But it was the advent of the railways that truly established Appalachia???s role in modern world trade. ???I???d say that period of 1880s to 1920s is a real big, radical change in terms of [timber and coal],??? says Beaver. ???By the 1880s, things were really moving.??? According to ???First American Frontier,??? timber exports to places such as Western Europe and the West Indies swelled in the mi