Car sickness Forestwander Our scenery is beautiful but when you're driving our country roads, be careful not to get car sick. Take In Hollow is an unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. We would turn that dial until he seen what he wanted to watch. I was raised in a holler in Barbour County. From Roderfield.and lived in Westchester Holler 30 years. I am a guy, but I can relate in so many ways. 2. Although I have been gone from WV for over 59 years my heart still belongs to WV. Grew up a d raised my two sons in Lincoln County WV. .told my Mamaw what the kids were calling meshe said : well, reckon you can tell them fellers you can wipe your butt on a buckeye, but not on a briar! Loved my upbringing in the hollers!! I was given up for adoption as a baby and then unwanted by the ones who adopted me !! Janice, Thanks for sharing such blissful memories. Im so thankful for all my memories, good and bad. Watching a Twins baseball game and sharing his bowl of popcorn washed down with either kool-aid or Bubble Up was one of my favorite things to do. I want to move to West Virginia because all of my life I have heard how beautiful it is there in the hills. We werent much older than the kids we took care of so it could be challenging to keep track of them all but never lost a kid and kept them out of trouble. What hasnt changed and never will, are the people and their love of God, family and friends!! Born in Highcoal, Boone County, WV and raised at Rock Creek, Raleigh County, WV. Grew up in Summers County, WVa and ran away right after High School. 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. Amy Gentrys story of a Holler Girl is an apt tribute to the wonderful girls who lived in, and many who came out of, the coal mining camps and hollars. Neither of my parents went with us. 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. The notes are a bit more pronounced; one almost feels inclined to clap along. This was so moving for me. 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. In a sense my childhood ended at 9, as nothing was the same after that. She would say Do you want to make a trip to the bathroom? I knew what that meant..so Id straighten up quick. I would like to go back. A time of being free of the problems of this world we live in today. Some people think it is. Thats what makes it work is that you share it and people are learning it and its part of the community.. And Annie says, that is what makes the music so special. THANKS. I love the way you write, ending some sentences in prepositions. Absolutely wonderful, so enjoyed reading, I am a redheaded holler girl also with many memories that will always remain close to my heart, West Virginia will always be my home those hills are a place of beauty. We combine pure spring water with fresh local ingredients to craft one of a kind small batch spirits. Thanks for the memories. Despite not swimming you couldnt get me out of the water and it worked out as I hung closer to shore watching the younger kids and having a great time. We never had a swimming pool. I remember those hot summer evenings heading to church. That was our version of 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. Thanks for the wonderful memories. We got feed sacks filled them with sand blocked the creek swam there. I watched my grand father come home from work in his dirty work clothes and his car bight light fastened to his hat. We played Indian ball, kick-ball, hide-n-go seek, water hose battles and yeah we drank out of the hosewe didnt die either. It was so well written, I would love to have a printed copy!! Worked and lived in Germany and Japan for more than 30 years. As a result of TV shows and popular media, the entire country seems to be intoxicated by its history. Send. CALHOUN COUNTY, W.Va. I am holler girl also. Described me to a T. Brought back so many memories, smells and sounds. You took my heart right back home. Was I mean? I went to Virginia Tech where a number of Coalwood boys wentLots of good memories! A Mothers love is infinite. 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!! You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. But when he plays the same song in Pocahontas County style there is noticeable embellishments. Thanks for stirring up my mind to happier, more peaceful time in my life. Well goodness, we didnt kill the poor bug, wed set them free after we got our glow in the dark jewelry and assumed theyd grow more. Great ,loved it !! Many recently celebrated its history on National Moonshine Day last month. Ive always wanted to live in a holler, ever since I was little. By John Hayes, Post-Gazette Staff Writer. Im looking to rent a house, but Im on fixed income for the time being, and can only afford something with rent around $300.00. I love your story. Graduated Mt. We know how to tell our children to get over themselves and not coddle them every time life doesnt go their way. You folks have got it made. 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 pretty much done without all my life, so I am not one to be picky with my dwellings. All the reasons you mention are the reasons why West Virginia is so special! Wowwonderful! . These girls were solid, strong, intelligent, kind, and, in many cases, gentle. Brought back alot of memories growing up with 3 sisters and 2 brothers in Rivesville. Have gone from a holler girl to a world traveler. After the war her mother Alice Elliott Klatt remarried Timothy Cecil Elliott and they left West Virginia in 1948 never to return. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Your email address will not be published. Caught lightening bugs wore a lot of that jewelry. Im trying to show my children the beauty of our Mountain state and to instill in them the lessons passed from generation to generation of mountain men and women. Brought back so many memories I loved it there but I cant go back everything changed. Coffee. Thank you Amy for a beautiful story.<3. I want to see this place boom once again..but even if it doesnt my heart will always belong to McDowell County WV. 3. I was born in the family home, 72 years ago, In Chelyan, WV. I was born and raised in Cambria County in Pa.I would like to find out about Elm Grove W.V. Still remember the well were I drew water. 