Anvil shoots (aka Anvil firing or anvil launching) were a common means of celebrating special events in rural communities. As a rural analog to fireworks, anvils went flying to celebrate Independence Day, Christmas, and even Davy Crockett’s election to the U.S. Congress. The tradition continues every 4th of July at the Museum of Appalachia in Clinton, Tennessee and we had the privilege to observe it.
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