Jon From Appalachia
Jon From Appalachia
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Exploring Forgotten America: Deep Inside Appalachia’s Coal Country
Mullens West Virginia is an old railroad town, and a former coal hub. This place has so much history. I hate how so many towns like that are now part of what we call "Forgotten America". I want to show the places, the beauty they bring, and show how they are fighting that theme of "forgotten".
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Відео

I got a stick and poke tattoo in West Virginia
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I went to Beckley West Virginia to get a stick and poke tattoo at Paragon Studios. It's one of the only places that offer the tattooing service of a stick and poke tattoo. Thanks for watching. Facebook: jonfromappalachia Instagram: jonfromappalachia Twitter: seaboltspeaks
An Authentic Southern Home Cooking Experience In RURAL Appalachia
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I got a chance to go check out The Front Porch in Tazewell Virginia and it's fantastic. It is a true southern home cooking experience. It feels just like going to grandmas house and grabbing some food. Thanks for watching. Facebook: jonfromappalachia Instagram: jonfromappalachia Twitter: seaboltspeaks
Harvesting Fresh Honey Deep in Appalachia
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I had an amazing opportunity to travel to Hinton, WV to go see the Appalachian Beekeeping Collective extract some honey from their local bee keepers. I learned a ton about the importance of bees, as well as got to try some super tasty fresh honey. You can check out Appalachian Beekeeping Collective here: www.abchoney.org/ Thanks for watching. Facebook: jonfromappalachia Instagram: ...
This NYC style deli in Rural APPALACHIA is really good
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Today I ventured to Tazewell Virginia to check out The Happy Goat, which. is a NYC style deli. How good can an NYC deli be in Rural Appalachia? We'll, lets find out! Thanks for watching. Facebook: jonfromappalachia Instagram: jonfromappalachia Twitter: seaboltspeaks
A Historic Safe Haven for Black Travelers Deep In Appalachia
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I had an absolutely amazing experience learning about The Thelma Hotel in Bluefield West Virginia. This hotel was a safe haven for black travelers to stay at when coming through the area. This hotel had very famous guests including W.E.B. Du Bois, Langston Hughes, Ike and Tina Tuner, and more. Sometimes the past can be a very touchy subject, but I'm a very firm believer in learning from the pas...
Taste of the Mountains: Authentic Small Town Appalachian Food Crawl
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I spent the day going through the Taste Of Appalachia tour in Tazewell Virginia. It was fantastic. The tour is set up to show people the authentic tastes of Appalachia. If you would like to check out these restaurants and businesses you can check them out here (listed in order of visiting): Wild Rose Hair Lounge 326 Main St, Tazewell, VA 24651 The Front Porch On Main 254 Main St, Tazewell, VA 2...
The Perfect Blend: Coffee, Community, and Small Town Revitalization
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I love exploring small towns in Appalachia. I recently checked out The Well Coffee Shop in Tazewell Virginia, this place was one of the first businesses on Main Street that offered food as the town began to revitalize its downtown. Thanks for watching. Facebook: jonfromappalachia Instagram: jonfromappalachia Twitter: seaboltspeaks
From Recovery to Rejuvenation: Exploring An Appalachian Culinary Gem
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Today I traveled to Tazewell Virginia to a place called Bee Noodle'd. They are doing an amazing job at drawing people in for a community that is revitalizing as well as helping out those in recovery from addiction. Thanks for watching. Facebook: jonfromappalachia Instagram: jonfromappalachia Twitter: seaboltspeaks
He was SHOCKED at the final result | Turning a pumpkin into Sonic
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He was SHOCKED at the final result | Turning a pumpkin into Sonic
I Spent All Day On An Endless Hunt For Overalls
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I Spent All Day On An Endless Hunt For Overalls
We're Back | Treasure Hunting At Home | Family Vlog
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We're Back | Treasure Hunting At Home | Family Vlog
Late Night Disaster | 60 Second Movies
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Late Night Disaster | 60 Second Movies
End Of An Era | Shaving My Beard
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End Of An Era | Shaving My Beard
Noah Wanted A Skate Board. Sooo.....
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Noah Wanted A Skate Board. Sooo.....
Baby Talks To Himself On TV | New Iron Man Toy | Fast Food Keto Dinner.
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Baby Talks To Himself On TV | New Iron Man Toy | Fast Food Keto Dinner.
Why I Stopped Uploading, Why I'm Back, And What The Vlog Will Be.
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Why I Stopped Uploading, Why I'm Back, And What The Vlog Will Be.
Daily Vlogging Again | Noah Makes A Mess | Full Day Of Eating Keto & Applebees
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Daily Vlogging Again | Noah Makes A Mess | Full Day Of Eating Keto & Applebees
I Got A Ric Flair Tattoo
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I Got A Ric Flair Tattoo
The Holiday Of Lights And A Trip For Some Pancakes
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The Holiday Of Lights And A Trip For Some Pancakes
Our Last Day With A 2 Year Old
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Our Last Day With A 2 Year Old
Thanksgiving Day Vlog
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Thanksgiving Day Vlog
Trees Off, Doors Locked? Is Christmas Over Already? | Mall Vlog
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Trees Off, Doors Locked? Is Christmas Over Already? | Mall Vlog
We Found Some Retro Games And Handhelds At My Parents House
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We Found Some Retro Games And Handhelds At My Parents House
Criticizing Bad Yelp Reviews | Cringy Reviews
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Criticizing Bad Yelp Reviews | Cringy Reviews
Best Of #FixWWE2k20 on Twitter | Reaction
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Best Of #FixWWE2k20 on Twitter | Reaction
Reviewing Bad Reviews | Aladdin 2019
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Reviewing Bad Reviews | Aladdin 2019
A Day At A Pumpkin Patch
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A Day At A Pumpkin Patch
Update | What's Going On, Weight Loss, Skating, Langauge Learning, Everything
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Update | What's Going On, Weight Loss, Skating, Langauge Learning, Everything
Skateboarding In My House And My First Ollie On Pavement / Using Skater Trainers
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Skateboarding In My House And My First Ollie On Pavement / Using Skater Trainers