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.. This brought back so many wonderful memories to me. To watch a storm roll in during the summerwhen the sky suddenly goes from bright and sunny to violently electric in one beat of your heart. Virginia. And so much more. I think its a little more archaic, and yet its still influenced by radio and records that came through. We played tornado..which we both still remember very fondly to this day. We didnt have many luxury items but we sure had love. We were blessed to be mountain born and bred. I have coal slate under the skin on my knee to this day to prove it.my sister does too. 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. The definition of mean for me was totally different from the definition of mean these days. Gas. I knew where these places were before I got to the end of the story. I think the name was Dietricks Greenhouse. I was Tressa Conway Stokes. To this day, I miss the mountains and all the wonderful times I had when staying with relatives every summer in WV. My husband Leroy Lambert, was from Eckman hollow. Wouldnt trade my childhood for the world. Long late nights in the Summer months..and OH, the wonderful smells of the Lilac Bushes and the Jonquil flowers that were spread all over the hills. And as the song goes No matter where I roam , it will always be my home. I am not that far now and I keep thinking it is time to go home. When I was growing up every Saturday morning my Mama would fix homemade biscuits and gravy. So I will be taking him back soon. Did I hit my Mother? The mountains was our playground. Thanks so much for saying it so eloquently. We became baby sitters at many of the functions and some days had 10-20 younguns to watch at the lake or wherever the function was. We may have got a little coal dust on us.but our Bibles never collected any dust. Would someone reading this please try to find out what church that was. grandson back there this summer, he is 16 and never seen a hollow. Orkney holler is all grown up now. The immersive, online experience is the brainchild of West Virginia native Elaine McMillion. after reading this I relate to these descriptions of every day life. My mind is flooding with memories Thank you! Im a coal miners son from McDowell County! Hope maybe I can get there soon and see this great place written about in this great story. The park provides free WiFi, allows pets, and has a dump station. Thank you for taking me back to the good old days. Lived up 24 holler growing up. I loved your story and the pictures. Fayette co. Im a holler boy, still live in Pocahontas County. SXS Rentals Available Onsite Through Mountaintop Adventures! Read more Previous page Print length 262 pages The junior high sat across the field from the high school so I got to make and keep lifelong friends one of my happiest memories was knowing that I would not change schools ever again. We learned respect, what giving your word meant and protection of family. Annie had always wanted to learn the specific old-time music of her home, Greenbrier County. 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!!! All of them accommodate slide out RVs of up to 50 feet in length. West Virginia thunder storms..they wash away the coal dust and cleanse our inner most being. My sister and I were mean on a totally different level. Never knew or had a REAL family. I love you Dad still to this day and he always knew how deeply I loved him.. despite my step monster he marriednot allowing us to hug him or kiss his cheeks. Thank you for such a well written story. I grew up in Salem Ohio, but went to Chester West Va frequently, with friends, Sue and Michelle(they are cousins) . I CAN REALLY RELATE TOTHE OLD SCHOOL RAISING. 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. I can smell the pine trees that lined my front yard and see the wooden posts my fence was fastened to. 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. You took their glowy bulb off and stuck them on your fingers to make rings.or your neck to make a necklace.a small girl with big dreamswe were mountain princesses. In 1948, my Dad built a 3 Bedroom home on an adjacent property as our final home. I have ONE Question..exactly where did or what does the name Holler Girl come from or exactly what is its meaning? I really like it there. first time I visited Virginia, I started to realize why Rodger loved coming from there. I grew up on a ridge top, Fork Ridge, but life was the same there as in the hollers of WV. I have taught all of them to play in the dirt, run in the rain, jump in the leaves and to make snow angels in the winter. I can step outside in late summer and literally smell fall.and as each leaf drops one by one.that fragrance intensifies.until late October or mid November.then I can smell the frost.the ice and the impending snow. I can hear those faint songs we sang in the spring when it was finally warm enough to go outside to playRing around the rosiespocket full of posiesashesasheswe all fall down! Picking flowers and trying to work it out just right so when you finished picking each petal off the boy you liked was sure to love youHe loves me, he loves me not. You decided if you had to pick every flower in sight.that boy was going to love you. Compilation of three of John E. Jordan Jr's books. Your story brought back lots of fond memories. Established in 2002. I no longer live in WV my son lives there and I visit there, I am a holler girl, an enjoyed this story! To where did you travel? Now I have 14 grandchildren and one great granddaughter and get to watch my kids pass on everything we gave them and more. Id sit on the big boulder across the road from where we lived and tell it all my secrets. 