{"id":1950,"date":"2022-05-13T20:00:05","date_gmt":"2022-05-14T00:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=1950"},"modified":"2022-05-13T10:45:43","modified_gmt":"2022-05-13T14:45:43","slug":"joash-and-the-beast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=1950","title":{"rendered":"Joash And The Beast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Many years ago, before the first settlers had arrived on the Appalachian frontier of what&#8217;s now West Virginia and far southwestern Virginia, it&#8217;s told that a long hunter and his son spent some time hunting and trapping, gathering meat and furs to take back home to their farm in North Carolina.  <\/p>\n<p>That trip turned out to be one not soon forgotten, for they encountered&#8230;something.  And that something has a statue erected in its honor on High Knob in Norton, Virginia.<\/p>\n<p>Today we tell you a story that&#8217;s a little bit history and a little bit folklore.  <\/p>\n<p>You can subscribe to our stories at Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spreaker, Goodpods, Audacy, Audible, or on whatever podcast app you prefer.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eMxyMgMPd7Q?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>You can also catch our stories on our YouTube channel!  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