Emma Gatewood’s Walk in the WoodsEmma Gatewood’s Walk in the Woods
In 1955, at the age of 67, Emma Gatewood became the first woman to solo thru-hike the Appalachian Trail, from Springer Mountain in Georgia to the top of Mt. Katahdin
The Death of Jack Allen: The Hillsville AftermathThe Death of Jack Allen: The Hillsville Aftermath
Four years after the Hillsville courthouse shootout shocked Virginia, another one of the Allen brothers met a violent end. Jack Allen, brother of Floyd Allen, and once a constable in
The Confederate Exodus: The Story of Ezekiel Pyles And The ConfederadosThe Confederate Exodus: The Story of Ezekiel Pyles And The Confederados
After the Civil War, thousands of defeated Confederates refused to live under the Union flag. Instead, they packed up their families and headed for new lives in South America in
The 1925 Asheville Sessions: The Spark Before the BangThe 1925 Asheville Sessions: The Spark Before the Bang
In August 1925, two years before the famed Bristol Sessions, Ralph Peer and Okeh Records set up a temporary studio on the rooftop of Asheville’s brand-new Vanderbilt Hotel. Over ten
Two Men and a Plane: The Drug Smuggler Who Fell Out Of The SkyTwo Men and a Plane: The Drug Smuggler Who Fell Out Of The Sky
We’ve told hundreds of stories about Appalachia, but few are as bizarre as the night a Kentucky drug smuggler named Andrew Thornton II fell to his death during a smuggling
Stories of Helene: David Biddix, Spruce Pine, North CarolinaStories of Helene: David Biddix, Spruce Pine, North Carolina
This week, we wrap up our commemoration of the first anniversary of Hurricane Helene by talking with Mitchell County’s David Biddix, who documented the effects of the storm and its