Appalachia’s Road To NowhereAppalachia’s Road To Nowhere
In the Smoky Mountains, north of Fontana Lake, you’ll find a road that suddenly ends at a tunnel. Lakeview Drive, or The Road To Nowhere, as it’s come to be
Category: World War II
Axis Sally Released From Women’s Prison In Alderson, West Virginia – July 10, 1961Axis Sally Released From Women’s Prison In Alderson, West Virginia – July 10, 1961
On this day in 1961 Mildred Gillars was released from the Federal Reformatory for Women in Alderson, West Virginia after serving 11 years. Who, you might be asking yourself, was
Housing Built In Anderson County – March 14, 1943Housing Built In Anderson County – March 14, 1943
On this day in 1943 Colonel James C. Marshall, a military engineer, announced that housing would be built for employees of the Clinton Engineer Works who were working on a
Chuck Yeager Born – February 13, 1923.Chuck Yeager Born – February 13, 1923.
On this day 99 years ago Charles Elwood Yeager was born in Myra, West Virginia. Chuck Yeager went on to become a Brigadier General in the U.S. Air Force, a
The Atomic BreakdownThe Atomic Breakdown
In the 1940’s workers, scientists and the military came to Anderson County, Tennessee, and built a city in which to develop an atomic weapon. The weight of what they were
A Soviet Spy In AppalachiaA Soviet Spy In Appalachia
Today, in a retelling of our very first podcast episode, Rod and Steve tell the story of a man who, during the 1930’s and 40’s, worked at Tennessee Eastman, Holston
Alfred Dean Slack, Kingsport SpyAlfred Dean Slack, Kingsport Spy
Welcome to our new podcast, Stories, A History of East Tennessee and Southwest Virginia. Each week we’ll take a look at the history of the area, one story at a