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Joash And The Beast
Many years ago, before the first settlers had arrived on the Appalachian frontier of what's now West Virginia and far southwestern Virginia, it's tol…
3 years, 9 months ago
The Battle of the State of Franklin
In 1788 the fate of the State of Franklin was uncertain. North Carolina had re-exerted control over the area, appointing judges, sheriffs and other …
3 years, 9 months ago
Asheville's Ponzi
We've told the stories of businessmen in Appalachia, all with their own colorful history, folks from Cas Walker to Virgil Q. Wacks. But they take a …
3 years, 10 months ago
The Harlan County Coal War
During the Great Depression of the 1930s coal miners in Harlan County, Kentucky, struck against the coal operators for better pay and better working …
3 years, 10 months ago
Dr. Ralph Stanley
Today we tell the story of one of the most successful musicians to come from Southwest Virginia: Dr. Ralph Stanley, from Dickenson County. Be sure to…
3 years, 10 months ago
The Crash Of The Shenandoah
In 1923 a rigid airship, made with new material produced by Alcoa Aluminum in Pittsburgh, became the U. S. Navy's flagship aircraft. Two years late…
3 years, 10 months ago
General John Hunt Morgan
Today we tell the story of the man who led the most successful Confederate raid on American territory during the Civil War, leading his men into batt…
3 years, 11 months ago
The Last Survivor of the Sultana Explosion
In April 1865 a riverboat that carried cargo from Illinois south to New Orleans was hired to transport newly freed Union prisoners from Vicksburg, Mi…
3 years, 11 months ago
The Silver Legion
In the 1930's a man interested in writing, new age religions and far-right politics came to Asheville, North Carolina, where he established his own f…
3 years, 11 months ago
Jenny Wiley's Escape
In the area of Bland and Tazewell Counties in Virginia in the late 1780's a pregnant young woman and her child were captured by a band of renegade In…
3 years, 11 months ago