The Great UFO Invasion of AppalachiaThe Great UFO Invasion of Appalachia
On a few nights in October, 1973 all over Appalachia, from Ohio to Tennessee, there was a wave of UFO sightings and reports of attempted abductions. Today we tell that
Month: November 2022
Appalachia’s Lonely Hearts Club Con ManAppalachia’s Lonely Hearts Club Con Man
In the late 1940’s a man who went by the name of Ernest I. Torrence traveled across Appalachia, from Georgia to Pennsylvania, seeking his true love. Unfortunately for the women
The Road To NowhereThe Road To Nowhere
Earlier this summer we took our YouTube viewers to the area around Fontana Lake to show them a road that was promised but never fully built. On today’s podcast episode,
The Eastman Chemical Plant ExplosionThe Eastman Chemical Plant Explosion
On October 4, 1960, there was a massive explosion at the Eastman Chemical Company plant in Kingsport, Tennessee. Several workers were injured or killed in an event the residents of
The Building of the Western North Carolina RailroadThe Building of the Western North Carolina Railroad
Building a railroad in Appalachia after the Civil War was always a hard, back-breaking effort. But in the very rugged mountains of Western North Carolina, which contained the tallest mountains