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The Cherokee tribe's forced removal
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The civil war begins
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In 1878, five men from Luray, Virginia, discovered a tiny hole in a big hill in the Shenandoah Valley. After working many hours pushing loose rocks aside, they had cleared an opening large enough to slide a rope down into the unknown. They found a remarkable world of stalactites and stalagmites below.
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United Mine Workers of America, A North American labor union best known for representing coal miners, is formed
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First noticed in NY, it kills virtually all the chestnut trees
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A battle erupts in West Virginia over coal mining rebellions, creating the biggest battle since the civil war.
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Timber production in Appalachia reaches it's peak
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Doc Watson, "The father of bluegrass", is born
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Appalachia reached its peak employment of coal miners.
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The Blue Ridge Parkway's construction begins. This employs many people
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2,200 miles of trail from GA to Maine is finally completed, forming the Appalachian Trail
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park is formed
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John F. Kennedy starts ARC as an economic council for Appalachia
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Causes 78 coal miner's death
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Formed to help regional scholarship and activism in the area
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After 52 years of construction, the parkway is finished
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TAC, which stands for The Appalachia Culture program, was founded by Collin Stedham