The Lynching of Elmer HillThe Lynching of Elmer Hill
The holidays are here and as a treat to those of you subscribed to our blog, we thought we’d share an unreleased podcast episode with you as an exclusive! In
The Long-Haired Red-Bearded Beast of Georgia: John Pemberton GatewoodThe Long-Haired Red-Bearded Beast of Georgia: John Pemberton Gatewood
John Pemberton Gatewood was a notorious Confederate bushwhacker/guerrilla leader. Born in Fentress County, Tennessee, in 1844, Gatewood’s life took a dark turn after a Union attack on his family
Homer and Geneva: The Child Bride Marriage That Tested Tennessee LawHomer and Geneva: The Child Bride Marriage That Tested Tennessee Law
In 1937, a 32-year-old man from Monroe County, Tennessee married an 11-year-old girl, becoming the first person charged under the state’s recently enacted child bride law, passed in the wake
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