{"id":889,"date":"2020-11-13T20:00:31","date_gmt":"2020-11-14T00:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=889"},"modified":"2022-05-13T18:03:04","modified_gmt":"2022-05-13T22:03:04","slug":"the-last-gunfight-in-knoxville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=889","title":{"rendered":"The Last Gunfight In Knoxville"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/gun-300x180.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-890\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/gun-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/gun-1024x614.png 1024w, https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/gun-768x461.png 768w, https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/gun.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Disputes in Appalachia between the well-to-do were often handled with the use of firearms, with one of the most well-known people from the region, Andrew Jackson, being famous for his duels with rivals.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And when it wasn&#8217;t a formal duel, these folks would often shoot it out, much like in the Wild West.\u00a0 Today we tell of a dispute that ended with the son of one of the parties lying dead on Gay Street in Knoxville, along with both of the combatants, an incident so bad it ended up being one of the last such gun battles in East Tennessee.<\/p>\n<p>You can subscribe to the Stories podcast at Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Google Podcasts, RadioPublic, Amazon Music, IHeart Radio and more.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re also on YouTube here:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; 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