Nice narrative and some neat photos and illustrations. Reminds me of living in our live Greene county house with a coal pot belly stove.
Thanks for sharing. Plenty of history there, told through some wonderful iconic pictures. As messed up as our current times are, at least we don’t have to work that hard to keep from freezing. Those old timers were a tough old breed.
yes, thanks for sharing. Even though the coastal people didn't have the really cold winters in this area, it still took a lot of firewood to keep their houses and shacks warm. They would be amazed at the houses we build today.
We had a pot belly stove that used coal at our house. When we moved to the city, we had a coal furnace, and a coal room. Within a couple years, the gas line was installed. Reminds me of when widows and poor were taken care of by folk by having a load of coal delivered to ensure freezing to death was not one of the worries they may have.
I had to laugh looking at that notch. Looks like a saw made it rather than an axe. Also, who would be swinging an axe that close to the Mrs? And if continued, where will that tree fall?!
I have to admit that as soon as I saw Appalachia I was looking for the bed that creates the flagpole family tree.
