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| − | '''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]], | + | '''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. |
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Revision as of 00:47, September 17, 2008
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.