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The English Doctor
Up until the end of the nineteenth century, most “doctoring” in the rural parts of Appalachia was done by folk healers or “granny-women,” who used ol…
10 years, 6 months ago
The Dictator
In the mid-19th century, American “filibusters” descended on Latin America with an eye on extending the United States’ influence over the area. The m…
10 years, 7 months ago
The Appalachian Trump
At one time, Buchanan County, Virginia, was the home of the largest number of millionaires in the Commonwealth of Virginia, due to the money to be ma…
10 years, 7 months ago
The Greenbrier Bunker
In the hills of West Virginia, at White Sulphur Springs, is a fine resort, the Greenbrier. There you can enjoy fine living and also take a tour of a …
10 years, 7 months ago
Hang Down Your Head, Tom Dooley
On this episode of Stories we have a tale of love and sex and murder in the mountains of North Carolina. Steve and Rod tell you the story of Tom Dula…
10 years, 7 months ago
The POW From Cracker’s Neck
Corporal Edward Dickenson from the Cracker’s Neck section of Big Stone Gap, Virginia, was captured by the Chinese during the Korean War and was one o…
10 years, 7 months ago
The Day The Eastman Exploded
On October 4, 1960, the lives of the residents of Kingsport, Tennessee, changed forever. It was on that date that a massive explosion occurred at the…
10 years, 7 months ago
Francis Gary Powers
The world was in the middle of the Cold War on May 1, 1960, when a young Pound, Virginia, man set off on a U-2 flight from Pakistan which ended up ma…
10 years, 7 months ago
Hank’s Last Ride
On New Years Eve, 1952, 17 year old Charlie Carr was on a mission to deliver country music star Hank Williams to a concert in Canton, Ohio, and ended…
10 years, 7 months ago
The President’s Wife
On December 18th, 1915, widower and President, Woodrow Wilson, married Edith Galt, from Wytheville, Virginia. The new First Lady went on to help her …
10 years, 8 months ago