And as the song goes No matter where I roam , it will always be my home. Very well written. I am a West Virginia native also and I can relate to this . The registered business office is at #5 Hollow Rd, Caretta, WV 24821. Unlike Annie, Doug did not learn how to play old time until he was an adult. And I wear shoes on my feet everyday hahaha;). These mountains literally have a way of molding the person you become. We are beautiful with rough edges. Or us, Doug says with a chuckle. back in these days many of us and our parents had to struggle and bond together. The smell of spearmint gum and the way my Mommy would whisper in my ear when I was misbehaving. The first glance of white or pink on those Dogwood trees is like a baptism for the soul after long months of freezing weather and snow to your knees. I love your story. Get married inside or outside of their red barn, sit down to dinner in their pavilion, then celebrate the night away in one of the most peaceful spots in Jackson County. Required fields are marked *. You explain it so much better than I can. Our starry nights shine down upon us as we sleep in the valleys beneath towering mountains like millions of angels peering down in watch. The rush of the water over my head as I dunked down to the bottom was an awesome feeling. I married Rex Sadler from Anawalt and raised our son there until Rex died and we moved. This place becomes part of you. Amy, your words are as beautiful as you are and Im so grateful that I came across this today!! The junior high sat across the field from the high school so I got to make and keep lifelong friends one of my happiest memories was knowing that I would not change schools ever again. Message. YOU DONE A VERY GOOD JOB WITH THE PHOTOS AND THE STORIES A LOT OF THE PHOTOS I KNEW AND BROUGHT BACK A LOT OF MEMORIES. You never know what you had. Coon Rapids was still more country than city when we moved their summer of 1960 and we had the woods with a creek at the end of our street two houses down. When Daddy came home the T.V. (715) 514-4505 | travis@dewitzphotography.com, Inside Look Into McDowell County, West Virginia With Amy Gentry, https://www.quizup.com/en/topics/logos/2014/7?scope=region&country=WV&player_id=378853985576415972&banner=lb:logos:US:WV:month:7:2014:9&position=9&source=share. The majority of the time those little buds stand firm.a testimony to the people here. Your story brought back lots of fond memories. I miss my childhood. Read more Previous page Print length 262 pages Enjoyed this very much,brought back memories of my childhood.I was raised at Pie,W.V. I would like to go back. He had learned from players who were alive before West Virginia was even a state. We went through Kilsyth and stopped at the little church they had belonged to. Wowwonderful! https://www.quizup.com/en/topics/logos/2014/7?scope=region&country=WV&player_id=378853985576415972&banner=lb:logos:US:WV:month:7:2014:9&position=9&source=share. SXS Rentals Available Onsite Through Mountaintop Adventures! I grew up in Akron Ohio and all of my life I heard Dad talke about retiring and moving back to his beloved W. Va. and just sitting on the porch and lookout over his beloved hills.. he finally lived to do that he lived for 11 months after he retired and moved back there..his last days he lived to sit in a wheelchair and look out over the mountains surrounding nursing home in Parkersburg..he is buried in Pine grove cemetary in Pike W.Va havin lived in Harrisburg.. buried near his Mother, Father. Sid Hatfield had shot and killed several of the thugs during the battle referred to as the Matewan Massacre. Like and Share With Your Friends and Family. West Virginia's silhouette looks like a horny toad. I had a bunch of Gilliand cousins. Ever heard about naming contest? Linda and Lester McCumbers carry on an oral tradition from a time when, as Lester puts it, 'music was something that you made'. We went outside when chores were done and came home when the street lights came on. This is so neat. i am a 3rd generation coal miner in eastern ky knox and bell co ky ,,had good parents and great career in coal mining for 40yrs,,a pleasure to know the hundreds of sur and deep miners over the years,,my mother was a bishop ,,she was raised up in a coal mine camp in bell jellico bell coky. JANET. GOD BLESS YOU FOR AWAKENING ALL THESE OLD MEMORIES,,,WISH YOUD PUBLISH A BOOK,,ID SURELY BUY FIRST ONE ,,YOU SAY ALL THE THINGS WE FEEL BUT DONT HAVE THE TALENT TO PUT ON PAPER,,SO HOMESICK FOR WV AND HOPE TO TAKE ROADTRIP THERE IN SPRING,,BORN AND RAISED FAYETTE CO ,,NEAR HAWKS NEST ,THANKS SO MUCH FOR THE MEMORIES Title [Boy, West Virginia "hollows"] Contributor Names Rogovin, Milton, 1909-2011, photographer . By, West Virginia Receives $83 million Opioid Settlement From Walgreens, Clogging in Lincoln County: Meeting Tosha, Columbus Washboard