"Two ton snub nose 1948 Chevy," refurbished by Woody Boggs
Event: A visit to Pettry Bottom. Public domain image of a truck, historical photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Goldenseal, aka "yellow root" - Public domain botanical illustration
Goldenseal, more commonly known as "Yellow Root," is gathered both for the purpose of selling it and for its medicinal value. It is widely used as a remedy for colds and sore throats, as well as other maladies ... More
Coal river. "Indian turnip," aka "Adam turnip". Southern West Virginia...
The berries of Jack-in-the-pulpit are often mistaken for ginseng berries.
Coal river. Sarah Boggess with mole beans. Southern West Virginia.
Castor beans, also known as "mole beans," are toxic to moles, which find them irresistible. Hence the plants are used to keep moles from damaging gardens.
Potatoes turned up in Gail Ballard's garden
Public domain photograph of farm, farmer, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Woody Boggs' gasoline-powered wood splitter
Event: Visit to Pettry Bottom. Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Woody Boggs splitting wood at Gail Ballard's house
Event: Visit to Pettry Bottom. Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Coal river. House under construction. Southern West Virginia.
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Walter Bailey of the Baileys from Bailey Mountain
Event: Building a Log Cabin. In 1999, Woody Boggs began building a log cabin in Pettry Bottom. This cabin, built of yellow poplar logs, incorporates a kitchen built from the wormy chestnut boards of The Coffee ... More
Exterior of log house built by Woody Boggs
The oak timbers used to make this log cabin were salvaged from the former bridge to Edwight, which spanned Coal river near the mouth of Hazy Creek for many decades. "A lot of trucks have driven over this house,... More
Woody Boggs' ramp patch, Pettry Bottom
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Ramp bottoms, in the summer after the leaves have dried
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Coal river. Five-prong ginseng. Southern West Virginia.
Note the green pod of unripe berries on this five-prong specimen.
Coal river. More of the developing kitchen. Southern West Virginia.
Event: Building a Log Cabin. In 1999, Woody Boggs began building a log cabin in Pettry Bottom. This cabin, built of yellow poplar logs, incorporates a kitchen built from the wormy chestnut boards of The Coffee ... More
Coal river. Woody Boggs's ramp patch. Southern West Virginia.
As the women cleaning ramps in the "ramp circle" on Drews Creek made clear (see ramp essay), you can start your own ramp patch from the small rootlets leftover from the cleaning process. Many domesticated ramp ... More
Exterior of log house built by Woody Boggs
The oak timbers used to make this log cabin were salvaged from the former bridge to Edwight, which spanned Coal river near the mouth of Hazy Creek for many decades. "A lot of trucks have driven over this house,... More
Harvest display: fodder shock with pumpkins and chrysanthemums
Event: Harvest time. Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Coal river. Laying up the chimney. Southern West Virginia.
Event: Building a Log Cabin. In 1999, Woody Boggs began building a log cabin in Pettry Bottom. This cabin, built of yellow poplar logs, incorporates a kitchen built from the wormy chestnut boards of The Coffee ... More
Cabin on the hill behind Woody Boggs's cabin. This cabin was moved fr...
As the women cleaning ramps in the "ramp circle" on Drews Creek made clear (see ramp essay), you can start your own ramp patch from the small rootlets leftover from the cleaning process. Many domesticated ramp ... More
Coal river. Ripening pumpkin and pumpkin blooms. Southern West Virgini...
Event: Harvest time. Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Engine block, used as foundation support
Event: Documentation of log cabin built by Woody Boggs on Pettry Bottom. Woody Boggs built this log cabin in 1999-2000, using poplar and chestnut boards from the dismantled Coffee Pot at Edwight. The Coffee Pot... More
Full view of porch and kitchen
In 1999, Woody Boggs began building a log cabin in Pettry Bottom. This cabin, built of yellow poplar logs, incorporates a kitchen built from the wormy chestnut boards of The Coffee Pot at Edwight. The Coffee Po... More
Exterior of log house built by Woody Boggs
The oak timbers used to make this log cabin were salvaged from the former bridge to Edwight, which spanned Coal river near the mouth of Hazy Creek for many decades. "A lot of trucks have driven over this house,... More
Violin on the wall of Woody Boggs's log house. This violin belonged t...
Joe Pettry, who lived on Shumate's Branch with his wife Ann (daughter of Jim and Margaret Bailey, from Bailey Mountain), was an acclaimed fiddler. Dave Bailey reminisces about Joe Pettry as farmer and musician ... More
Coal river. Ginseng drying in a window. Southern West Virginia.
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Coal river. Woody Boggs splitting wood. Southern West Virginia.
Event: Visit to Pettry Bottom. Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Harvest display besides Woody Boggs' cabin
Event: Visit to the home of Woody Boggs. Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Close-up of fodder shock with squash
Event: Visit to the home of Woody Boggs. Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Coal river. Wakerobin, aka "stinking benjamin". Southern West Virginia...
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Woody Boggs demonstrating how he stores potatoes underground over the ...
Event: Visit to the home of Gail Ballard. Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Exterior of log house built by Woody Boggs. Front porch with old saw ...
The oak timbers used to make this log cabin were salvaged from the former bridge to Edwight, which spanned Coal river near the mouth of Hazy Creek for many decades. "A lot of trucks have driven over this house,... More
Coal river. Wormy chestnut boards. Southern West Virginia.
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Trillium, a.k.a. "mountain lilies," massed on a hillside.
