{"id":3528,"date":"2025-04-18T20:00:25","date_gmt":"2025-04-19T00:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=3528"},"modified":"2025-04-18T19:45:31","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T23:45:31","slug":"the-first-tennesseans-william-and-lydia-bean-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=3528","title":{"rendered":"The First Tennesseans: William and Lydia Bean"},"content":{"rendered":"<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\/m9XbS2y6x58?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>Nearly twenty years before Tennessee was a state, William Bean built a cabin along the Watagua River and planted roots. In this episode, we tell the story of his journey from longhunter to settler, his friendship with Daniel Boone, and his wife Lydia\u2019s dramatic rescue from execution by Cherokee Beloved Woman Nancy Ward.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s the story of Tennessee\u2019s first settlement, the founding of Bean Station, and a life that helped shape the Appalachian frontier.<\/p>\n<p>Like what you hear? 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