230 years ago a man was born in the Long Hollow section of Scott County, Virginia.
This man grew up to become a Shaker, then a spiritualist and lay preacher, then finally, it’s said, a prophet. He also did quite a bit of traveling, too, meeting presidents, kings, queens, sultans and more as he traveled around Europe and the Middle East.
Today we tell the story of Appalachian preacher, traveler and prophet Abijah Alley.
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