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The Gun Battle of Thorn Hill, TN
At the turn of the 20th century a wealthy and politically connected man from Grainger County, Tennessee, lost a lawsuit filed by a widow and was orde…
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The Eccles Mine Disaster
In 1914 a series of massive explosions occurred in the Eccles Mine No. 5 near Eccles, West Virginia in Raleigh County, West Virginia, leaving over 18…
2 years, 3 months ago
Cora Wilson Stewart and the Moonlight Schools of Kentucky
At the turn of the 20th century a young woman named Cora Wilson Stewart was hired as an elementary school teacher, later becoming Rowan County school…
2 years, 3 months ago
John Forbes Nash, Jr.: Appalachia's Mathematical Genius
Today we tell the story of one of the 20th century's most brilliant mathematicians, born in Bluefield, West Virginia, and the subject of the movie "A…
2 years, 4 months ago
Dark Deeds in the Mountains: The Twisted Tale of Thomas David Carr
Thomas David Carr was born in Wheeling, West Virginia in 1846. After a childhood marked by abuse, a prison term at age 8 and an attemped poisoning of…
2 years, 4 months ago
The Sanctified Hill Mudslide
Sanctified Hill was a section of Cumberland, Kentucky, where many retired African American miners and their families resided in homes many had built …
2 years, 4 months ago
The Curious Case of L. K. Garber
Around the turn of the 20th century a man charged with murder escaped from the Scott County, Virginia, jail and headed to Texas. He likely would hav…
2 years, 4 months ago
The Battle of Point Pleasant
Rising tensions along the Appalachian frontier culminated with what's called "Lord Dunmore's War," named after the royal governor of Virginia, Lord D…
2 years, 5 months ago
The West Virginia Mine Wars: Matewan
Our story of the West Virginia Mine Wars continues at Matewan, West Virginia, where a famous gun battle left several mine company hired guards dead, …
2 years, 5 months ago
The Hanging of Cal Logston: An Eerie Prophecy From The Gallows
On April 5, 1872, the last man to be hanged in Fentress County, Tennessee, was said to have made three eerie predictions, all of which came true.
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2 years, 5 months ago