 Kentucky moonshiner depicted in Harper's Weekly | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
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| Appalachia | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| White Southerners, Poor White, Scotch-Irish Americans |
Mountain whites were white Americans (usually poor) living in Appalachia and the inland region of the Antebellum South. They were generally small farmers, who inhabited the valleys of the Appalachian range from western Virginia spanning down to northern Georgia and northern Alabama.[1]
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Hi, I'm Rod Wilson of the White Mountain National Forest. How many people do you think visit the White Mountain National Forest each year? 100,000? 700,000? 1 million or 7 million? The answer is coming up. [intro montage] Welcome to the WMNF - The "People's Forest." This is a special and wonderful place to visit throughout the year. Whether you stay for a while or just pass through, we hope you will enjoy your National Forest and all it has to offer. Camping, canoeing, hiking and fishing along with skiing, snowmobiling, and mountain climbing are just a few of the possibilities. You'll find campgrounds, hiking trails, scenic drives, historic places, and plenty of space to just sit back and relax. Now, are you ready for the answer to our question? How many visitors do you think visit the White Mountain National Forest each year? If you said seven million, you were right! This is the approximate number of visitors each year that come to enjoy the mountains, rivers, trails, natural beauty, and cultural wonders of this area. Please keep in mind as you visit the White Mountain National Forest that passes are required at some trailhead parking lots and day use facilities that are marked as fee areas. You can purchase a full year pass directly from the Forest Service at ranger stations throughout the White Mountains, from many vendors in the area, or online at the forest service website. The pass is good for one full calendar year from purchase, and costs twenty dollars for one vehicle or twenty five for two. You can also buy a week-long pass for five dollars. Some trailheads have self-service kiosks for single or multi-day tickets for 3 dollars per day. Almost all the proceeds from these passes stay in the Forest and are used for improving your experience.
History
They were often isolated from the rest of Southern society and civilization during the Antebellum South (1783–1861). Because of this, few owned slaves and many were more likely to be critical of slavery. As independent small farmers living on the harsh American frontier, their interests were starkly different from those of white Southerners that lived on commercial plantations or in large cities. They were also able to retain many of their customs, which they brought over from their European roots, that had long since died out.[citation needed]
Mountain whites generally despised the aristocratic structure found in much of the Deep South, where rich slave-owning planters controlled legislatures and stood as cultural heroes and figures for most southerners. During the Civil War, some communities of mountain whites were deeply split by those who identified with the Union and those who identified with the Confederacy. Pro-Union attitudes were likelier to prevail in the Upland South where mountain whites lived, where in the case of western Virginia, this sentiment was seen as one of the leading causes of West Virginia's secession from the rest of the state.[citation needed]
Mountain whites also developed their own styles of music which borrowed from Scottish and Irish tradition as many were of Scots-Irish descent. The music of mountain whites contributed heavily to the formation of what would become bluegrass music.[citation needed]
Identity
People classified as "Mountain whites" during the time of the Antebellum South were noted for their impoverished conditions. They were also noted for putting cultural importance on folk magic, old European folk songs, and their unique dialect.[2]
See also
- American ethnicity
- Culture of the Southern United States
- Great Wagon Road
- Hillbilly
- Melungeon
- Poor White
- Redneck
- Social and economic stratification in Appalachia
- Tuckahoes and Cohees
References
- ^ Kennedy, David M., Lizabeth Cohen, and Thomas Andrew Bailey. The American pageant: a history of the Republic. 13th ed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 2006. Print.
- ^ Klotter, James C. (1980). "The Black South and White Appalachia". The Journal of American History. 66 (4): 832–849. doi:10.2307/1887639. JSTOR 1887639.
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