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Despite its limitations, Christianity in Appalachia is a solid starting point for those interested in Appalachian religion. In addition, the collection of essays should help guide future research and become a focal point for discussion and disagreement. One area that should be considered for another edition, assuming someone will be "called" to the task, is how Appalachia is a middle ground between North and South. For example, the West Virginia Baptists, affiliated with the American Baptist Churches, USA (formerly Northern Baptists), are a diverse association of churches, with large urban congregations led by seminary-educated ministers, and many smaller, rural congregations pastored by bi-vocational ministers without formal training. Many medium-sized congregations fall within these extremes. The experiences of American Baptists are fertile ground for considering the influence of the Appalachian religion on the denomination, as well as the denomination’s influence on the local church.
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The Bank of Appalachia was the first institution of its type to locate in the town. This firm was established in 1904, with R. W. Holley as President, H. F. Whitehead, Vice-president, George B. Head, Cashier, and E. C. Mainous, Bookkeeper. The First National Bank, organized in 1909, succeeded the Bank of Appalachia. At the present time it is the largest bank in the county. The bank is located in a very beautiful building in the business section of town. While the Bank of Appalachia was being organized in 1909, another group of business men were busy laying plans for the Peoples Bank, a State institution.
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Appalachia, which is the oldest producing gas basin in the United States, today is believed to still have tremendous untapped reserves. Leading domestic exploration and production companies are increasing their Appalachian investments to take advantage of the undeveloped gas resource in Appalachia with very low costs of operations and proximity to major consuming markets. NFG is one of the largest landowners in the Appalachian basin, controlling more than 900,000 acres in Pennsylvania and New York; roughly the size of the State of Rhode Island. NFG has substantial opportunities in at least two plays in the region known as the Upper Devonian/Clinton Medina shallow sands and the Marcellus Shale.
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Appalachia, with her three railroads and her location on the Lynch Highway, has excellent means of communication with other towns in and outside of the county. By automobile the town is forty minutes from the county seat, and only two hours from Bristol, Virginia-Tennessee. Knoxville, Tennessee is ...
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Each year, usually in the first week of August, the residents of Appalachia and the surrounding area celebrate their heritage in a week long celebration known as Coal/Railroad Days. The festival includes a 5K road race, music concerts at the town's amphitheater, amusement rides, street vendors, a parade, and numerous other festival type events. Twice, Coal/Railroad days has coincided with other celebrations in Appalachia. In 2000 the town took part in a mass high school reunion, known as Appy 2000. In 2006, the festival was part of the Appalachia 100 celebration that marked the 100th birthday of the Town of Appalachia.
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Hill land, characteristic of much of Appalachia, is ideally suited for grassland based beef production. In West Virginia (WV) and Virginia (VA) some 4.3 million acres are in pasture (USDA Agricultural Statistics, 1998). Most farmers raise some beef cattle, primarily in relatively small cow/calf operations. Off-farm sales in (1996) of beef cattle and calves in WV and VA amounted to $260 million (USDA, 1998). However, beef systems in Appalachia deserve a much broader consideration than purely production economics. Secondary benefits in the form of income, employment, and support of agribusiness can be sizable.
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