{"id":2735,"date":"2023-07-07T20:00:49","date_gmt":"2023-07-08T00:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=2735"},"modified":"2023-07-07T08:07:52","modified_gmt":"2023-07-07T12:07:52","slug":"the-blue-people-of-kentucky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=2735","title":{"rendered":"The Blue People of Kentucky"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In 1820 French orphan Martin Fugate and his wife Elizabeth arrived as new settlers in eastern Kentucky.\u00a0 Unknown to them, they carried genetic traits that would pass on to their descendants, causing many of them to have skin that was a purplish-blue color.<\/p>\n<p>Today we tell the story of the blue people of Kentucky.<\/p>\n<p>Be sure to subscribe to the Stories podcast on your favorite podcast app.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for listening, y&#8217;all!<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5755\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2735-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/56025269\/download.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/56025269\/download.mp3\">https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/56025269\/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\/56025269\/download.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?powerpress_pinw=2735-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/56025269\/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>In 1820 French orphan Martin Fugate and his wife Elizabeth arrived as new settlers in eastern Kentucky.\u00a0 Unknown to them, they carried genetic traits that would pass on to their descendants, causing many of them to have skin that was a purplish-blue color. 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