An Unsolved Appalachian MysteryAn Unsolved Appalachian Mystery
Shortly after the end of the Civil War an orphan boy disappeared near the High Knob, on the border of Scott and Wise Counties in Virginia. Today we tell a
The Hidden Still: July 14, 1931The Hidden Still: July 14, 1931
On this day 90 years ago Knox County, Tennessee, Sheriff Hackney and deputies Roger Williams, John Nichols, Sam Thurmer and Bill Rowland, along with several federal agents, raided a home
WonderlandWonderland
Today we tell the story of the Wonderland Hotel and the area around it, Elkmont, both part of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. You can subscribe to the Stories
July 8, 1909.July 8, 1909.
On this day in 1909 a mysterious explosion in a pile of scrap metal in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, injured one man and three boys. Samuel Rosessky, a junk dealer, along with
The Flood of 1939The Flood of 1939
On July 5th, 1939, heavy rains in Eastern Kentucky led to massive flooding, affecting 21 counties with the worst of the floods happening in Rowan and Breathitt counties. The rains
Maggie Bailey of Harlan CountyMaggie Bailey of Harlan County
In the 1920s a young woman opened a business providing moonshine to all the bootleggers in the Harlan, Kentucky, area during Prohibition. After Prohibition she opened a store that sold
The Execution of Daniel DeanThe Execution of Daniel Dean
In 1877 a farmer was shot dead as he was working in his fields. No one saw who fired the shot and nobody confessed to the murder. But Daniel Dean
The Notorious Kinnie WagnerThe Notorious Kinnie Wagner
In 1924 a circus sharp shooter accused of killing a deputy sheriff in Mississippi managed to escape and return to his home in Appalachia. From there Kinnie Wagner went on
Mack ElliottMack Elliott
In 1929 there were textile strikes going on across the southeastern U. S., including at the two mills located in Elizabethton, Tennessee. Mack Elliott worked at one of those plants
June 14th, 1921June 14th, 1921
In May, 1921, union miners in the Tug Valley area of West Virginia had pretty much had enough of mine owners’ tactics, so they began a full-scale assault on non-union