Aug 16, 2011 · The roads leading out of Coal River to the factory towns in the north received a new name: Hillbilly Highways. ‘You had to learn the three r’s,’ said Shorty Bongalis, ‘Reading, …

Dec 9, 2013 · Belt will continue to map the Rust Belt geographically, historically, culturally and economically. A quick look at the region's cartography.

Columbus is the capital of the American state of Ohio and is located centrally within the state as the core of the Greater Columbus area. Sited in an area where the Rust Belt, Bible Belt, …

In the United States, the Hillbilly Highway is a term used to describe the outward migration of poor whites from the Appalachian Highlands region of the United States to industrialized cities in …

This map shows cities, towns, counties, interstate highways, U.S. highways, state highways, main roads, secondary roads, rivers, lakes, airports, national parks, national forests, state parks, …

Sep 12, 2016 · J. D. Vance’s home town of Middletown, Ohio, is one of the once flourishing Rust Belt towns that feature in his memoir, “Hillbilly Elegy.” PHOTOGRAPH BY AL BEHRMAN / AP. …

Jul 7, 2021 · Map showing the rust belt region in the US. In 1984, Democratic presidential candidate Walter Mondale called this declining region the rust bowl, though he was misquoted …

Dec 20, 2019 · Learn about Middletown, Ohio's history through the eyes of Hillbilly Elegy's JD Vance and explore how Armco impacted its economy...and led to its decline.

Closer view of the No. 1 Blast Furnace in Steubenville, which produced iron from 1899 (when it was constructed by the Labelle Iron Works) until 2005. When it was idled it was one of the …

Oct 18, 2016 · Middletown is located in southwestern Ohio, south of Dayton and north of Cincinnati near the middle of the once navigable portion of the Great Miami River. It is …