Vanished in Appalachia #hensleysettlement #appalachianhistory #appalachia #appalachian #storyteller

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  @TheAppalachianStoryteller · 3 years ago · pinned

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  @gotzBearhugz · 3 years ago

  I'm so shocked to see my own family heritage being featured on this channel. My mom is a Hensley!   While she has never been up to the settlement, my uncles have went many times. I've told them they have to take me to see it someday.

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  @randomvintagefilm · 3 years ago

  Whenever you walk through a graveyard, every stone you see is a story like this. Makes it much more meaningful. Thank you for another beautiful video, I know how much time and research you put into each one. ❤

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  @larose6551 · 3 years ago

  The crazier this world becomes the more I long for simplicity.

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  @dr.allisongunneph.d.6494 · 3 years ago

  What a fascinating true story! In reflecting on Mr. Hensley’s decision to live free from the harsh “prison” of “working for the man” the conclusion of his life was not sad to my thinking. During his life he achieved his goal to follow the independent Appalachian way of life. Although his kin & neighbors all left, alone he likely looked over his life and perhaps was very satisfied he gave to himself & others the freedom we all crave!

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  @texashikeaholicsadventures · 3 years ago

  Wow! He was only 16 when he made such mature decision! What a difference between today’s youth and those we admire from the past! Thanks for the story!

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  @staceyamerine7752 · 1 year ago

  These folks kept life simple...lived off the land...had a tight knit community in the mountains...and did just fine!  Powerful!

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  @cannowuppass8214 · 3 years ago

  I feel like Sherman. His type of thinking is why I live in the middle of a national forest. If it wasn't for the information I get and listening to your stories I would have unplugged long ago. Unlike Sherman I had to see the world. Now I try to follow the trail men like him blazed before me.

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  @StMiBll · 3 years ago

  How shiny, beautiful and tempting is the corruption we cynically call “progress”. It is always inspiring and tragic to know of those few who can see the modern world’s “civilization” for what it is: few actual benefits in a sea of rot, infinite luxuries at the expense of the soul, a comfortable, routine existence that strips us of the true human experience. Sherman Hensley as become one of a list of my heroes who have done what almost no one has the courage to do, inspiring a dream I believe many of us have had. The tragedy being it inevitable end as those unfamiliar with the world he left being unable to see why he left it. Great story as always! Thank you!

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  @stonereaper1157 · 3 years ago

  I would love to live that life <br>That&apos;s how we&apos;re supposed to live <br>Simple and in tune with nature <br>Looking out for each other

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  @anitahamlin2411 · 3 years ago

  This is the jewel in my family history. I am a Hamlin from Harlan and many of my cousins are Hensley&apos;s. Thanks for sharing this. I am in Los Angeles far removed from the mountains of Kentucky, but these brave strong people are in my blood and the memories of childhood family visits are dear to my heart. I hope to see the settlement in person rather than family photos in the near future.

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  @nonnieprice5827 · 3 years ago

  I loved this story and the old ways. <br>There is such peace in the ways of nature and its beauty, but lots of work that goes into each day .<br>This story is a reminder to each of us, to stop and enjoy the little things in life ,because life and the ways around us will soon pass away. <br>Thank you JD. God bless.

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