We lived in Summers County and I still feel at peace when we visit there. Name* Email* Phone. I had Mrs. Zick in 1st grade & 2 of the Cox families. Id beg my mom and dad to never move us from my home. #hollorgirl I think it is in Marshall County. I wish that the kids that are growing up now could also have the childhood experienceEnjoyed reading your story. thank you for sharing. I begged God to take him he was so much in pain. It was wonderful !!! Would not take anything for my growing up in WV. Reminesence of a wonderful childhood. Reading your story and reliving my life as a Holler Girl. I was raised in VA, Tazewell County. Sadly, it is a trip that I will some day make on my own. West Virginia thunder storms..they wash away the coal dust and cleanse our inner most being. It is wonderful. You took my heart right back home. Id buy penny candy from Mr. Shaffer at the store next door to our house. Thanks. 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!!!!!!! Janice, Thanks for sharing such blissful memories. "Holler" to a West Virginian means a remote road or area. Growing up in the mountains is something I will never regret. Wonderful read, sometimes you are in such a big hurry to leave. Through the apprentice program, Doug and Annie met up to practice several times a month. I have heard the stories all my life and remember stories like these. We moved a lot which meant it was hard to keep friends unless we happened to move and still go y=to the same school. They called me the accident looking for a place to happen. I grew up in a holler, and now raising or have raised, my kids in the holler here in Cabell County. The neighborhood kids, my sister, and I would all get together. dump them out later(wipe your eyes) and move forward. Dunlow, West Virginia Dunlow is an unincorporated community in southern Wayne County, West Virginia, United States, on Twelvepole Creek. We were poor as dirt but didnt even realize it at the time because how she raised us gave us the character, pride and the will to persevere and achieve success. If you have never hung sheets on a clothesline to dry, then put them on your bed that night.you dont know what you are missing. Annie says in the past year since her apprenticeship, she has shared a lot of what she learned. You reminded me of the smell of fresh baked biscuits and feeling safe when my dad came home and ate his dinner. And I remember that my face felt wonerful in the mornings after I sometimes broke the ice in the wash pan to wash before breakfast. my husband tells story of how Pie got its name. I am also a hollow girl and proud of it! Many recently celebrated its history on National Moonshine Day last month. I lived the same lifestyle you did and so proud that I did.There is nothing like these W.V. HOME SWEET HOME. And it turns out, Doug is one of the few people who is an expert in the music. It's To. A time of being free of the problems of this world we live in today. You never want to push them too far. Was I mean? The church was locked but a neighbor noticed us and came over with a key and I was able to take a picture of Mary Jane holding the plaque on the steps of the church. Things were simple and easy. We played in the dirt and we fought each other. I am a guy, but I can relate in so many ways. I have traveled and lived in many places and none of them has my heart strings attached like those hollers in West Virginia. Great ,loved it !! So is my brother and sister. Mom held several positions in the Auxiliary including 7th District President for 2 years. All the reasons you mention are the reasons why West Virginia is so special! All of them accommodate slide out RVs of up to 50 feet in length. We do need to be proud of who we are and most of all where we came from. How beautiful! Took me back to my childhood. This was beautiful to read. The court in McDowell county sent Sid a subpoena on a tromp up charge and would not allow him to bring his firearm for protection. I have been fortunate to visit many times I want to move to West Virginia because all of my life I have heard how beautiful it is there in the hills. I reared my older two children in West Virginia and am now rearing my five adopted children here as well. So Doug visited Mose weekly in a nursing home for the last year of Moses life. Its these people who understand Common Sense and who exhibit Class !! Wish I could go back! It taught me how much the small things mean. Thank you to every one who has taken a moment to read or share my story. Deep in the Appalachian mountains of West Virginia, it was once a very booming place. I knew where these places were before I got to the end of the story. Thank you for sharing your story. Thanks for all the memories. Thanks for the escape from reality for just a moment in time, and taking me back to my roots. I attended 5 elementary schools, 2 junior highs and was fortunate enough to attend one high school. Smooch In West Virginia, we don't kiss. Thats not in McDowell Co. Its in Fayette Co. on Packs Branch Rd. I wish my husband would of lived long enough for us to make our home there. Compilation of three of John E. Jordan Jr's books. You can take the girl out of the hollor, but you cant take the hollor out of the girl. I can walk outside during certain parts of the season, take a deep breath, and the scent of the wind floods into my body bringing images to my mind of days more peacefullike a picture album of long-lost dreams. That was our