{"id":112,"date":"2018-10-06T11:18:56","date_gmt":"2018-10-06T11:18:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=112"},"modified":"2022-05-19T08:22:10","modified_gmt":"2022-05-19T12:22:10","slug":"george-roby-dempster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=112","title":{"rendered":"George Roby Dempster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/dumpster-1517830_1920-1024x680-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/dumpster-1517830_1920-1024x680-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/dumpster-1517830_1920-1024x680-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/dumpster-1517830_1920-1024x680.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Did you know that the dumpster, now seen behind every convenience store on the planet, was invented in Knoxville, Tennessee?\u00a0 Today we tell you the story of George Roby Dempster, inventor of the Dempster Dumpster.<\/p>\n<p>We can be found at RadioPublic, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or wherever podcasts can be found.<\/p>\n<p>We are on Facebook @storiesofappalachia and on Twitter @storyappalachia.\u00a0 Be sure to come by for even more stories about Appalachian history.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for listening, y&#8217;all!<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1531\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-112-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/49746728\/download.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/49746728\/download.mp3\">https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/49746728\/download.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/49746728\/download.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?powerpress_pinw=112-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/49746728\/download.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"download.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?feed=podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that the dumpster, now seen behind every convenience store on the planet, was invented in Knoxville, Tennessee?\u00a0 Today we tell you the story of George Roby Dempster, inventor of the Dempster Dumpster. 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