{"id":3973,"date":"2026-09-04T20:00:24","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T00:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=3973"},"modified":"2026-08-27T09:28:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T13:28:43","slug":"mad-anne-bailey-widow-scout-and-appalachian-frontier-legend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=3973","title":{"rendered":"Mad Anne Bailey: Widow, Scout and Appalachian Frontier Legend"},"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\/MrKC-390BdI?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>Richard Trotter was killed at the Battle of Point Pleasant in 1774, leaving behind his wife, Anne. Instead of living quietly, raising their son, she became a scout and courier on the Appalachian frontier, earning the nickname \u201cMad Anne\u201d for her fearless rides through dangerous territory before marrying another man she met on the frontier.<\/p>\n<p>Her life was full of adventure, including the often told story of her daring mission to bring gunpowder to an isolated frontier fort threatened with attack by the Shawnee.\u00a0 Behind that story was a real woman who lived an extraordinary life on the Appalachian frontier.<\/p>\n<p>This is the story of Mad Anne Bailey, the heroine of West Virginia\u2019s Kanawha Valley, another one of the Stories of Appalachia.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019ve not done so already, be sure to subscribe on your favorite podcast app or on our YouTube channel.<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8147\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3973-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/74697566\/download.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/74697566\/download.mp3\">https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/74697566\/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\/74697566\/download.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?powerpress_pinw=3973-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/74697566\/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>Richard Trotter was killed at the Battle of Point Pleasant in 1774, leaving behind his wife, Anne. 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