{"id":3549,"date":"2025-05-23T20:00:06","date_gmt":"2025-05-24T00:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=3549"},"modified":"2025-05-20T09:16:47","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T13:16:47","slug":"tragedy-on-the-frontier-the-corbly-family-massacre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=3549","title":{"rendered":"Tragedy on the Frontier: The Corbly Family Massacre"},"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\/IjzhSOB8CpI?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>On a quiet Sunday morning in the spring of 1782, Pastor John Corbly and his family were headed for church when he realized he\u2019d forgotten his Bible and turned back alone to get it. That action saved his life when his family was ambushed by Indians.<\/p>\n<p>In this episode of the Stories podcast, Steve and Rod tell the chilling true story of the Corbly family massacre near Garards Fort, Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p>Be sure to subscribe on your favorite podcast app for more Stories of Appalachia!<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for listening.<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8451\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3549-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/66170314\/download.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/66170314\/download.mp3\">https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/66170314\/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\/66170314\/download.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?powerpress_pinw=3549-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/66170314\/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>On a quiet Sunday morning in the spring of 1782, Pastor John Corbly and his family were headed for church when he realized he\u2019d forgotten his Bible and turned back alone to get it. That action saved his life when his family was ambushed by Indians. 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