The Cumberland GapThe Cumberland Gap
For those of you wondering “where’s this week’s video” we have an answer. It’s right down below! Steve took a trip to Cumberland Gap to hike the same trail that
Month: January 2021
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
One Hundred Years Ago Today…One Hundred Years Ago Today…
In the spring of 1920 miners in Mingo County went out on strike in order to secure the right to join the United Mine Workers. The response of the coal
The EscapeThe Escape
In 1777 two girls, Polly Alley, of Dungannon, and Jane Whittaker, from Castle’s Woods (Castlewood), were captured by Cherokee led by Chief Benge and taken north to a Shawnee town
The Murderous LandladyThe Murderous Landlady
After World War II a young vet moves to Abingdon, Virginia, to take a teaching and coaching position in an area high school. And, being short on funds, he rents
The Natural Tunnel Train WreckThe Natural Tunnel Train Wreck
Early on Christmas Eve, 1911, a 24 car coal train wrecked inside the Natural Tunnel in Scott County, Virginia. Today we tell that story. You can subscribe to the audio
Walking the Virginia Creeper TrailWalking the Virginia Creeper Trail
Join us as we take a walk down the Virginia Creeper Trail, telling you about its history as we go!
Ty Cobb And The HecklerTy Cobb And The Heckler
Ty Cobb was born in 1886 in Narrows, in north Georgia. He became a baseball legend, known as much for his fierce competitiveness as for his athletic ability. Today we
Jock YablonskiJock Yablonski
For years the UMWA was under the tight control of John L. Lewis. After he retired in 1960, he engineered the election of his hand-picked successor, Tony Boyle, as vice-president