Kid Curry’s Knoxville ShowdownKid Curry’s Knoxville Showdown
Our story today involves a member of the infamous Wild Bunch, Butch Cassidy’s gang. Known as the wildest of the bunch, Harvey Alexander Logan, better known as Kid Curry, was
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Devil John Wright of the CumberlandsDevil John Wright of the Cumberlands
In the heart of Appalachia, a legend looms as large as the mountains themselves. Today, we tell the story of John Wesley Wright. Born in the Elkhorn Valley of Kentucky,
The Hanging Judge’s ExecutionerThe Hanging Judge’s Executioner
Discover the fascinating tale of George Maledon, the legendary hangman for Arkansas’ Hanging Judge Parker, and his peculiar path to Tennessee’s Mountain Home veterans cemetery. Uncover a piece of Old
February 28, 1890 – A Deadly End to a Feud at the U. S. Capitol BuildingFebruary 28, 1890 – A Deadly End to a Feud at the U. S. Capitol Building
In December, 1887 William P. Taulbee, son of a Kentucky state senator, ordained Methodist minister and a U. S. Congressman, dubbed the “Mountain Orator” for his ability to sway public
The Greene-Jones WarThe Greene-Jones War
In the 1880s and 1890s a bloody feud was happening across two Appalachian counties, with conflicts over hogs, shootings, ambushes, cabins set on fire and the threat of the governor
Billy Dean Anderson: Appalachia’s Most Wanted OutlawBilly Dean Anderson: Appalachia’s Most Wanted Outlaw
Billy Dean Anderson was born in Fentress County, Tennessee, and, by all accounts, lived a normal law-abiding life as he grew up, even becoming a volunteer preacher in his church.
Amos Owens: The Cherry Mountain MoonshinerAmos Owens: The Cherry Mountain Moonshiner
After the Civil War a young man bought Cherry Mountain in Rutherford County, North Carolina and used the wild cherries found there to add flavor to his distilled product, illegal
January 31, 1900 – The Assassination of Kentucky Governor William GoebelJanuary 31, 1900 – The Assassination of Kentucky Governor William Goebel
On this day in 1900, William Justus Goebel was sworn in as Kentucky’s 34th governor. While lying in a hospital bed after having been shot in the chest by an