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!!!!!!! The Greenbrier Valley style, the upper reaches, were relatively isolated and so I think the fiddling stayed closer to how it was when it got over here, he said. So Doug visited Mose weekly in a nursing home for the last year of Moses life. Loved the stories .The remembrance of growing up in the holler.Thanks for the memories and may God bless you enough!!!! Thank you so much . Beautiful! They spent a lot of time listening to Dougs old recordings of Mose. Thanks for writing about home! And my heart to return home. Great memories as I read this, All of this belongs to each and everyone who lived up the Holler. weighing in at 60 lbs when he passed. GREAT MEMORIES. I can smell the basement of my childhood church, the coal furnace was down there, and so were our Sunday school rooms. Reminesence of a wonderful childhood. Lovely article. Hollers are actually known as hollows, which makes them more common than you might think. Find your new home at 6080 Hollow Hill Ln located at 6080 Hollow Hill Ln, West Springfield, VA 22152. 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. My uncles were Graham, Arthur, and Dee. And my sister and I were raised the WV way. Precious memories for sure. . I dont want anything fancy. Thank you Amy, for this wonderful article which really tells exactly how hollow life is. It was wonderful !!! I get homesick all the time when I see photos or stop to think back to the good ole days. We do not feel less-fortunate. To a house in a hollow on Patrick Rd. Great memories. Ever heard about naming contest? This was absolutely beautiful, brought a tear to my eye. Deep in the Appalachian mountains of West Virginia, it was once a very booming place. We swam in our pool. Thank you so much for the memories. 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. It is wonderful. Thank You for sharing on Facebook. We were taught right from wrong. My Cousins lived in Handle Factory Holler, and I have always defined Holler as the valley between 2 mountains. This is a wonderful piece of work! Reading your story and reliving my life as a Holler Girl. I love that place. Thank you for a job very well done. The pencil lead, chalk, crayons and the stuff they sprinkled on the floors before sweeping. In summer I remember those mid-day thunderstorms on an 80 degree day..and how I loved to play in the rain. View listing photos, review sales history, and use our detailed real estate filters to find the perfect place. I'm proud to be from the holler. We know how to live if our washing machine breaks down.or the dishwasher goes out. We could go play for hours out there, with no fear of being taken by some freak. Raised in Sangamaw (Sangamore) holler, Clay County West Virginia, I did not know that almost every name ended in e, or the fact that we were dirt poor yet we were some of the richest people on earth by having what mattered the most in life with family, love and helpful neighbors. Nature sings us to sleep and wakes us up in the morning. Life is good. I wish I could go back to that time for just one full day. Humidity Forestwander It's not the heat, it's the humidity that'll get you. I enjoyed this so much and relived your childhood through it. The changing of seasons was wonderful and we always found something to do no matter the weather. This was an absolutely beautiful story of growing up in West Virginia. I so enjoyed reading this story and wouldnt change my childhood for anything on earth. Loved growing up in WV and no matter where I roamed to I have always called WV home and am proud to say I plan to live the rest of my years here. I live in the middle of Ohio, so Im not very far away from . Brought back a lot of memories, thanks. Book Now Below or Call us 304-664-1234 for booking assistance! We used our imagination we made up games. My best friends son at the age of twenty four was killed in a mine explosive when he was found he was right at the opening of the mines. IAM FROM PRICHARD WVA UP A HOLLER CALLED BLACK FORK FAR BACK AS YOU CAN GET NOW THAT MY MOM AND DAD ARE GONE I WOULD LOVE ONE MORE DAY UP THAT HOLLER OMG THE LOVE THAT CAME BACK READING THIS. This sure does brings stories like this back . You are a talented writer and your words made my soul smile!! Just curious as to why the first picture is being used in a story about McDowell County? I started seeing memories just running across my visonary tract!!! One of their favorite songs they practiced over the year is called Turkey Creek. It is a song Mose wrote. Sneaking in kisses when Mommy and Daddy wasnt checking on us. It makes me sad for my kids on how much they have missed out on. I absolutely loved it. We lived in wayne, West Virginia for a while then moved to a small house outside of town. I still play in the rain with my kids today.sometimes the rain is so cold, even on an eighty degree day.it will hit your shoulders and trickle down your back and leave you with chills.almost as if winter breathed down your spine for a moment. We ran bare foot in the rain in Summer to. We lived in Summers County and I still feel at peace when we visit there. It was still raining hard at 5:30 a.m. wh no remote. I have traveled and lived in many places and none of them has my heart strings attached like those hollers in West Virginia. He had been down in the cold working his time just like many more in our town in wv. From Hemphill, Orkney Holler ! Notify me of follow-up comments by email. I was a holler born girl also. Thank you, Dave Price, Brentwood TN cbmus@bellsouth.net 615-373-0946. I grew up in Cottle, West Virginia in Nicholas County. We played like one of the boys. Thats part of what makes the tradition special is its a folk tradition says Annie Stroud, an old-time music apprentice. I was the neighborhood stilt maker no matter which neighborhood it was this year. I am a holler girl too!!! I suspect it means people hollering across the mountain to each other, but not sure. My farther as a coal miner and died in the coal mine, when I was 5!! Not one person was ever charged for killing this Law Enforcement Officer in spite of the fact there were several eye witnesses. view data without submitting Have YOU had to leave home to find opportunity? West Virginia Hollow Tales book. After we were done helping with the T.V. Thanks for sharing your story !! 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