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @publiclybuzzed
    @publiclybuzzed 4 дні тому

    This is crazy

  • @BuddyFrench
    @BuddyFrench 4 дні тому

    I grew up in a coal camp and worked in the coal mines. Great job on the video. This brought back many memories.

  • @PoetawDrodze
    @PoetawDrodze 5 днів тому

    Beautiful land. ;)

  • @PoetawDrodze
    @PoetawDrodze 5 днів тому

    Greetings from Poland! 👍🖐

  • @ThomasColosi
    @ThomasColosi 5 днів тому

    Part 2 inside the company store?

    • @jonfromappalachia
      @jonfromappalachia 5 днів тому

      Funny enough, I shot this video almost a month ago... and then yesterday (the day i released this) i went and shot video in the company store. So that'll be VERY soon!

    • @ThomasColosi
      @ThomasColosi 5 днів тому

      @@jonfromappalachia I was there lol, the kid you talked to

    • @jonfromappalachia
      @jonfromappalachia 5 днів тому

      @@ThomasColosi BRO! hahaha that's amazing!

  • @dustinyarc
    @dustinyarc 6 днів тому

    Did you just run into Barry and then he showed you around, or is he an actual tour guide or something?

    • @jonfromappalachia
      @jonfromappalachia 6 днів тому

      He's not a guide, but he's a friend of a friend kind of thing

  • @crystaldill2312
    @crystaldill2312 6 днів тому

    Wonderful video. Thanks for showing us small town Appalachta -the folks aera and food People are so at ease with you--shows you have what it takes!!

    • @jonfromappalachia
      @jonfromappalachia 6 днів тому

      I really appreciate that. I hope to keep on sharing great stories!

  • @noah1502
    @noah1502 7 днів тому

    yeah i think that tattoo is terrible, but to each their own! if thats the look you like then i respect that and more power to you! art is in the eye of the beholder, and we are all welcome to have our own opinions. they seemed like very nice people.

    • @jonfromappalachia
      @jonfromappalachia 7 днів тому

      Hey that's what makes the world cool, people like different things! Thanks for watching, I hope you enjoyed it, LOTS more content coming up!

  • @dylisa
    @dylisa 7 днів тому

    My old friend Craig McCarty lives there

  • @Original-Phantom
    @Original-Phantom 7 днів тому

    Hold the pork and I’ll try some ❤

  • @brimstonefootsteps4332
    @brimstonefootsteps4332 7 днів тому

    Cool technique and shop to see. What is the tattoo of?

    • @jonfromappalachia
      @jonfromappalachia 7 днів тому

      Just a small mountain range with snowcapped mountain tops

  • @shibby22
    @shibby22 7 днів тому

    Subscribed! Great content. Peace and love from Israel 🇮🇱

  • @dustinyarc
    @dustinyarc 7 днів тому

    Very cool channel. Great thumbnails, great editing, I'm very surprised you only have 1,800 subscribers. I bet your channel is gonna blow up soon. Reminds me of big travel channels like Bald & Bankrupt. Appalachia is such a cool place, it definitely deserves a whole channel devoted to it.

    • @jonfromappalachia
      @jonfromappalachia 7 днів тому

      I REALLY appreciate the kind words, thank you so much

  • @t.c.v.t.
    @t.c.v.t. 8 днів тому

    I hope not.

