Appalachia Defined

Appalachia is a trail of an area that stretches 200,000 square miles, that follows the Appalachian Mountains from southern New York to the Northern are of Mississippi. It includes some of Ohio and all of Pennsylvania and multiple other states in-between. The isolated lifestyle of Appalachia is a far cry from the urban lifestyle. The place is very remote but yet beautiful in all its nature. The normal suburbs do not exist in the region of Appalachia because everyone on lives miles apart from each other. Appalachians yards are filled with beautiful scenery and usually farm life. Appalachians are seen as poverty stricken because the do not fit the norms of society and for that they are viewed poorly upon.   The vast rural region of Appalachia is a quiet, peaceful, but yet beautiful with all the untouched nature it has to offer and once one has seen it themselves they sound not talk down about the people who live there or harm the beauty of it. Appalachia may not offer the latest and biggest new shopping center or resort area but one would sure be in for a treat visiting to see exotic new plant and wild life and unforgettable memories.

Ohio University could improve relations and communication between the school and the surrounding county involving the region of Appalachia in several ways. One could be to help to keep the beautiful scenery the county safe; this could be by helping not to litter, to recycle and help to get rid of trash. Another way would be to help save money to set up a nature preserve or park or have a fundraiser to give back to the community. Ohio University can help give back to the community by  helping to preserve the beauty of Appalachian communities.

Next we interviewed three people and asked them the questions “How do they define Appalachia and do they consider themselves Appalachian?” The participants were Korrie, Mike, and Jenna.

Korrie: “Appalachia is rural area of mountains that has beautiful sights of nature to offer. No I do no consider myself Appalachian because I am from Cleveland Ohio.”

Mike: “I would describe Appalachia as a region that follows the Appalachian mountains. I don’t consider myself to be but I am from Cincinnati.

Jenna: “ Well I can begin by saying Appalachia includes my hometown. It is a isolated area but is very peaceful and the town by me is small enough where everyone knows everyone. Yes I am Appalachian.