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The Case Of The Missing Appalachian Drug Smuggler
Just before Halloween, 1984, a small plane slammed into the side of Fancy Gap Mountain in Carroll County, Virginia, scattering a half-ton of pot acro…
9 years, 1 month ago
Governor William Goebel of Kentucky
The 1899 election for Kentucky governor was probably the most partisan election in Appalachian history, with vote-stealing and accusations of voter f…
9 years, 2 months ago
George L. Carter
This week we continue our look at the men who built their Appalachian empires with the story of George L. Carter. Carter not only developed coal and …
9 years, 2 months ago
The Scottish Empire Builder
Alexander Arthur was born in Scotland and settled in America, where he saw the potential of timber, iron ore, and coal, all in abundant supply in App…
9 years, 2 months ago
Colonel John Dils, Jr.
Colonel John Dils, Jr., was a Pike County, Kentucky, businessman, Union soldier during the Civil War, abolitionist, and the founder of a family cemet…
9 years, 3 months ago
The Black Widow
It’s time for a crime story, and we have a doozy for you! Today, Steve and Rod tell the story of a woman who had the habit of finding men who, oddly …
9 years, 3 months ago
The Black Hand
During the first boom in the Appalachian coalfields, there was such a labor shortage that the mine owners recruited workers from the millions of immi…
9 years, 3 months ago
July 4, 1900
Nowadays, celebrating the Fourth of July usually means having a cookout then loading the family into the car or van and going to watch the fireworks.…
9 years, 3 months ago
All Hail The Cheese!
The first Appalachian president, Andrew Jackson, was the recipient of a rather, shall we say, noticeable gift. In fact, this gift was quite easily fo…
9 years, 4 months ago
Interview With Francis Gary Powers, Jr.
A few weeks ago, Rod caught up with the son of Pound, Virginia, native and U2 spy plane pilot Francis Gary Powers, who has a new book out about his f…
9 years, 4 months ago