  • @publiclybuzzed
    @publiclybuzzed 10 днів тому

    Main Street is there because of a fist fight... Most Appalachian thing ever

  • @publiclybuzzed
    @publiclybuzzed 10 днів тому

    Such a cool spot

  • @LMDetorie
    @LMDetorie 11 днів тому

    I grew up right next to DC raised by my grandma from Edinburg, VA. This was like a trip back to my childhood!!! Fried chicken, pepperoni rolls, cornbread, collards, chicken and pastry all sending me home. Stuff I'd love to see on here is popeye, not to be confused with pot pie, simple square flour and water noodles boiled in beef or VA ham broth with potatoes, and ribble (called rivel some places) soup, beef or VA ham broth with shredded cabbage, potatoes, and tiny flour and water dumplings made by crumbling the dry dough into pea-ish sized pieces and dropping it in. Cabbage and Kielbasa (only other ingredients are water, salt and potatoes) was another regular dinner, roots in Poland but 'refined' in Appalachia. You got another sub, keep up the good work, your video and editing work is great!

    • @jonfromappalachia
      @jonfromappalachia 10 днів тому

      Thank you for watching! I definitely need to get some of those on here. Glad you enjoyed :)

  • @StormTrackerWV
    @StormTrackerWV 11 днів тому

    This was an awesome video guys, thanks for sharing! Cant wait to make a roadtrip to Tazwell to visit these places & nosh!

  • @user-qf7or6bt9f
    @user-qf7or6bt9f 12 днів тому

    I can’t say enough, how much I love they use historic houses or buildings and just refurbish them instead of tearing them down and putting some ugly modern cheap no meaning building instead of it… Bravo to all those that try to maintain history and can utilize it for what their needs are absolutely love it… Thanks for a great video

    • @jonfromappalachia
      @jonfromappalachia 12 днів тому

      Thank you so much for the kind words! I hope to continue to showcase areas like this!

  • @jonathonfrazier6622
    @jonathonfrazier6622 12 днів тому

    Neat.

  • @RobandTeresa
    @RobandTeresa 12 днів тому

    Mmmmmm, making me hungry!

  • @jconusn
    @jconusn 13 днів тому

    You guys say like as much as Valley girls 🤣. Eat that cornbread WITH the collards

  • @crystaldill2312
    @crystaldill2312 13 днів тому

    If I come across swordfffish definately trying it! Love your videos

  • @coffeeorchaos3946
    @coffeeorchaos3946 13 днів тому

    Lord, this food🤩

    • @jonfromappalachia
      @jonfromappalachia 13 днів тому

      Come check it out!

    • @coffeeorchaos3946
      @coffeeorchaos3946 13 днів тому

      @@jonfromappalachia I would! But Norway, Europe is a bit far away🙈 but one day! One day!🤩♥️

    • @jonfromappalachia
      @jonfromappalachia 13 днів тому

      @@coffeeorchaos3946 HEY! Norway, one of my most desired destinations! Jeg elsker Norge!

  • @GabrielCoxYouTube
    @GabrielCoxYouTube 14 днів тому

    This is one of my favorites, Magic. I've wanted to keep bees for so long. Would love to meet these folks and check out the ABC sometime.

    • @jonfromappalachia
      @jonfromappalachia 12 днів тому

      Thank you man. I’ll see what I can do to get you up there!

  • @publiclybuzzed
    @publiclybuzzed 16 днів тому

    This was the most Appalachian thing ever

  • @publiclybuzzed
    @publiclybuzzed 16 днів тому

    Such a nice area

    • @jonfromappalachia
      @jonfromappalachia 16 днів тому

      I wish it was a bit closer, i'd go down there more often if it was

  • @brianforaker1160
    @brianforaker1160 17 днів тому

    I forgot to add that crunchy breading on the outside of that chicken breast looked phenomenal. I'm sure it was absolutely delicious

  • @brianforaker1160
    @brianforaker1160 17 днів тому

    The secret to juicy chicken breast is a 3-hour brine and 5% salt to water ratio. That makes it delicious. Cooked to 160 °

    • @jonfromappalachia
      @jonfromappalachia 16 днів тому

      That chicken may be the juiciest i've ever had in my life

  • @crystaldill2312
    @crystaldill2312 18 днів тому

    New sub---- great channel

  • @gregsobek722
    @gregsobek722 19 днів тому

    Luv the ECW hat ! Never saw anyone eat soup with a fork before 😅

    • @jonfromappalachia
      @jonfromappalachia 18 днів тому

      ECW! haha, yeah i was just trying to fish out the specific parts to show them for the video.

  • @publiclybuzzed
    @publiclybuzzed 19 днів тому

    Been waiting on this

  • @jasonfarmer5193
    @jasonfarmer5193 19 днів тому

    This was a great one.. learned so much! 🐝

    • @jonfromappalachia
      @jonfromappalachia 19 днів тому

      I almost uploaded the whole video without edits. It was over an hour and a half of just pure knowledge

  • @user-qf7or6bt9f
    @user-qf7or6bt9f 19 днів тому

    Such a great video you do a really nice job with everyone… That place seems like it would be your local favorite because they’re so genuine. I so hope that town does great and the sandwich looked awesome.😊

  • @gitbox6924
    @gitbox6924 20 днів тому

    Tourist trap and ya'll got caught.

