I have been asked several times where in the world is Redding Mountain? People looking on maps have asked for assistance locating it. Many people have had trouble locating it because it is a place in the heart. It is actually in Scott Depot, WV down a narrow road just off of Scary Creek.
So here is the story as I remember it. Back in the late 80’s or early 90’s I started calling the mountain where Mawmaw and Pawpaw Redding lived, Redding Mountain. We also lived on that mountain. At one time at least 9 of the grandchildren lived there. Several of our children were born on Redding Mountain and a couple buried there.
We have had many many Redding Mountain adventures. Somehow that red West Virginia dirt and the home we call Redding Mountain produces a lot of activity and a lot of creativity. Maybe it is the calmness and time taken to sit under the trees, on the porch, birdwatching, or walking in the woods. Or the busyness of mowing and chopping down trees and working on projects. Anyway, many wonderful ideas and creations had their birth on Redding Mountain. Sawmilling, making tomato stakes, raising chickens, selling eggs, producing a magazine, soap and bread making, running a mini baking business, primitive camping, riding off of the “cliff” on the pulley and cable, learning to drive tractors and fix them or riding around with Pawpaw in his truck and watching the stars from the rooftop! And the snowy winter days! Nothing like them. I loved being “snowed in” on Redding Mountain. Wonderful memories are carried with us from Redding Mountain. Thirteen years ago I started a blog called Redding Mountain. I shared recipes and stories from happenings on Redding Mountain. You can still access it at reddingmountain.com
Now you know how my precious Redding Mountain got its name.