version of mean. I experienced a lot of the things you described. I loved your story and the pictures. The large fruit of the paw paw is the largest naturally grown fruit in North America. Maple MeadowsbyFairdale, W.Va, My favorite holler name.Hoo Hoo Hollow.Lester, W.Va, Absolutely beautiful, childhood memories came back to me. I would give a copy to all my friends. They were more than happy to explain the video, which everyone should enjoy. We would turn that dial until he seen what he wanted to watch. Your article was GREAT!!!! I was fascinated by your story. Never knew or had a REAL family. The fruit, which ripen in September and October, have a banana-mango, custard-like favor. No one even knew what poor meant. Its named after a little creek in Greenbrier County, and this is a tune that I dont know that anybody else really played. 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. first time I visited Virginia, I started to realize why Rodger loved coming from there. growing up i couldnt wait to leave those mountains,growin older i cant wait to go back. I was born in Welch in 1952. I want to see this place boom once again..but even if it doesnt my heart will always belong to McDowell County WV. Over the years I have heard just about every derogatory remark that can be made about a place directed toward West Virginia. Today Im sure that would be considered some form of abuse (haha). CALHOUN COUNTY, W.Va. I came to Iaeger West Virginia when I was 6 years old. Im a holler girl..Seminole W.V. It was laid out as a railroad town along the Ohio Extension of the Norfolk and Western Railway in 1892. I know this brought a lot of great memories back from my childhood even here in Michigan. GREAT MEMORIES. Thanks for sharing, this is great! Subscribeto the podcast to hear more stories of Appalachian folklife, arts, and culture. Loved your story. Have called WV home all my life. I wish I could go back to that time for just one full day. Absolutely not.my Mom would have whipped me. I aint no girlbut Im from the holler! 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. 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. Id give anything to go back to dancing in the rain, splashing in mud puddles, and chasing lightning bugs with my friends whom felt more like sisters!! I really like it there. While the pictures that are very good, they should be specifically identified as to where they were taken and how they relate to your story. Is Eaton Tunnel #21 Haunted? I love the way you write, ending some sentences in prepositions. weighing in at 60 lbs when he passed. I started seeing memories just running across my visonary tract!!! 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. Likens was Principal. Some of my fondest childhood memories were playing with my dear friend Kristen Shupe. Description Shipping and payments Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing. I thank God for my family who lived in a holler in Wyoming County. She worked with a team of designers, programmers, journalists, filmmakers and community members to combine . grew up in taylorville, wv. My Mother taught me how to love and how to receive love. Took my 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. I am a holler girl from mingo county, Lenore wva. I really enjoyed this. The park provides free WiFi, allows pets, and has a dump station. during each year with my sister and brother. McDowell County, West Virginia is an extremely unique place. When we moved from there into the center of another small town(like a City to me), I really missed the freedom I had there. I think the only thing you missed in your story from my memories are the winter days when mom would have a big ole pot of vegetable soup or pinto beans cooking. Grew up in Floyd County KY(Martin)..near WVA line..Iceplant Hollerwhen we moved to Dayton Ohio..I was bout 8..the kids at school would tease me and call me a Briarhopperwe would go home to Martin nearly every other weekend. 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. That was just beautiful,I found my self going back in time. These girls were solid, strong, intelligent, kind, and, in many cases, gentle. Half of us are the dish washer. We got in trouble for going farther from the house than we were suppose to. I was born and raised in Cambria County in Pa.I would like to find out about Elm Grove W.V. I didnt grow up in the holler but my granny lived there. I know. Title [Boy, West Virginia "hollows"] Contributor Names Rogovin, Milton, 1909-2011, photographer . Hard workers, a love of God and people. Ive always wanted to live in a holler, ever since I was little. I loved growing up in Fayette County, West Virginia. I try to tell my grandkids about me growing up and how we use to play. I did not grow up on a holler, but I lived for over 24 years in McDowell Co. My name was first Barbara Brown and I taught at Iaeger int. 