The land we came from: The Southern Appalachian Mountains

What impact did this land of high mountains and deep coves have on my ancestors, and what does it now have on me?

In this series “The land we came from”, we asked writers to reflect on the environment they grew up in and how it has shaped their lives. Here, author Ron Rash describes summers on his grandmother’s farm in the Southern Appalachian Mountains in the United States, where his family has lived for more than 250 years. Abandoned Homestead in Appalachia All that once was is this,