Company Produces Instruments Aimed To Meet Musicians Needs, Communion Wafers And Apple Butter Inspire Chefs Work At Lost Creek Farm, Cookies For A Nativity Fast: Recipe With Ancient History Makes Annual Appearance In Appalachia, Western North Carolina Barn Quilts Represent Community, History, New Book Explores History Of West Virginia Hot Dogs, Gospel Musician In Millstone, Kentucky Tries To Salvage Familys Flood-Ravaged Music Equipment, Six Years On, Researchers Studying Greenbrier County Flood Resiliency, Response Efforts. And although it has now gained the popularity of people from all over the world, hundreds of years ago it was isolated within Appalachian communities. Love those old hills. Your story put me right back in that tiny house I grew up in, that only seems tiny now. I smell the cool air blowing in and I remember being 15 and the first time I stood on my back porch with my 17 year old boyfriend and fell so deeply in love.how we broke up and I thought I would die. I am a holler girl and so thankful for it. This sure does brings stories like this back . God bless you for putting in words the sights and sounds of the wonderful past for all holler people because we are a special breed!!! My mother, father, and some of my brothers and sisters are gone now but the stories of the sweet memories will always live on and be passed from generation to generation. In a special report exploring folkways traditions, as part of theInside Appalachia Folkways Project, Caitlin Tan explores the master-apprentice relationship in the old-time music community. My Daddy was a COAL MINER, Olga Coal Co, Coalwood, WV (McDowell Co); he was raised in Marytown and my mother was from Capels, WV. We assumed that everyone grew up this way and as adults we found out differently. We grew up the wealthiest kids ever. Loved growing up in WV and no matter where I roamed to I have always called WV home and am proud to say I plan to live the rest of my years here. grandson back there this summer, he is 16 and never seen a hollow. Loved this! I was born in Welch in 1952. The organization type is C | Corporation. And theres not a great distance between where Ive lived for nearly 60 years and my childhood home. grew up in taylorville, wv. Theres a lot of drone in it and up bow accenting.. This is a wonderful piece of work! Not one person was ever charged for killing this Law Enforcement Officer in spite of the fact there were several eye witnesses. Well writtenI took a step by in time. Thanks for reminding me of home. Love this! Neither of my parents went with us. I suppose you could compare those small leaks to life. My mind is flooding with memories Thank you! Loved your story and most could be applied to my own. I thank God for my family who lived in a holler in Wyoming County. You never want to push them too far. we went to that front porch to play. Currently I am divesting myself in other states and preparing to move back to Almost Heaven. They were John and Stella Gilliand. This brought back memories of my childhood. Like you I also remember smells. This was so heartwarming.Very well done. Very well written and just as I remembered it. Im not a Holler Girl, but came from a small town where we lived on the last street going up the hill towards the only Highway into the town at the time. Brings back such fond childhood memories of a simpler time that formed our values and morals and made us the adults we are today. Their small visits are much appreciated because it wont be long until they are all gone and fall will begin its inevitable descent upon us. True Ghost Stories - West Virginia Ghosts Silver Gap Ghost near Oak Hill August 6, 2021 The Spirit that Stayed Around Buried Secrets The Shadow People Other Encounters One Night On Poca River December 16, 2019 When I was about 16 years old, I had a good friend of mine named. mountain people grow up different than everyone else. Of course now and then the older children got mean and started holding me undertil I came up sputtering and choking.but it was all in good fun. In the fall of 2017, on their way to a shoot in West Virginia, the Parts Unknown crew made a pit stop in Lawrence County, Kentucky. ILLUSIONS, INC. (Entity #180678) is a business entity in registered with the Business Division of West Virginia Secretary of State (SOS). I hear my mother and father talking to one another and the joyful sounds of my brothers, sisters and I playing. Thanks for the wonderful memories. Also, West Virginia College. It is nearly parallel to the original tunnel called The . For these folks and their loving hearts- I am truly thankful! We played Indian ball, kick-ball, hide-n-go seek, water hose battles and yeah we drank out of the hosewe didnt die either. I would love to go back there.when I had no responsibilities, not a care in the world. We used to wash our hair