Wings Over Appalachia: The John Paul Riddle StoryWings Over Appalachia: The John Paul Riddle Story
This week we tell the story of a man from Pike County, Kentucky, who made his mark in aviation history. Join Steve Gilly and Rod Mullins as they tell
Category: The Great Depression
Beneath the Lakes: The Lost Communities of Loyston and ButlerBeneath the Lakes: The Lost Communities of Loyston and Butler
This week on the Stories podcast, we tell the story of two Appalachian towns, Loyston and Butler, that were submerged beneath TVA lakes but refused to disappear. Join Steve Gilly
The Punch Jones Diamond, Appalachia’s Hidden GemThe Punch Jones Diamond, Appalachia’s Hidden Gem
In this captivating episode of Stories of Appalachia, we delve into the lucky discovery that forever altered the lives of a father and son in Monroe County, West Virginia. Join
Dr. John R. Brinkley: The Goat Gland Doctor from AppalachiaDr. John R. Brinkley: The Goat Gland Doctor from Appalachia
John Romulus Brinkley was born in Burnsville, North Carolina, to a former Confederate medic and his housekeeper. From those humble beginnings young Brinkley grew up to become a traveling “Quaker
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
Cora Wilson Stewart and the Moonlight Schools of KentuckyCora Wilson Stewart and the Moonlight Schools of Kentucky
At the turn of the 20th century a young woman named Cora Wilson Stewart was hired as an elementary school teacher, later becoming Rowan County school superintendent. Fifteen years later
From Darkness to Hope: The Appalachian Journey of Bob ChildressFrom Darkness to Hope: The Appalachian Journey of Bob Childress
In 1912 a young man’s life was transformed by his witnessing a historic tragedy: the infamous Carroll County courthouse shootout, which left several prominent lawyers, police officers and a judge
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
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 Amazing Life of One-Armed JimmyThe Amazing Life of One-Armed Jimmy
Today we tell the story of a man who refused to let a “disability” keep him down. Linguist, athlete, amateur astronomer, adventurer and genealogist James Brownlow Lawson from Sevier County,