The Girl From Slab Fork, West VirginiaThe Girl From Slab Fork, West Virginia
Doris Payne was born in 1930 to a coal miner in Slab Fork, West Virginia. She didn’t stay there. In fact, she ended up traveling the world for decades pursuing
Category: The 1970’s
The Great UFO Invasion of AppalachiaThe Great UFO Invasion of Appalachia
On a few nights in October, 1973 all over Appalachia, from Ohio to Tennessee, there was a wave of UFO sightings and reports of attempted abductions. Today we tell that
James Earl Ray’s First Escape Attempt – May 3, 1971James Earl Ray’s First Escape Attempt – May 3, 1971
On this day fifty-one years ago James Earl Ray made his first attempt to escape from Brushy Mountain State Prison in Petros, Tennessee. On May 3, 1971, Ray managed to
The Bridge To Vulcan – Thanks, Tovarishch!The Bridge To Vulcan – Thanks, Tovarishch!
The small town of Vulcan, West Virginia, located between mountains and the Kentucky border along the Tug River, was like many small Appalachian towns in that it was dependent on
The Collapse Of The Keystone BankThe Collapse Of The Keystone Bank
Keystone, West Virginia is a small town in McDowell County with 282 residents, mostly African American. Like many small coal communities, Keystone has seen its population plummet over the years