in the rain when I was a kid.it leaves you with the softest hair ever and it smells like freshly line dried laundry. We cut our jeans off and made shorts and played bare-footed in the yard. The park provides free WiFi, allows pets, and has a dump station. I can smell the pine trees that lined my front yard and see the wooden posts my fence was fastened to. This newer tunnel, circa 1963, is along the West Virginia Rail-Trail. Thank you for a job very well done. . You are a talented writer and your words made my soul smile!! When local standard time is about to reach Sunday, March 9, 2025, 2:00:00 am clocks are turned forward 1 hour to Sunday, March 9, 2025, 3:00:00 am local daylight time instead. Absolutely not.my Mom would have whipped me. Thanks. My Dad "Holler" to a West Virginian means a remote road or area. Mingo County. My Mother taught me how to love and how to receive love. Thanks for a beautiful story. I was Tressa Conway Stokes. I reared my older two children in West Virginia and am now rearing my five adopted children here as well. I still was able to do it when she wasnt looking I wrapped my arms around him and said you know what old man? I was literally taught that not everything was obtainable by the push of a button as my dad had a T.V. Direct Trail Access To! I loved your story. And thank you Wayne Guindon, for sharing this Post with me. Born and raised in McDowell county will never forget my childhood there. There is a subtle magic here that roots itself deep into its inhabitants. Raised in McDowell County, Bradshaw Mountain & Jolo! was his. Mar 9, 2025 - Daylight Saving Time Starts. Born a holler kid and proud of it. Loved your story. This is a West Virginia holler to be more specific. Here are 10 of the most dangerous things West Virginia residents must face. After I read this, it makes me want to just pack up and move there, this minute. These mountains are so enormous yet we are so small in that breath-taking moment when you can see and hear the rain coming.and you wait to feel the first drop land on your face. Thank you so much for the memories. He says it is the foundation for a lot of sounds today. Im proud of growing up in McDowell county, WV!!! I was raised in a holler in Barbour County. May the Lord bless you as much as this story has blessed me. I had wonderful hard-working parents (Im the oldest of seven children only 3 living and Im 82.) We didnt have much, but we had parents who loved us very much, there was food on the table and clothes on our backs, shoes on our feet. Hope High School. Its named after a little creek in Greenbrier County, and this is a tune that I dont know that anybody else really played. You folks have got it made. Oh how Id love to go back for a day! Thanks for sharing your story !! I am proud to be called Holler Girl. I can still smell them. Her family had lived in a number of coal mining communities- Beaver, Scarbro, Oswald,, etc. On a cool quiet summer evening. I have had more stitches than my 5 siblings combined as I was the daredevil that never backed down from a dare. I sure hope someday before I get too old that I can spend the last years of whatever I have left of my life in a holler or at least near to one. Pigeon Hollow, Greenbrier County, West Virginia. West Virginia Hollow Tales by Jordan Jr, John E., Like New Used, Free shippin. Worked hard. My family lived in Iaeger until 1958 when my father Lloyd Bottomly retired to SW Fl. We played like one of the boys. I still refer to WV,as my home. As autumn settles in God paints each leaf on every tree a beautiful fall hue.from browns and purples to orange and redno mortal man could come close to capturing what we see for a short period in late September to early November. Thanks for writing about home! I still play in the rain with my kids today.sometimes the rain is so cold, even on an eighty degree day.it will hit your shoulders and trickle down your back and leave you with chills.almost as if winter breathed down your spine for a moment. I laughed when I read about the TV remote, which was us. I am also a hollow girl and proud of it! Love that place and I go back every chance I get. I'm proud to be from the holler. Thank you for such a well written story. We did not live in coal country but we did grow up in the holler. Summers are short there so we played double hard to make the most of it. (and dont want to know anything different now). These mountains nourish the soul. Thank YOU for sharing your wonderful experiences with us all. I loved growing up in Fayette County, West Virginia. If people play this out in the world, it probably came from Mose Coffman. These sheltered valleys are a wonderful sight to take in when you are on those long drives, too. Lived up 24 holler growing up. OH HOW IT LOOKED BACK BEFORE WE LEFT THERE. Brought back many memories. Each image tells a different story of things I love. Described me to a T. Brought back so many memories, smells and sounds. Lightening bugs, frogs, crickets and all of their friends making a grand noise lulled us to sleep most nights. I would sit on the front porch with Daddy and usually Papaw in my gown. Have been gone from Logan, West Virginia since 1959 but still have good memories and go back for High School reunions. I appreciate that I was raised as I was and proud to say: I AM a holler girl. I am a holler girl from Monkey Holler, Mannington WV. Wasnt a holler girl. with rabbit ears. I didnt grow up in the holler but my granny lived there. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Great memories. Send. It was still raining hard at 5:30 a.m. wh Try to make it back at least 2 -3 times a year. I watched my grand father come home from work in his dirty work clothes and his car bight light fastened to his hat. The good memories, the ones that never let you go! Your article was GREAT!!!! Thank you for the memories. My mother worked as well as my dad and we shared in the responsibilities of raising younger siblings. Always remember it took a Civil War for West Virginia to become a state and never forget our states motto, Montani semper liberi or Mountaineers are Always Free. This was so moving for me. I absolutely loved it. Well yeah! Is Eaton Tunnel #21 Haunted? It was laid out as a railroad town along the Ohio Extension of the Norfolk and Western Railway in 1892. What I would give if life was so simple, yet rich, now. They became super wives and mothers. Doug demonstrates the Greenbrier style by fiddling a tune called Jimmy Johnson. The chipper song is played using what Doug calls a shuffle and up-bow technique. The notes flow together seamlessly. We could go play for hours out there, with no fear of being taken by some freak. #hollorgirl i know now that it was not invein it made me the person i am today. Thank you for sharing all of the wonderful photos and your memories. I have been fortunate to visit many times The mountains was our playground. We were taught of Jesus love and how to love one another. You took me back some years ago. Its hearing them call as spring approaches and appreciating the tranquility of lying in bed listening to them sing. 6080 Hollow Hill Ln; Contact 6080 Hollow Hill Ln (571) 762-9777. No one even knew what poor meant. Even if you don't "live up a holler," you definitely know what one is. Thanks for sharing your story. The primary coordinates for Pigeon Hollow places it within the WV 24931 ZIP Code delivery area.. Maps, Driving Directions & Local Area Information Could relate to a lot in this beautiful story, To this day I love simple things. We played tornado..which we both still remember very fondly to this day. Nobody could swing higher and jump farther when I was at the highest part of the forward swing. Danny Reese ,I didnt even look at the name at first ,but thought that sounds familiar ,then checked the name and here it was my own sweet uncle Danny ! I felt the souls of my Mom, Pap, and Mommom with me as I read. Ranson Hollows Ripley, WV Ranson Hollows holds rustic- chic weddings, baby/bridal showers, reunions, or any occassion you'd want to celebrate Mountain State- style. I have thoroughly enjoyed these pictures and story; both bring back memories of my childhood past. The notes are a bit more pronounced; one almost feels inclined to clap along. She worked with a team of designers, programmers, journalists, filmmakers and community members to combine . As the trapped miners soon discover, the dead don't always stay dead and the horrors that are unleashed is just the beginning of the terror about to fall on the rural community nested within the Darkened Hollows! A biscuit, or cookie, or half a peanut butter & jelly sandwich. Then a frost sets inand I watch to see if the green will survive. I can relate to it all. We lived in wayne, West Virginia for a while then moved to a small house outside of town. As a result of TV shows and popular media, the entire country seems to be intoxicated by its history. I so enjoyed reading this story and wouldnt change my childhood for anything on earth. Thanks for the escape from reality for just a moment in time, and taking me back to my roots. I really enjoyed every word. Many recently celebrated its history on National Moonshine Day last month. Thank you so much . Thanks for sharing. Mom held several positions in the Auxiliary including 7th District President for 2 years. And so much more. West Virginia is a place that goes with you no matter how far you stray. Growing up there made me the person I am and I would have no other way. We see fit that they will grow up to be strong holler girls or boys. How is that happiness can be found in simplicity? My mother found her religion again when she was in her 70s and attended