What a wonderful journey you lead us on here! I can imagine so vividly the area that you're speaking about.
It's so great that you have this connection with your birthplace and your ancestors here. It's not something I have as my family are sprinkled all around the world and I have never been back to my birthplace since leaving it at 2 weeks old! Hmmm maybe I should visit...
RE: A Literary Walk in the Woods...A Walk up Big Creek in McDowell County, West Virginia