The Outlaw Kinnie WagnerThe Outlaw Kinnie Wagner
The 1920s were a decade of loosening morals, Prohibition and crime, with notorious outlaws popping up across America. Along with the likes of Al Capone, John Dillinger and Bonnie and
Author: Steve Gilly
The Fentress County WitchThe Fentress County Witch
In 1843 a prominent man in Jamestown, Tennessee, distributed a broadsheet, under an assumed name, accusing the wife of a tavern owner of being, among other sordid things, a “witch
Orlean Hawks Puckett, Appalachian Granny WomanOrlean Hawks Puckett, Appalachian Granny Woman
Granny women were the healers and caretakers of folks in Appalachia, dispensing folk remedies, serving as midwives, and even dousing for water. These women were essential in rural Appalachia, where
The Gun Battle of Thorn Hill, TNThe Gun Battle of Thorn Hill, TN
At the turn of the 20th century a wealthy and politically connected man from Grainger County, Tennessee, lost a lawsuit filed by a widow and was ordered to pay her
The Eccles Mine DisasterThe Eccles Mine Disaster
In 1914 a series of massive explosions occurred in the Eccles Mine No. 5 near Eccles, West Virginia in Raleigh County, West Virginia, leaving over 180 men and boys dead,
Cora Wilson Stewart and the Moonlight Schools of KentuckyCora Wilson Stewart and the Moonlight Schools of Kentucky
At the turn of the 20th century a young woman named Cora Wilson Stewart was hired as an elementary school teacher, later becoming Rowan County school superintendent. Fifteen years later
John Forbes Nash, Jr.: Appalachia’s Mathematical GeniusJohn Forbes Nash, Jr.: Appalachia’s Mathematical Genius
Today we tell the story of one of the 20th century’s most brilliant mathematicians, born in Bluefield, West Virginia, and the subject of the movie “A Beautiful Mind,” John Forbes
Dark Deeds in the Mountains: The Twisted Tale of Thomas David CarrDark Deeds in the Mountains: The Twisted Tale of Thomas David Carr
Thomas David Carr was born in Wheeling, West Virginia in 1846. After a childhood marked by abuse, a prison term at age 8 and an attemped poisoning of one of
The Sanctified Hill MudslideThe Sanctified Hill Mudslide
Sanctified Hill was a section of Cumberland, Kentucky, where many retired African American miners and their families resided in homes many had built themselves. In 1972 heavy rains fell across
The Escapee Who Returned To Brushy MountainThe Escapee Who Returned To Brushy Mountain
Luther Buckles was a criminal, well-known in Johnson City, Tennessee, in the 1920s. After two run-ins with the law in which two people were shot, he ended up at the