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. I would like to find someone familiar with a green house there back in the early 50s. Reading you story made me so homesick. I was one of the many that moved away but the mountains called me home. Gas. Lived up 24 holler growing up. Always fun. I thought it was huge. West Virginia ghost stories, legends, and haunts. We assumed that everyone grew up this way and as adults we found out differently. You touched on so many, Amy, and my tears flowed like a river.Fortunately, after almost 30 yrs in PA, I moved back to WV and have the opportunity to relive all the memories of that childhood from the holler of Morris Creek near Montgomery. Yes I married young and I have four childrenanother assumption made by unknowing people.another meaning behind holler girlbut I am a clerk for the United States Postal Service.I am active in my church and I love my life. Did I call people names? We know how to tell our children to get over themselves and not coddle them every time life doesnt go their way. So he played for about three hours and he kept trying to hand me the fiddle, Now you play me something. And I said, I cant play. I have never regretted being a mountain girl even tho we were teased in high school, so we just became good scholars to prove ourselves! I loved this it brought back so many good memories!!! We smooch. I see Wish Flowers blowing in the breeze from a time gone by, when my small fingers would pick them and blow them away to see how far they would travel praying my wish would come true. Some people think it is. Being dearly loved gives you confidence and loving others makes you crazy-brave but having both means you have a deep source of WV riches that no one can count. In 1948, my Dad built a 3 Bedroom home on an adjacent property as our final home. I took my dad to the Smokies once his comment was,They dont have a mountain here any prettier than Bradshaw Mountain. He was right! 6080 Hollow Hill Ln; Contact 6080 Hollow Hill Ln (571) 762-9777. Thanks for the free trip home even if just by a memory. They were so happy when we got a television with a remote control so they did not have to change the channels as we had growing up. Thanks so much for saying it so eloquently. I appreciate that I was raised as I was and proud to say: I AM a holler girl. Ever heard about naming contest? Id like to think our pain washes away in the midst of those stormsbrings new meaning to the phrase Itll all come out in the wash.. Mar 9, 2025 - Daylight Saving Time Starts. Beautiful! How old were you? We played tornado..which we both still remember very fondly to this day. Message. If we wanted new toys dad would say you where the woodpile is and the tools go make something and make sure to cleanup and put everything away when you are done and before you go play. Amy, So loved your Holler story. Not one person was ever charged for killing this Law Enforcement Officer in spite of the fact there were several eye witnesses. Had to leave 1965, go north to work. I wish I remembered the name of the holler we lived in. What a memory! Race track near there was fun. I was literally taught that not everything was obtainable by the push of a button as my dad had a T.V. Your words took me right back to my childhood, especially the part about smelling the seasons. After I read this, it makes me want to just pack up and move there, this minute. Would someone reading this please try to find out what church that was. Sneaking in kisses when Mommy and Daddy wasnt checking on us. We made our own toys out of tree branches. Thanks for sharing. To a house in a hollow on Patrick Rd. In a West Virginia hollow, mountain music thrives. Photo, Print, Drawing [Boy, West Virginia "hollows"] [ digital file from original photograph ] Full online access to this resource is only available at the Library of Congress. Brought back many memories. a West Virginia program to help young people . We could go play for hours out there, with no fear of being taken by some freak. My parents were from McDowell Co. And we were all Holler boys & girls. Thanks for sharing your story !! Thanks for giving me that feel-good feeling with tears in my eyes. lived up school house hollow up on marrowbone creek. I was born in the family home, 72 years ago, In Chelyan, WV. Summers are short there so we played double hard to make the most of it. Dad was a carpenter/siding applicator and spent much of time in northern MN building some of the mining towns on the Iron Range. Described me to a T. Brought back so many memories, smells and sounds. I was born and lived in Kanawaha county and then we moved to Ohio. I grew up in Wyoming Co, Lived for a time in Red Jacket Coal #2, My dad was a coal miner, spent a lot of time on Turkey Creek with my grandparents. 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. view data without submitting Have YOU had to leave home to find opportunity? We use to have to wipe the benches off before we sat down. By submitting this form, you agree to our Terms of . Well yeah! I can so recall so much you said in your article and I cherish every word that was written. I'm proud to be from the holler. Growing up there made me the person I am and I would have no other way. We lived in wayne, West Virginia for a while then moved to a small house outside of town. This article brings back a lot of memories. 