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Cumberland, Maryland, in the Appalachian Mountains, USA (lemmy.world)
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[-] DaMonsterKnees@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

The neat thing about this whole stretch of Appalachia is that it all essentially looks this serene and in harmonious conjunction with the landscape. Yes, it would be ideal if it were just nature, but the presence of humans doesn't entirely detract from the landscape. West Virginia is perhaps the best example, though sadly, economic decline has largely decayed the edifice of the human aspect. Damn you, capitalism, but I digress. Great share, thanks!

[-] PugJesus@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago

It's actually my hometown - I grew up here (though it's not my pic). Lovely little place, when you get past the crippling poverty, drug addiction, and lack of a future.

You can take a walk anywhere in the town and end up in a positively serene corner of woods inside of five minutes. Everything is its own little corner because of how allergic the place is to even elevation. It's very nice.

[-] FireTower@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

I feel like there's a ton of small walkable cities/towns nestled deep in the Apps. If they've got solid Internet I could see them being in a niche of communities of mostly remote workers.

[-] PugJesus@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

It would be fantastic if they could pull that off. I'd love to visit my family without feeling depressed by the shuttered storefronts and dilapidated houses. There's just no economy there anymore.

[-] Septimaeus@infosec.pub 4 points 2 months ago

Chattanooga has internet. That’s about it. Maybe we could band together and run fiber someplace cool?

[-] RageAgainstTheRich@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

It looks so pretty. It kinda reminds me of towns in halloween horror movies.

[-] deuleb_biezelbob@programming.dev 4 points 2 months ago

It looks like Cities Skyline

[-] v_krishna@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 months ago

I can't stay here much longer, Melinda

[-] NeptuneOrbit@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

I love all the church steeples you can see from 70

[-] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

It was on the news that Cumberland is offering $20k to move there.

[-] PugJesus@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

I saw that! I joked to a friend that they'd have to pay me more than THAT to move back. XD

[-] aaaaace@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 months ago

Just get a job on the B&O or Western Maryland and you'll be all set.

[-] ladicius@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

But then you'd be living in Cumberland.

[-] Anticorp@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Is this city sitting on the very top of a mountain? I only see hills, no mountains, but that could be because they're already at the top of the mountain.

[-] FireTower@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

The Appalachians run from Alabama to Newfoundland, CA. The highest point is only ~6,600 ft today due to erosion but the range is among the oldest in the world the oldest sections being estimated 1.2 billion years old.

The ones pictured probably aren't even 2,000 ft but they'd still be apart of the Appalachian mountain range.

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