{"id":343,"date":"2017-07-29T07:00:58","date_gmt":"2017-07-29T11:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=1058"},"modified":"2022-05-21T10:55:12","modified_gmt":"2022-05-21T14:55:12","slug":"the-scottish-empire-builder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=343","title":{"rendered":"The Scottish Empire Builder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Alexander Arthur was born in Scotland and settled in America, where he saw the potential of timber, iron ore, and coal, all in abundant supply in Appalachia. And he was determined to build his empire in these mountains with the founding of Middlesboro, Kentucky, and Harrogate, Tennessee, to house those who ran his iron ore and coal operations.  <\/p>\n<p>Today we tell the story of Alexander Arthur and the founding of Middlesboro, Kentucky.<\/p>\n<p>You can subscribe to the Stories podcast at Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Audacy, Goodpods, Audible, or on your favorite podcast app.<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5328\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-343-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/49746853\/download.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/49746853\/download.mp3\">https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/49746853\/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\/49746853\/download.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?powerpress_pinw=343-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/49746853\/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>Alexander Arthur was born in Scotland and settled in America, where he saw the potential of timber, iron ore, and coal, all in abundant supply in Appalachia. 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