The 1902 Quarter House BattleThe 1902 Quarter House Battle
Nestled in Mingo Hollow, six miles west of Middlesboro, Kentucky, the Quarter House was no ordinary saloon. Its unique position on the Tennessee state line allowed patrons to evade the
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Appalachia’s Mysterious Mountain of Lost Souls (VIDEO)Appalachia’s Mysterious Mountain of Lost Souls (VIDEO)
Today on our YouTube channel, we tell a story about a place that over a century ago was said to have been shrouded in mystery and fear, known for inexplicable
Appalachia’s Mysterious Mountain of Lost SoulsAppalachia’s Mysterious Mountain of Lost Souls
Today, we tell a story about a place that over a century ago was said to have been shrouded in mystery and fear, known for inexplicable and mysterious disappearances. That,
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
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
The Tragic End of Outlaw Joe BrownThe Tragic End of Outlaw Joe Brown
Joe Brown was a hell-raiser, thug and violent alcoholic who terrorized the town of Whitmer, West Virginia at the turn of the 20th century. He did, that is, until he
Bettie Simms, The Queen of the MoonshinersBettie Simms, The Queen of the Moonshiners
In the early 1900’s a young mother in Polk County, North Carolina, had a decision to make. She had separated from her abusive husband and had several young children to
The Prodigal PrisonerThe Prodigal Prisoner
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
The 1902 New River Coal Strike -The Battle of StanafordThe 1902 New River Coal Strike -The Battle of Stanaford
In 1902 coal miners struck the mines along the New River, seeking better wages and better working conditions. The strike continued until February 25, 1903, when a massive gun battle