Bertha Hill, WV appears to be just outside Morgantown, WV, near the PA border and is in deep northern Appalachia. Looking on Google Street views, it currently seems to be a low-income suburb. Honestly, it seems like not much changed.
It's Sicily and the two areas are very different. The Mafia is Sicilian. Rome, Venice and Milan are Northern. Artsy fartsy north, Mafia rednecks South.
Hey guys! I found more info on the picture! In fact, I found a second picture!
Apparently the dad is a coal miner out of Bertha Hill, West Virginia. It was taken by "Marion Post Wolcott" in September 1938
I also got a source from the Library of Congress website.
Bertha Hill, WV appears to be just outside Morgantown, WV, near the PA border and is in deep northern Appalachia. Looking on Google Street views, it currently seems to be a low-income suburb. Honestly, it seems like not much changed.
It's like Southern Italy, forgotten and treated as only a topic of conversation.
Isn't Southern Italy the nicest part of Italy?
It's Sicily and the two areas are very different. The Mafia is Sicilian. Rome, Venice and Milan are Northern. Artsy fartsy north, Mafia rednecks South.
Read Christ Stopped at Eboli to get an idea.
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