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Walter Bailey (of Pettry Bottom) and his sister, Delcie, in front of a...
"Please note that the "date" in this case refers to the date that the historic photos were copied. Bailey Mountain is now known as Montcoal Mountain."
A wooden wheelbarrow made by Joe Pettry, Woody Boggs' grandfather, who...
As the women cleaning ramps in the "ramp circle" on Drews Creek made clear (see ramp essay), you can start your own ramp patch from the small rootlets leftover from the cleaning process. Many domesticated ramp ... More
Exterior of log house built by Woody Boggs
The oak timbers used to make this log cabin were salvaged from the former bridge to Edwight, which spanned Coal river near the mouth of Hazy Creek for many decades. "A lot of trucks have driven over this house,... More
Woody Boggs in the ramp patch that he planted on the hill behind his h...
Public domain photograph of farm, farmer, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
"Two ton snub nose 1948 Chevy," refurbished by Woody Boggs
Event: A visit to Pettry Bottom. Public domain image of a truck, historical photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Homemade "boom" for hoisting logs, mounted on a flatbed behind Woody's...
In 1999, Woody Boggs began building a log cabin in Pettry Bottom. This cabin, built of yellow poplar logs, incorporates a kitchen built from the wormy chestnut boards of The Coffee Pot at Edwight. The Coffee Po... More
Woody Boggs in the ramp patch that he planted on the hill behind his h...
As the women cleaning ramps in the "ramp circle" on Drews Creek made clear (see ramp essay), you can start your own ramp patch from the small rootlets leftover from the cleaning process. Many domesticated ramp ... More
Coal river. American Folklife Center: Persimmon Tree. Southern West Vi...
Event: Visit to the home of Woody Boggs. Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Castor bean plants, for controlling mole infestation
Event: Gail Ballard's garden in Pettry Bottom. Castor beans, also known as "mole beans," are toxic to moles, which find them irresistible. Hence the plants are used to keep moles from damaging gardens.
Woody Boggs with fire rake, used for fighting forest fires
Event: A visit to Pettry Bottom. Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Coal river. American Folklife Center: Squirrel house. Southern West Vi...
Event: Building a Log Cabin. This block of wood, hollowed out for the convenience of nesting squirrels, is located twenty-five feet up in a Black Walnut tree.
Exterior of log house built by Woody Boggs. Front porch with old saw ...
The oak timbers used to make this log cabin were salvaged from the former bridge to Edwight, which spanned Coal river near the mouth of Hazy Creek for many decades. "A lot of trucks have driven over this house,... More
Ginseng and goldenseal in the fenced enclosure
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Transplanted cultivated ginseng in a small fenced plot
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Jim Bailey's homemade hunting pouch and powder horn, on display in the...
Woody Boggs built this cabin from the discarded oak timbers of the bridge to Edwight. Jim Bailey, his great grandfather, made the pouch and did the leather tooling on the strap.
T-Shirt: "Ginsengers Beware." Graphic depicts ginseng plant with rat...
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Woody Boggs, laying a foundation of cut sandstone from the chimney and...
Event: Building a Log Cabin. In 1999, Woody Boggs began building a log cabin in Pettry Bottom. This cabin, built of yellow poplar logs, incorporates a kitchen built from the wormy chestnut boards of The Coffee ... More
Woody Boggs, recycling the wormy chestnut timbers from the dismantled ...
In 1999, Woody Boggs began building a log cabin in Pettry Bottom. This cabin, built of yellow poplar logs, incorporates a kitchen built from the wormy chestnut boards of The Coffee Pot at Edwight. The Coffee Po... More
Coal river. Rick Bradford, of Edwight, WV. Southern West Virginia.
Event: Documentation of log cabin built by Woody Boggs on Pettry Bottom.
Woody Boggs demonstrating how he stores potatoes underground over the ...
Event: Visit to the home of Gail Ballard. Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Jim Bailey's homemade hunting pouch and powder horn, on display in the...
Woody Boggs built this cabin from the discarded oak timbers of the bridge to Edwight. Jim Bailey, his great grandfather, made the pouch and did the leather tooling on the strap.
Front gateway to Gail Ballard's house
Event: Visit to Pettry Bottom. Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Jim Bailey's homemade hunting pouch and powder horn, on display in the...
Woody Boggs built this cabin from the discarded oak timbers of the bridge to Edwight. Jim Bailey, his great grandfather, made the pouch and did the leather tooling on the strap.
Poke berries on a pokeweed plant (Phytolacca americana)
In spring the new leaves are used in making "poke sallet," and are often canned.
Jerusalem artichoke blooms - Public domain portrait drawing
Event: Gail Ballard's garden in Pettry Bottom. Public domain scan of drawing, botanical illustration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Ramps gone to seed - Public domain botanical illustration
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Coal river. Cabin made of yellow poplar. Southern West Virginia.
In 1999, Woody Boggs began building a log cabin in Pettry Bottom. This cabin, built of yellow poplar logs, incorporates a kitchen built from the wormy chestnut boards of The Coffee Pot at Edwight. The Coffee Po... More
A wheelbarrow made by Joe Pettry, Woody Boggs' maternal grandfather, ...
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Yellow root and ginseng are growing in a fenced enclosure, Pettry Bott...
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First snow on the log cabin, winter of 1999
In 1999, Woody Boggs began building a log cabin in Pettry Bottom. This cabin, built of yellow poplar logs, incorporates a kitchen built from the wormy chestnut boards of The Coffee Pot at Edwight. The Coffee Po... More