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That was then: New York Times, 7/11/1999
This is now: DW
Harlan County, wedged in a valley between two tree-lined ridge mountains in the Appalachian region of Kentucky, is a beautiful place. It is also one of the poorest communities in the United States, a place people have been leaving for decades.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 33.2% of Harlan County resident live in poverty, twice the state of Kentucky average.
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