Even after leaving the south I can still hang out in places with names like Mud Hollow. There are three geographic areas in my small town of Kirby, VT. North Kirby, South Kirby, and Mud Hollow. North and South Kirby are separated by a mountain. Mud Hollow is just kind of off to the side. From my conversations with certain (somewhat sensationalistic) long time residents, I gather that it used to be considered taboo for North and South Kirby people to intermarry. And although it now houses lawyers, teachers, nurses, and other "respectable" individuals, Mud Hollow has long had a REPUTATION. Although the girl who terrorized Walker on the schoolbus (calling him a butthead with frequency) is from Mud Hollow, I consider it to be a lovely place. It truly is a hollow, and people are very warm and friendly (for Vermonters!) Pictured in this block are two Mud Hollow families.
**This project is supported in part by the Vermont Arts Council which is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.
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