Difference between revisions of "Appalachia"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
m (Cat) |
m (dewikify red link) |
||
| (One intermediate revision by one other user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | '''Appalachia''' is a region of the eastern [[United States]] containing portions of the states of [[Mississippi]], [[Alabama]], [[Georgia]], [[Tennessee]], [[South Carolina]], [[North Carolina]], [[Virginia]], [[Kentucky]], [[Ohio]], [[Maryland]], [[Pennsylvania]], and [[New York]], and all of [[West Virginia]]. Over 20 million people live in the region, which is one of the poorest in the country despite huge [[coal]] reserves. [[POTUS|President]] [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] attempted to relieve poverty in the area as part of his " | + | '''Appalachia''' is a region of the eastern [[United States]] containing portions of the states of [[Mississippi]], [[Alabama]], [[Georgia]], [[Tennessee]], [[South Carolina]], [[North Carolina]], [[Virginia]], [[Kentucky]], [[Ohio]], [[Maryland]], [[Pennsylvania]], and [[New York]], and all of [[West Virginia]]. Over 20 million people live in the region, which is one of the poorest in the country despite huge [[coal]] reserves. [[POTUS|President]] [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] attempted to relieve poverty in the area as part of his "War on Poverty," but was far from successful. |
| − | [[Category:United States | + | [[Category:Regions of the United States]] |
Latest revision as of 14:05, May 3, 2016
Appalachia is a region of the eastern United States containing portions of the states of Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and New York, and all of West Virginia. Over 20 million people live in the region, which is one of the poorest in the country despite huge coal reserves. President Lyndon B. Johnson attempted to relieve poverty in the area as part of his "War on Poverty," but was far from successful.