church every Sunday until her death at 80 she was never more happy and content than those years. Great ,loved it !! Well, I've never really understood why that's a bad thing. Ive always wanted to live in a holler, ever since I was little. I love mountaineer football, follow the herd of marshall and keep tabs on whats going on there. After reading this story, I know that there are places here on earth where a person can get a little taste of what heaven must be like. We learned respect, what giving your word meant and protection of family. Get directions, reviews and information for Hidden Hollow in undefined, WV. After an angsty punk rock phase, Doug sought the help of Mose Coffman in the early 1990s. I love you Dad still to this day and he always knew how deeply I loved him.. despite my step monster he marriednot allowing us to hug him or kiss his cheeks. The neighborhood kids, my sister, and I would all get together. Ilove this girl and her story I have never met her but I have her on facebook I feel like ive known her my whole life.. All the nostalgia is sweet but it doesnt tell the Others story of what it is to grow up as a raggedy coal camp kid who would not have survived and even later thrived because someone fed them (physically and spiritually), sheltered them -even if it meant standing up to mean drunks and showed them what a healthy family could look like. Thanks so much. My Cousins lived in Handle Factory Holler, and I have always defined Holler as the valley between 2 mountains. So many of the things that you have mentioned was part of my growing up. I wrote this story to bring light to who we really are.intelligentcapableloving individuals who love where we live. He had TB when he was younger and had one lung so we did not play a lot of ball or other things that wore him out. eBay item number: 404110989404 Last updated on Jan 16, 2023 16:26:53 PST View all revisions Item specifics Condition: Like New: A book that looks new but has been read. It taught me how much the small things mean. How old were you? I no longer live in WV my son lives there and I visit there, I am a holler girl, an enjoyed this story! It was the local music. I have included appropriate pictures for each subject matter in my Memoirs and I wish that you would have done the same in your story. I wish I could go back to that time for just one full day. What a beautiful story!! We teach them its ok to lose but to dust themselves off and keep moving forward. To be thankful I was warm, and that I had a Mom and Dad who loved me. Find your new home at 6080 Hollow Hill Ln located at 6080 Hollow Hill Ln, West Springfield, VA 22152. Itll all be fine. *data reflects hollow users only You are 1 of users who departed relocations submitted* Avg. Good read. This is what we are made from. My one desire is to return to those montains. I too can feel the seasons in my soul! I can still hear the drip, drop, drip, drop. In a West Virginia hollow, mountain music thrives. There are these direct lines of connection of like, stories and nuances, and the way people play it and each time it gets passed down it changes a little bit, she says. From Roderfield.and lived in Westchester Holler 30 years. Its always a pleasure to read a story like this, detailing a time when the world was a whole different place than what it has become. I remember those hot summer evenings heading to church. Im a holler girl and am so happy that I am. A reminder that soon summer will be gone. McDowell County? Kristen Shupe, Jason Bailey, my sister Crissy, myself, and many others would all pick a yard to play in. And Annie says, that is what makes the music so special. Im 61 years old, and read this story with tears in my eyes. Never knew or had a REAL family. I really enjoyed this. It took me back to my childhood, where everything was simple and plain and wonderful. I have been called a Holler girl by people who live 30 minutes away haha. We had barbies, power-wheels, sand boxes, and swimming pools. Great people!!! The Inside Appalachia Folkways Project expands the reporting of the Inside Appalachia team to include more stories from West Virginia as well as expand coverage in Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, and Ohio. Absolutely wonderful, so enjoyed reading, I am a redheaded holler girl also with many memories that will always remain close to my heart, West Virginia will always be my home those hills are a place of beauty. You can take the girl out of the hollor, but you cant take the hollor out of the girl. That was our version of mean. Even though I live in NC now, and dont get back as often as I would like due to life keeping me busy..I think about it often and it will always be home to me!! Caught lightening bugs wore a lot of that jewelry. View listing photos, review sales history, and use our detailed real estate filters to