    • @jonfromappalachia
      @jonfromappalachia 20 днів тому

      Nah, I went down to showcase Tazewell. They've been really good to me filming, so i wanted another video down there with them.

  • @charlesmills6621
    @charlesmills6621 20 днів тому

    Yeah! Pepperoni rolls are everybody's Grannie's traditional recipe.

    • @jonfromappalachia
      @jonfromappalachia 20 днів тому

      The best part is, they all taste so different

    • @gregsobek722
      @gregsobek722 19 днів тому

      If ever in Peters town WV get a pepperoni roll from sugar mountain bakery !

    • @jonfromappalachia
      @jonfromappalachia 18 днів тому

      @@gregsobek722 Peters town is only like 40 minutes from me, i'll do this asap!

    • @gregsobek722
      @gregsobek722 18 днів тому

      @@jonfromappalachia you won't be disappointed !

  • @WhereThatLongGrassGrows
    @WhereThatLongGrassGrows 21 день тому

    Really interesting content.

  • @beverlyhill6783
    @beverlyhill6783 21 день тому

    Do y’all remember - back in the day - when you would go to a restaurant and just say tea - when they asked your drink - and they knew what you were ordering - I think that term started from up North

    • @jonfromappalachia
      @jonfromappalachia 21 день тому

      Generally speaking, if you ask for tea here, it's coming sweet.

    • @beverlyhill6783
      @beverlyhill6783 21 день тому

      @@jonfromappalachia where I live too - just ask for tea and they do know - But - went to Hillsboro Virginia and asked for tea they asked if I wanted it hot or cold - crazy

    • @jonfromappalachia
      @jonfromappalachia 20 днів тому

      @@beverlyhill6783 haha yeah! If we Appalachians can do anything, it's take something somewhat healthy and add a ton of sugar and other crap to it to make it unhealthy but delicious!

  • @july77773
    @july77773 22 дні тому

    Best fried chicken i ever had was in cornelia georgia.

  • @DiannaChamp-nn1xv
    @DiannaChamp-nn1xv 22 дні тому

    My father and his family are from West Virginia, a small town called Princeton but the problem is it's folded up now

    • @jonfromappalachia
      @jonfromappalachia 22 дні тому

      I live near Princeton, are you talking about Mercer County? Princeton has had a little bit of a surge in some businesses come in. It's definitely come a long way in the last 10-15 years.

  • @cesicario8463
    @cesicario8463 23 дні тому

    Awesome any time I hear of Appalachia culture I'm always impressed

  • @supersizeit4204
    @supersizeit4204 23 дні тому

    Oh man i love moonpies, the banana ones! And RC cherry cola is my absolute favorite! Also im now a new subscriber!

  • @tonywestvirginia
    @tonywestvirginia 24 дні тому

    That fork tho.

  • @KyWoodbooger
    @KyWoodbooger 24 дні тому

    One of my favorite meals is soup beans, collard greens, and a big hunk of corn bread.

  • @publiclybuzzed
    @publiclybuzzed 24 дні тому

    Here we go!

  • @rickminchew2411
    @rickminchew2411 24 дні тому

    If you don't put pepper sauce on your cards & ru.ble some good buttermilk cornbread in the pot liquor you don't know what you are doing.

    • @jonfromappalachia
      @jonfromappalachia 24 дні тому

      Growing up my grandpa would put cornbread in buttermilk. I never did that but I did put it in regular milk

  • @cherylchittenden1362
    @cherylchittenden1362 25 днів тому

    First time watching you all and a big HELLO fron East TN. Great job! Everything looked so good. Look forward to more of your videos.

    • @jonfromappalachia
      @jonfromappalachia 25 днів тому

      Appreciate that! I hope to venture over into Eastern Tennessee a bit soon!

  • @surf6009
    @surf6009 26 днів тому

    Brown biscuits. Corn bread light and brown. Real butter. Crunchy juicy chicken. Seasoned greens.

  • @surf6009
    @surf6009 26 днів тому

    That looks so good.

  • @user-qf7or6bt9f
    @user-qf7or6bt9f 27 днів тому

    First time watching, loved your video that chicken did look awesome also love the place that was super cool… Must say people are very friendly really like that… Thanks guys

    • @jonfromappalachia
      @jonfromappalachia 27 днів тому

      Thanks for watching. That's how people are here, super friendly. Appalachia has a lot of negative attention, and a lot of it is rooting in simply people not actually knowing. My goal with my channel is to shed light on the positive things and show how awesome this area can be.