Devil Anse Hatfield Dies – January 6, 1921Devil Anse Hatfield Dies – January 6, 1921
On January 6, 1921 Anderson Hatfield, better known as Devil Anse, died at his home on Island Creek in Logan County, West Virginia, of pneumonia. He was the head of
Category: Feudin’
Shots Fired In Judge Josiah Combs Murder Trial – December 12, 1894Shots Fired In Judge Josiah Combs Murder Trial – December 12, 1894
The feud between the Hatfields and the McCoys wasn’t the only one in Appalachia after the Civil War. Just as bloody and almost as notorious was the feud between the
Cap Hatfield’s RunCap Hatfield’s Run
Over 120 years ago one of Devil Anse Hatfield’s sons made his escape from a Williamson, West Virginia, jail. How he got in that jail, why he escaped and where
The Moonshine War Of Cade’s CoveThe Moonshine War Of Cade’s Cove
Nowadays Cade’s Cove is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. But before the park came into existence in 1934 it was a
A Hike On The Red Fox Trail (To The Killing Rock)A Hike On The Red Fox Trail (To The Killing Rock)
I recently took a hike on the Red Fox Trail near Pound, Virginia, a walk of about a mile and a quarter up Pine Mountain to the Killing Rock, scene
The Wright-Templeton GangThe Wright-Templeton Gang
The bloody legacy of the Civil War lived on in Appalachia up until the beginning of the 20th century in the form of feuds and honor killings between those who
The Last Gunfight In KnoxvilleThe Last Gunfight In Knoxville
Disputes in Appalachia between the well-to-do were often handled with the use of firearms, with one of the most well-known people from the region, Andrew Jackson, being famous for his
The Feud (Full Episode)The Feud (Full Episode)
It’s Thanksgiving week and Rod and I are absent from the Stories podcast studios, doing family stuff. But that doesn’t mean you don’t get a story, no sir, for we
The Rowan County WarThe Rowan County War
Feuds were fought across the mountains of Appalachia after the Civil War, as families competed for the power brought by the newly developed timber and coal riches in the area.