Hidden deep in the mountains of southern West Virginia, Dingess is one of Appalachia’s most isolated communities. For decades, the town has carried a reputation for hostility toward outsiders, with locals warning us to stay away and describing the area as lawless, suspicious, and unwelcoming. We went anyway, winding through the mountains and passing through a mile-long tunnel originally carved for coal trains to capture what life in Dingess is really like.
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0:00 Intro
1:28 Williamson, West Virginia
2:15 Into the Hills
3:40 Wandering Appalachia
4:33 The Infamous Tunnel
5:20 “There’s not much to know”
7:24 Into the canzoni per la mamma Hidden Hollers
8:11 Meet John Wayne
10:51 Meet Payne
11:38 Is There Crime in the Hollers?
12:58 Raising Kids
13:35 A Divided Symbol
14:59 Family Values
21:22 Outro
Episode 141
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