On January 7, 1938, a blast rocked the little community of Hampton, Tennessee. After the smoke cleared, the home of Harmon and Pauline Gouge was in ruins, their three daughters lay dead, and Pauline Gouge was in a coma.
On this episode of the Stories podcast, Steve and Rod tell the story of this bit of Appalachian history.
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