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
Category: The Roaring 20’s
Thirty-Seven Years on the Run: The Story of Patton and William FlanneryThirty-Seven Years on the Run: The Story of Patton and William Flannery
In 1890 two brothers were riding their horses in Scott County, Virginia, when they encountered a young acquaintance of theirs who happened to owe them money. After an argument, guns
The Frontier Nursing ServiceThe Frontier Nursing Service
In the 1920s the granddaughter of a U.S. Vice-President established a unique nurse/midwife service in rural eastern Kentucky. Mary Carson Breckinridge led this program until she died in 1965, providing
Moonshine, Murder and a Hatfield JailbreakMoonshine, Murder and a Hatfield Jailbreak
In 1923 two moonshiners killed a man in Dickenson County, Virginia, over a bad run of moonshine. The two were tried and sentenced in Clintwood, then sent to the jail
The Saltville Muck Dam CollapseThe Saltville Muck Dam Collapse
Christmas Eve, 1924, started like Christmas Eve always had, with people getting ready for family gatherings, caroling, and opening presents the next morning. That’s not what ended up happening in
The Murder That Never Happened: The Story of Condy DabneyThe Murder That Never Happened: The Story of Condy Dabney
In 1925 a man from Coal Creek, Tennessee, named Condy Dabney came to Harlan County, Kentucky, looking for work down in the mines. He soon tired of that work and
The Night Marauder of Blount County, TennesseeThe Night Marauder of Blount County, Tennessee
In the 1920s residents of Maryville, in Blount County, Tennessee, were living in fear of being the victim of a violent home invasion by a mysterious man known as the
Anthracite Coal Strike in Pennsylvania – 1922Anthracite Coal Strike in Pennsylvania – 1922
One hundred years ago an anthracite coal strike was in full force in the Pennsylvania coal fields, after coal operators in the state rejected UMW demands on wage rates, hours,
John T. Scopes Found Guilty of Teaching Evolution – July 21, 1925John T. Scopes Found Guilty of Teaching Evolution – July 21, 1925
On this day in 1925 teacher John T. Scopes was found guilty of teaching evolution in the famous Scopes “Monkey Trial.” Scopes was the football coach at Rhea County High
Launch of Ale-8-One – July 13, 1926Launch of Ale-8-One – July 13, 1926
On this day 96 years ago in Winchester, Kentucky, G. L. Wainscott launched what has become the official Kentucky state drink: Ale-8-One. The soft drink was concocted after a previous