GEOG 301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Potomac River, Cumberland Plateau, Nashville Basin
23 Feb 2017
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Follows appalachian steppes: tennessee, kentucky, west virginia, and small parts of the carolinas and georgia. Cumberland plateau: continuation of alleghany plateau. Kentucky river: flows into ohio river. Cumberland river: flows into tennessee river. Tennessee river: flows into ohio river (from cumberland plateau through nashville basin) Daniel boone: led people through (cid:862)wilder(cid:374)ess road(cid:863) through ke(cid:374)tu(cid:272)ky. Wilderness referring to old testament jews escape from egypt and journey to the promised land: treated as modern day moses. Leading people through wilderness: settled in the river valleys. The southern appalachian region and the settlers who dwell there. Mountaineers of appalachia: (cid:862)hill(cid:271)illies(cid:863, people who stopped and settled in the mountains, relatively among some of the poorest people in america through history. Cabin squatters: not absolutely poor but generally less well off than the rest of america, very old style culture. Did not change much culturally: origin of country music and folk music. The cost of moving across varied differences.
