Hawkshaw Hawkins Born December 22, 1921Hawkshaw Hawkins Born December 22, 1921
On this day one hundred years ago, Harold Hawkins was born in Huntington, West Virginia. As a boy Harold once helped a neighbor track down a couple of missing fishing
Author: Steve Gilly
Man Jailed Impersonating A Mason – December 20, 1930.Man Jailed Impersonating A Mason – December 20, 1930.
On this day in 1930 Leon Roberts was jailed in Knoxville, Tennessee. His crime? Wearing a Masonic pin when he wasn’t a Mason. Roberts, from Alabama City, Alabama, was in
Stone, KentuckyStone, Kentucky
Stone was a small unincorporated community in Pike County, Kentucky. It was named not for any rocks or boulders found there; instead, it’s named after the Chairman of the Pond
The Thealka ExplosionThe Thealka Explosion
On June 17, 1922, a tremendous explosion happened at the Thealka mine near Paintsville, Kentucky, killing two miners starting up mine equipment. This blast was no accident. Join us today
Shots Fired In Judge Josiah Combs Murder Trial – December 12, 1894Shots Fired In Judge Josiah Combs Murder Trial – December 12, 1894
The feud between the Hatfields and the McCoys wasn’t the only one in Appalachia after the Civil War. Just as bloody and almost as notorious was the feud between the
The Lost ChildrenThe Lost Children
In the spring of 1856 the two little boys of Samuel and Susanna Cox disappeared, seemingly without a trace. Today we tell the story of how the tragedy of that
The Prodigal Prisoner – December 9, 1910.The Prodigal Prisoner – December 9, 1910.
In the fall of 1910, 17-year-old Robert Carter was a prisoner in the Dandridge, Tennessee, jail, convicted of larceny of corn from the farm of a Mr. McMahan. He was
Green Allen Brooks, “Mountain Man”Green Allen Brooks, “Mountain Man”
There was a man who lived in Lee County, Virginia, who claimed to have once been a Tennessee Circuit Court judge, a preacher, a teacher and a business owner in
The Election Of 1824 Goes To The House Of Representatives – December 1, 1824.The Election Of 1824 Goes To The House Of Representatives – December 1, 1824.
In 1824 there was a hard-fought election for president between Democrat Andrew Jackson of Tennessee and Whig party candidate John Quincy Adams of Massachusetts (son of President John Adams). Jackson
Dempster Named Chair Of Tennessee Great Smoky Mountains Park Commission – November 23, 1932Dempster Named Chair Of Tennessee Great Smoky Mountains Park Commission – November 23, 1932
On this day in 1932 the head of the Tennessee Department of Finance and Taxation, George R. Dempster of Knoxville, was elected chairman of the Tennessee Great Smoky Mountains Park