Bridge Day

A one day festival in Fayetteville, West Virginia, held every year on the third Saturday of October.

During this time people parachute off the New River Gorge Bridge, the third largest arch bridge in the United States, 876 ft up.

“ are you going to jump on Bridge Day?”
“ I think I’ll watch the Hatfield and McCoy play instead.”

Pepperoni Roll

A food invented by an Italian cook in West Virginia so coal miners could have an easier meal down in the dirt.

“ The only food I’ll ever touch in school are their pepperoni rolls”

Hollar

A small valley that sits between two mountains, often littered with small homes or trailers.

Hollar is a term used most often in states like Kentucky and Virginia.

“ Sam and Hailey live down in that hollar out near Pikeview, right near them train tracks.”

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