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People from many nations will come and say, "Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of Jacob's God. There he will teach us his ways, and we will walk in his paths." For the LORD's teaching will go out from Zion; his word will go out from Jerusalem.--Isaiah 2:3
Click graphic below for ACR 'Appalachian Ecology' section
Click graphic above for artwork by ACR contributing board member Vera Tracy Related Mountain Empire info at. . .
Map of the United States of Appalachia, i.e. The Mountain Empire
For an awesome catalogue collection of well-annotated photographs of the south-central Appalachian region's historic buildings and scenic terrain, take a self-paced virtual tour of the abundantly generous compilation
at New River Notes.
Romantic Asheville NC, "The Paris of The South" or its San Francisco, is inarguably the colorfully and vibrantly avant guarde "mile-high" Capital City of The Land of the Blue Mist.
The Mountain Empire's oldest and most beloved town and its reknowned Storytelling Capital is "one of the best small towns in America,"Jonesborough TN.
Videos above: Danny Knicely and friends; Ben Sollee and Daniel Martin Moore; Rick Simmerly and Todd Wright; and
Eliza Lynn; Chicks With Sticks; Appalachian Trail Band