Eastern Kentucky was part

of the underground railroad, which helped the slaves escape to Canada. The quilt sqares passed messages to the slaves, about where the next safe house was. Many of the area barns still have quilt sqares painted on them, but now it's just a decorative thing.

Kudzu, Quilts & Country Singers

October 30th 2010
(Oakdale Christian Academy) I think I’ve mentioned how strong families (kinfolk!) are in this area; one man described it as “We don’t move away from family.” That’s probably part of their economic problems, but in Texas where we would see large cemeteries, heavily decorated, here we find small cemeteries, sometimes holding only three or four graves. They are family plots. They’ll ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more

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