The Laurel Mine Disaster of 1884The Laurel Mine Disaster of 1884
The Pocahontas coal field, located in southwest Virginia and southern West Virginia, was one of the most productive coal areas in the United States. The town of Pocahontas, in Tazewell
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Woodrow Derenberger And The Man From LanulosWoodrow Derenberger And The Man From Lanulos
In November 1966 a man on his way home from work literally drove into Appalachian history when he encountered a UFO blocking his way on I-77 outside Parkersburg, West Virginia.
The Pound Gap Massacre (Video)The Pound Gap Massacre (Video)
In 1892 a terrible and brutal murder took place at Pound Gap in Virginia, one of the most notorious crimes ever committed in Southwest Virginia. Here’s a link to a
Appalachia’s Petticoat GovernmentAppalachia’s Petticoat Government
In 1948 Clintwood, Virginia, held an election for the town’s offices. After the campaigning, the voting, and the vote counting, something unique for it’s time had happened: All of Clintwood’s
The Goat ManThe Goat Man
From the 1930s to the 1980s an itinerant preacher from Georgia traveled throughout Appalachia and beyond in a ramshackle wagon pulled by a herd of goats. It was his way
The Blue People of KentuckyThe Blue People of Kentucky
In 1820 French orphan Martin Fugate and his wife Elizabeth arrived as new settlers in eastern Kentucky. Unknown to them, they carried genetic traits that would pass on to their
Catch our newest podcast episode Friday night at 8!Catch our newest podcast episode Friday night at 8!
Coming up on our next podcast episode we’ll be telling the story of a family in eastern Kentucky that shared a genetic disorder that caused an odd side effect. Be
The Mysterious Christmas Eve Fire: The Missing Sodder Children and their Haunting LegacyThe Mysterious Christmas Eve Fire: The Missing Sodder Children and their Haunting Legacy
On Christmas Eve, 1945, a mysterious fire broke out at the Fayetteville, West Virginia home of George and Jennie Sodder. Try as they might, George and his oldest son were
An Appalachian “Rip Van Winkle”An Appalachian “Rip Van Winkle”
One evening back in 1938 Clara Reynolds, of White Pine, Tennessee, went to bed. She woke up 12 years later! During that time her brother and sister-in-law cared for her,
The Dark Mystery of the Sensabaugh TunnelThe Dark Mystery of the Sensabaugh Tunnel
Theft. Infanticide. Insanity. Murder. Ghosts. The stories that surround a notorious tunnel in Tennessee contain all those elements and more. Today we tell some of those stories and tell you