find the perfect place. These mountains and their beauty allowed me to escape anything bad going on in my life!!! My favorite holler nameTin Can Holler, Mason, WV where my husband Gary was raised?? Loved the stories .The remembrance of growing up in the holler.Thanks for the memories and may God bless you enough!!!! I am a Holler Girl! Description Shipping and payments Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing. I could feel every memory and word deep within. No place!! Would not take anything for my growing up in WV. Went on to concord college and then from there life went different directions, but NEVER too far from my memories of y childhood and Iaeger. Did I call people names? Thanks for giving me that feel-good feeling with tears in my eyes. Thank you for sharing!!! Hollow - An Interactive Documentary Have YOU had to leave home to find opportunity? We were on a corner with hills from two directions. Some residents near new Fern Hollow Bridge concerned for safety due to new traffic rules By WPXI.com News Staff January 16, 2023 at 11:23 pm EST By WPXI.com News Staff January 16, 2023 at 11:23 pm EST My favorite part, I can walk outside during certain parts of the seasons, take a deep breath, and the scent of the wind floods into my body bringing images to my mind of days more peaceful like a picture album of long lost dreams. . Remembering, waiting for dad to come walking up the holler with his dinner bucket in his hand. The Greenbrier Valley style, the upper reaches, were relatively isolated and so I think the fiddling stayed closer to how it was when it got over here, he said. I watch to see if the glimpse of new life will be blighted. This was an absolutely beautiful story of growing up in West Virginia. Thank u this took me back to my childhood I live n fayetteville, WV n a place called Crow Holler it its beautiful here born n raised holler girl. And my heart to return home. Pigeon Hollow is a physical feature (valley) in Greenbrier County. You took their glowy bulb off and stuck them on your fingers to make rings.or your neck to make a necklace.a small girl with big dreamswe were mountain princesses. Things were simple and easy. If you look up.. the tallest trees bear the winds with every ounce of their ancient strength.the trees cover every inch of land in sight.and sway violently.they make our mountains seem to dance magically to the beat of the wind. Graduated form Big Creek High. Half of us are the dish washer. I too am a Hollar girl born in Acme W V up Cabin Creek You can take the girl out of West Virginia but you cant take West Virginia out of the girl!!!!!!! I was raised in VA, Tazewell County. Hope maybe I can get there soon and see this great place written about in this great story. I ran the woods, picked berries to eat, and skinned my knees! Some of my fondest childhood memories were playing with my dear friend Kristen Shupe. The changing of seasons was wonderful and we always found something to do no matter the weather. Im a holler girl from Rivesville WV. Book Now Below or Call us 304-664-1234 for booking assistance! I really enjoyed your story very much. Despite not swimming you couldnt get me out of the water and it worked out as I hung closer to shore watching the younger kids and having a great time. Likens was Principal. This place is why I am who I am today. Although mom moved us to Ohio when we were young, my heart still belongs to McDowell County WV. I can smell the basement of my childhood church, the coal furnace was down there, and so were our Sunday school rooms. I married one (sixty years ago). but he did live those last 11 months in peace.. West Virginia's history has long been inebriated by moonshine folklore. $125,000. Chef Matt Welsch of the Vagabond Kitchen in Wheeling, West Virginia, has found creative ways to prepare the unique wild fruit over the years. My sister and I were mean on a totally different level. You took my heart right back home. Garter snakes were common things, but still terrified me.I spent many an hour just revelling in the Sunshine and fresh air, with nothing to fear. Yellow Johnny Jump-Ups grew in clumps all across the hill, creating bright yellow patches among the Sagebrush. ! I love to stand barefooted in the grass with my children in tow.we hold our arms out and close our eyes.and the wind blows so hard against our bodies it feels as though we are flying. a West Virginia program to help young people . I suppose in way we were taught respect through that too. You should have this article published!!! I was born and raised in Crumpler Holler, best childhood any one could ever have, so many great memories. worked for the Norfolk Western Railroad, but we lived in the coal camps and by the railroad tracks. I wish I remembered the name of the holler we lived in. 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