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Bookmark or Share- Ninety-Five Theses. | Library of CongressMartin Luther's Disputatio pro declaratione virtutis indulgentiarum of 1517, commonly known as the Ninety-Five Theses, is considered the central document of the Protestant Reformation. Its complete title reads: "Out of love and zeal for clarifying the truth, these items written below will be debated at Wittenberg. Reverend Father Martin Luther, Master of Arts and of Sacred Theology and an ...
- Appalachia - WikipediaAppalachia ( / ˌæpəˈlætʃə, - leɪtʃə, - leɪʃə /) [4] is a geographic region located in the central and southern sections of the Appalachian Mountains of the eastern United States. It stretches from the western Catskill Mountains of New York state into Pennsylvania, continuing on through the Blue Ridge Mountains and Great Smoky ...
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail (U.S. National Park Service)The Appalachian Trail is a 2,190+ mile long public footpath that traverses the scenic, wooded, pastoral, wild, and culturally resonant lands of the Appalachian Mountains. Conceived in 1921, built by private citizens, and completed in 1937, today the trail is managed by the National Park Service, US Forest Service, Appalachian Trail Conservancy, numerous state agencies and thousands of volunteers.
- Appalachian Culture Explained in 40 Facts - History CollectionAppalachia is liberally dotted with small and medium-sized towns, with houses which date back for well over two hundred years in some cases. Many houses were equipped with two front doors, which to a modern eye would lead the viewer to assume the house is a duplex. But in many cases, the two doors signify something else.
- 30 Fascinating Facts About the Appalachian Mountains8. Native Americans began to settle in Appalachia about 16,000 years ago. At the time of European colonization, the Cherokee people were the main tribe in the southern Appalachian Mountains. Other tribes, including the Iroquois (Great Lakes), Powhatan (central coast), and Shawnee (western side) people, were prominent in other regions. 9.
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