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Ronceverte in Greenbrier County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)
 

Bread Tradition

 
 
Bread Tradition Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Tom Bosse, July 8, 2022
1. Bread Tradition Marker
Inscription. Appalachian women make salt rising bread without yeast. First known recipe from Rena Scott of Ronceverte, dated 1778.
 
Erected 2021 by West Virginia Humanities Council & William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 127.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & ArchaeologyColonial EraWomen. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation, and the William G. Pomeroy Foundation Legends & Lore Series series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1778.
 
Location. 37° 44.839′ N, 80° 28.185′ W. Marker is in Ronceverte, West Virginia, in Greenbrier County. Marker is at the intersection of Main Street West (U.S. 219) and Walnut Street (West Virginia Route 63), on the right when traveling west on Main Street West. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 712 Main St W, Ronceverte WV 24970, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Ronceverte (within shouting distance of this marker); The Hanging of David Creigh (approx. 1.3 miles away); Coffman (approx. 1.8 miles away); Confederate Saltpeter Works (approx. 2.7 miles away); Organ Cave (approx. 2.9 miles away); Pontiac's War / Welsh Cemetery
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(approx. 2.9 miles away); Lewisburg (approx. 3.8 miles away); Greenbrier Military School (approx. 3.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ronceverte.
 
Bread Tradition Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Tom Bosse, July 8, 2022
2. Bread Tradition Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 26, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 21, 2022, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 241 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 21, 2022, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.

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