Lessons in Hillbilly.

This week I learned that a "Holler" is a real thing.  I will give you an example... The song "Coal Miner's Daughter" by  Loretta Lynn goes a little something like this--

"Well I was born a coal miner's daughter. In a cabin on a hill in Butcher Holler....."

Now, i have always thought that a Holler was a fictitious thing. Like, some sort of hillbilly slang or something.

I was talking about this song at work, when i learned that a Holler is a real thing.

Apparently, a Holler is a narrow road that goes through the mountain valley--and if you were to holler while in the Holler, no one would hear you.

A Holler can also be a really steep narrow road that goes up the mountain side--basically a road so small and narrow that only one car can fit on it at a time.

I guess there are a bunch of Hollers near here. They include Possum Holler, Howell Holler, and Butcher's Holler.

My co-workers then informed me that in West Virginia there are also roads called "Runs." I guess those are roads that run next to the river or stream.


Please tell me that I am not the only one who didn't realize that a Holler was a real thing?