{"id":3107,"date":"2024-07-12T20:00:10","date_gmt":"2024-07-13T00:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=3107"},"modified":"2024-07-12T11:12:14","modified_gmt":"2024-07-12T15:12:14","slug":"wrapped-in-mystery-a-pair-of-appalachian-mummies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=3107","title":{"rendered":"Wrapped In Mystery: A Pair of Appalachian Mummies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the heart of Appalachia lies a small town with a story unlike any other. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Philippi, West Virginia, is home to two perfectly preserved mummies, the result of a mysterious embalming process developed by an unassuming farmer named Graham Hamrick nearly 140 years ago. 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