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The Mysterious Christmas Eve Fire: The Missing Sodder Children and their Haunting Legacy
On Christmas Eve, 1945, a mysterious fire broke out at the Fayetteville, West Virginia home of George and Jennie Sodder. Try as they might, George an…
2 years, 8 months ago
The Dark Mystery of the Sensabaugh Tunnel
Theft. Infanticide. Insanity. Murder. Ghosts.
The stories that surround a notorious tunnel in Tennessee contain all those elements and more.
Today …
2 years, 8 months ago
Haunted Waters: The Tragic Tale of the Siren's Song in the French Broad River
A tale was told by the Cherokee of a siren that inhabited the deep whirlpools of the French Broad River in western North Carolina. These sirens were…
2 years, 8 months ago
Sam's Magnificent Beard
A mountain farmer and schoolteacher from the North Carolina town of Magnetic City (now Buladean) got so tired of shaving that he tossed his straight …
2 years, 8 months ago
The Appalachian Insurrection of 1917
As the United States entered World War I, it was found to be necessary to start drafting men to serve in the military.
That decision was met with wid…
2 years, 8 months ago
The Kentucky Cannibal: Boone Helm
Right before and during the Civil War an outlaw roamed the West who was unlike any of the other outlaws you might have heard of. This man, born and …
2 years, 9 months ago
An Appalachian Frontier Legend: Simon Kenton, Part Two
Today we wrap up our story about legendary Appalachian explorer, longhunter and guide Simon Kenton, who went from explorer and longhunter to owning h…
2 years, 9 months ago
An Appalachian Frontier Legend: Simon Kenton, Part One
Today we have a story so big we had to split it into two parts!
Simon Kenton was an Appalachian explorer, longhunter and guide. His life was so filled…
2 years, 9 months ago
French, The Alderson Lion
In 1890 the circus came to Alderson, West Virginia. When the circus moved on, it left a new resident of the town, which became loved by all, well, ex…
2 years, 9 months ago
The Amazing Life of One-Armed Jimmy
Today we tell the story of a man who refused to let a "disability" keep him down.
Linguist, athlete, amateur astronomer, adventurer and genealogist Ja…
2 years, 10 months ago