The Blue People of KentuckyThe Blue People of Kentucky
In 1820 French orphan Martin Fugate and his wife Elizabeth arrived as new settlers in eastern Kentucky. Unknown to them, they carried genetic traits that would pass on to their
Category: The 1820’s
Frankie Silver: An Appalachian Woman Hanged for MurderFrankie Silver: An Appalachian Woman Hanged for Murder
In the early part of the 19th century, a woman was arrested for the gruesome murder of her husband in what’s now Mitchell County, North Carolina. Some said she acted
Part Two: Davy Crockett Goes To TexasPart Two: Davy Crockett Goes To Texas
We wrap up our story about Davy Crockett, telling of his leaving Tennessee and moving to Texas to fight in the Texas War of Independence. You can subscribe to the
The King of the Wild FrontierThe King of the Wild Frontier
Probably nobody embodies Appalachia and her people more than a man born near Limestone, Tennessee, in 1786. Davy Crockett was a frontiersman, cowboy, businessman, politician and a martyr to the