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lived for a short while. Then their dad. one of 12 children, heard about the “cheap land in West Virginia, (and) he came to West Virginia. When my dad got married he got this farm. It was wilderness.” Her speech was gentle, with a definite European flavor.
“At that time, you know, they just cut huge trees and burned them,” another sister added, describing the process of clearing farmland. They farmed with horse machinery and produced corn, wheat and maple syrup “but. . .” she said remorsefully, “that’s quit” Now cheese is their main cottage industry.
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