Cassius Marcellus ClayCassius Marcellus Clay
Prior to the Civil War the Clay family of Kentucky was one of the nation’s most prominent political families, the most well-known of which was congressman, senator, Speaker of the
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April 29, 1872: The Bank Robbery In Columbia, KentuckyApril 29, 1872: The Bank Robbery In Columbia, Kentucky
The Deposit Bank of Columbia, Kentucky, was robbed in April, 1872. This is nothing unusual as banks are robbed because, as has been said, that’s where the money is. This
George Washington’s Lost ColonyGeorge Washington’s Lost Colony
After the French and Indian War the governor of Virginia awarded veterans land in the western part of the state in payment for their service to king and colony. Among
Kidnapped!Kidnapped!
In 1949 a gang robbed the Bank of Follansbee, near Weirton, West Virginia, of $5,400.00 and made their escape. Later that night two policemen pulled over a car they suspected
The Wild Man Of The SmokiesThe Wild Man Of The Smokies
Mason Evans was a schoolteacher and principal in McMinn County, in southeast Tennessee. After his one true love left him he made a fateful and life-changing decision to head to
TsaliTsali
Today we tell the story of Cherokee prophet and leader, Tsali. According to tribal oral tradition, it was Tsali who made it possible for the Eastern Band of the Cherokee
A Courtroom TragedyA Courtroom Tragedy
The Avery family is very well-known in western North Carolina, starting in the late 1700s with Waightstill Avery, a lawyer and the very first attorney general in the state. His
Faster Than A Speeding BulletFaster Than A Speeding Bullet
Today we tell the story of the man from West Virginia who became a brigadier general in the U. S. Air Force, helped train the first American astronauts and became
Raccoon John SmithRaccoon John Smith
In 1784 a child was born on the Appalachian frontier, along the Holston River, in what was then the state of Franklin. This child would grow up to become a
Lillie LaddLillie Ladd
In 1927 the wife of the Roane County, Tennessee, sheriff managed to persuade two escaped prisoners to return to the jail in Kingston without using a weapon of any kind.