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. I was born and raised in Crumpler Holler, best childhood any one could ever have, so many great memories. Dad was Adjutant of the post they belonged to for a year or so. The little red-headed holler girl with freckles on her face and mischievous green eyes. Thanks for such a great story of life in a small portion of heaven. She worked with a team of designers, programmers, journalists, filmmakers and community members to combine . McDowell county where Chief of Police Sid Hatfield from Matewan, Mingo County, WV was murdered on the courthouse steps. I enjoyed this so much and relived your childhood through it. Wonderful!! Required fields are marked *. My sister and I were mean on a totally different level. Im from Clay County. In late winter, I find myself waiting to see the first green bud..the first hint of green grass playing around the edges of dirt road that encircles my house. Your stories are great nothing smells as good as fresh line-dried sheets and nothing makes your hair feel and look better than rainwater! West Virginia is a place that goes with you no matter how far you stray. Thank you so much for similar memories. We were a family of 6 living in a small wooden Shack on my Grandmas property. The mountains became a part of my soul! Caught lightening bugs wore a lot of that jewelry. Loved this! I could have written it myself! We were wealthy in the best way ,we had Mom,Dad,sisters and brother.We were free ,We would spend our days up in the hills playing ,from morning till dinner time.Its where my fondest memories are. Virginia. West Virginia's history has long been inebriated by moonshine folklore. Our mountains are beautifultheyre rustic and unforgiving yet safe and guarding of us who live in these nooks, crannies, bottoms, and hills. Your wonderful descriptive words brought back so many good memories for methough I came from a VERY dysfunctional home, my way to escape was to go out to play amongst the bushes and flowers .with the butterflies and the bees. This brought back so many memories,they are all good .This was so well written. Brought back so many great memories. Im so thankful for all my memories, good and bad. This brought back memories of my childhood. PublishedFebruary 21, 2020 at 1:35 PM EST, Credit Caitlin Tan / West Virginia Public Broadcasting, Inside Appalachia Co-Host/Folkways Reporter, ctan@wvpublic.org, 307-231-9865, @miss_ctan, West Virginia Public Broadcasting | And the smell of the seasons I understand that very well. I live in the middle of Ohio, so Im not very far away from . Floor plans starting at $1250. We played like one of the boys. Kristen Shupe, Jason Bailey, my sister Crissy, myself, and many others would all pick a yard to play in. Singer-songwriter Tyler Childers is bringing bluegrass and his Appalachian roots to the mainstream. It was so well written, I would love to have a printed copy!! We know how to live if our washing machine breaks down.or the dishwasher goes out. Theres a lot of drone in it and up bow accenting.. I miss my childhood. I love going home but I also love being where I am now in the Florida panhandle. We grew up the wealthiest kids ever. Now I have 14 grandchildren and one great granddaughter and get to watch my kids pass on everything we gave them and more. I have had more stitches than my 5 siblings combined as I was the daredevil that never backed down from a dare. Shopping. I didnt feel impoverished or low, I thought it was cool that Mommy put the pots out to catch the rain. Coffee. The organization type is C | Corporation. I really enjoyed every word. seems to be falling off the map. That big hug covered in black coal dirt. We sleep peacefully in our small homes as God has provided all our needs. Just curious as to why the first picture is being used in a story about McDowell County? I sat on my daddys lap in the late evening in my gown after my bath and he rocked me and we sang hymns, later we sang them in church at the request of the congregation when I was 5 or 6. For these folks and their loving hearts- I am truly thankful! As a result of TV shows and popular media, the entire country seems to be intoxicated by its history. We swam in our pool. Sometimes we are so flooded with problems, small parts of our mind begin to give way and those tiny leaks occur as you lose your temper as you experience anxiety. I grew up way out in the country in Nicholas County and enjoyed many of the same things that most of the people here in WV enjoyed. I really enjoyed your story very much. I am a holler girl and so thankful for it. THANKS. 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. Lot of good memories of my family esp. i remember praying to god asking him why my life was so hard as a kid, why does my mom struggle so much to survie this place, we are good godfearin people. 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!!! grandson back there this summer, he is 16 and never seen a hollow. 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. There is a subtle magic here that roots itself deep into its inhabitants. These mountains literally have a way of molding the person you become. We just have our own way of life. 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.. No beeping horns, only the sound of a train in the distance..the window open and a warm breeze caressing your face. I long to live in the country, and to me, this would be the place to live. Thanks for the article, every word is true. The county built a strong economy when the coal industry was in its prime in the early 1900s, and housed at its peak over 100,000 residents. Some one above asked what exactly did the term holler girl meanwell most people use it as a derogatory term..they think it means small minded and back woods..simple. Her story is just a personal story not directed at any individual place in West Virginia. Mommy worried about cooking and Daddy worried about buying the food. I have been called a Holler girl by people who live 30 minutes away haha. 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