In 1671 Thomas Batts and Richard Fallam set out from Appomatox Town (near present day Petersburg), Virginia, on a mission of exploration into Appalachia. Along the way they discovered the
Early in the 20th century two African-American boys from Franklin County, Virginia, George and Willie Muse, unwillingly became part of the circus sideshow. The two, both albinos, became a huge
On this day 75 years ago the pastor of a snake-handling church in Southwest Virginia, Harvey O. Kirk, was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the death of his wife,