In 1892 a West Virginia hermit living high above the Cheat River announced to the world that he had an invention: a suit that would allow him to fly above the forests and mountains of Appalachia just like the hawks that lived there.

If only he had a little more money to finish his invention...

Today we tell the story of the Appalachian "Bat-Man."

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