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The Appalachian "Bat-Man"
In 1892 a West Virginia hermit living high above the Cheat River announced to the world that he had an invention: a suit that would allow him to fly …
3 years, 9 months ago
Hillbilly
To many the word "Appalachia" is synonymous with the word "hillbilly," for better or for worse.
Often used as a derogatory term by non-residents of …
3 years, 9 months ago
The Cloudland Hotel
After the Civil War fine hotels were built all along the mountain range that separated North Carolina and Tennessee, each one grander than the last, …
3 years, 9 months ago
Christmas Traditions in Appalachia
It is Christmas week, folks, so join us as we talk about Old Christmas and some Appalachian Christmas folklore.
Merry Christmas, all!
3 years, 10 months ago
The Saltville Muck Dam Collapse
Christmas Eve, 1924, started like Christmas Eve always had, with people getting ready for family gatherings, caroling, and opening presents the next …
3 years, 10 months ago
The Hatfields and the McCoys: After the Feud
When you say "feud" anywhere in America, what comes to most folks' minds are the names "Hatfield" and "McCoy." That notorious feud has been the stuf…
3 years, 10 months ago
Frankie Silver: An Appalachian Woman Hanged for Murder
In the early part of the 19th century, a woman was arrested for the gruesome murder of her husband in what's now Mitchell County, North Carolina.
So…
3 years, 10 months ago
The Great UFO Invasion of Appalachia
On a few nights in October, 1973 all over Appalachia, from Ohio to Tennessee, there was a wave of UFO sightings and reports of attempted abductions. …
3 years, 10 months ago
Appalachia's Lonely Hearts Club Con Man
In the late 1940's a man who went by the name of Ernest I. Torrence traveled across Appalachia, from Georgia to Pennsylvania, seeking his true love. …
3 years, 11 months ago
The Road to Nowhere
Earlier this summer we took our YouTube viewers to the area around Fontana Lake to show them a road that was promised but never fully built. On toda…
3 years, 11 months ago