The Flatwoods Monster (video)The Flatwoods Monster (video)
On September 12, 1952, a woman and a group of children, along with a recent inductee into the West Virginia National Guard, discovered something very, very strange near Flatwoods, West
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Blair Mountain – August 30, 1921Blair Mountain – August 30, 1921
On this day one hundred years ago Governor Ephraim Morgan of West Virginia appointed Colonel William Eubanks of the West Virginia National Guard to command government and volunteer forces as
The Wytheville Polio EpidemicThe Wytheville Polio Epidemic
In the early 1950s there was an outbreak of polio in the United States. One of the places most affected by the illness was Wytheville, in southwestern Virginia. In the
The New Market Train WreckThe New Market Train Wreck
Saturday, September 24, 1904, started just like any other day for the passengers getting ready to board the Southern Railway Number 15 train at the Bristol Train Station. It would
More Short StoriesMore Short Stories
Today we have another collection of what we call “short stories,” bits of Appalachian history that are interesting but which by themselves won’t make for a full podcast episode. On
Tabitha HoltonTabitha Holton
Up until the late 1800’s the legal profession in North Carolina was limited to men only. That changed with the admission of a spunky woman born in Iredell County named
The Feud (Full Episode)The Feud (Full Episode)
It’s Thanksgiving week and Rod and I are absent from the Stories podcast studios, doing family stuff. But that doesn’t mean you don’t get a story, no sir, for we
The Asheville Election Riot Of 1868The Asheville Election Riot Of 1868
The 1868 presidential election was the first held in the country since the end of the Civil War. Recently freed slaves flocked to the polls on election day in Asheville,
Another Batch of Short StoriesAnother Batch of Short Stories
Today we share some interesting short stories about this place we call home, Appalachia. You can subscribe to the Stories podcast at our website, www.storiespodcast.net, RadioPublic, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or on
Three GunThree Gun
On Halloween, 1952, James Francis Hill was arrested in Northern Florida after an extraordinary string of carjackings, kidnappings and robberies across Appalachia and the South over the prior two weeks.