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Granny Dollar, The Cherokee Matriarch of Lookout Mountain
Join Steve Gilly and Rod Mullins as they tell the story of Nancy Emmeline Callahan Dollar, affectionately known as Granny Dollar. This Cherokee matri…
1 year, 8 months ago
The Saltville Massacre: A Tale of Courage and Cruelty
This week on the Stories podcast, we tell of the harrowing events of the first Battle of Saltville and its tragic aftermath. Join Steve Gilly and Rod…
1 year, 8 months ago
The Mystery of the Beale Treasure
In this week’s episode of Stories of Appalachia, we tell the captivating tale of the Beale Treasure—a story that has fascinated treasure hunters and …
1 year, 9 months ago
A Bristol Millionaire's Tragic End In New Orleans
In this episode of the Stories podcast, we tell a crime story involving a wealthy heir from Bristol, Tennessee/Virginia, whose life ended tragically …
1 year, 9 months ago
A Cherokee Murder That Hastened The Trail of Tears
In this episode of Stories of Appalachia, we tell the story of the prelude to the infamous Trail of Tears—the murder that inflamed Cherokee tensions …
1 year, 9 months ago
When The Whirlwind Came: The 1929 Tragedy at Rye Cove, Virginia
In this episode of Stories of Appalachia, we tell the story of one of the most devastating natural disasters to strike southwest Virginia: the Rye Co…
1 year, 9 months ago
The Long Hunter’s Legacy: James Smith’s Survival in Appalachia
Today we tell the remarkable story of James Smith, a frontiersman and longhunter whose fight for survival in the Appalachian wilderness in 1767 after…
1 year, 9 months ago
The Story of the Humming Bird Car: An Appalachian Innovation on Wheels!
In this episode of Stories of Appalachia, we tell the remarkable tale of Talmadge Judd, a backyard innovator from Kingsport, Tennessee, whose vision …
1 year, 10 months ago
The Mendota Gunslinger? The Story of Texas Jack
Today we tell a story with echoes of the Wild West…along with a twist! We unravel the mysterious life of Jack Vermillion of Mendota, Virginia, a man …
1 year, 10 months ago
Devil John Wright of the Cumberlands
In the heart of Appalachia, a legend looms as large as the mountains themselves. Today, we tell the story of John Wesley Wright.
Born in the Elkhorn V…
1 year, 10 months ago