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Histories of Appalachian Peoples

Scott County’s Battle Physician

2017-03-28
By: Laura Wright
In: Histories of Appalachian Peoples, History, People

Dr. Robert Watson “Doc” McConnell was born in 1869.Read More →

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The Buchanan County Butcher

2017-03-28
By: Laura Wright
In: Crimes and Criminals, Histories of Appalachian Peoples, History, People, The History of Bad Men

Everyone seems to have a complaint with the justice system today. The fact remains that most of us take our due process for granted.Read More →

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The Spy Who Came to Kingsport

2017-03-28
By: Laura Wright
In: Crimes and Criminals, Histories of Appalachian Peoples, History, The History of Bad Men

Notorious Soviet spy Harry Gold was captured in 1950. For most of America, it just meant another enemy agent was no longer working against the nation.Read More →

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A House of Death in Carter County

2017-03-28
By: Laura Wright
In: Crimes and Criminals, Histories of Appalachian Peoples, History, The History of Bad Men

The night of January 7, 1938, didn’t start with any distinction; however, the events that would happen that night forever changed Carter County, Tennessee. Three little girls would be dead, and the nation would be left asking, “why?Read More →

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Rage

2017-03-28
By: Laura Wright
In: Crimes and Criminals, Histories of Appalachian Peoples, History

William Bales visited brother-in-law Burney Bayless on October 4, 1908. He didn’t say a word as he entered the house in Johnson City, Tennessee.Read More →

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A Fatal Attraction

2017-03-28
By: Laura Wright
In: Crimes and Criminals, Histories of Appalachian Peoples, The History of Bad Men

John Orr came home from work as usual, but things at home were not as usual on July 2, 1906. His wife was missing, and so were some of her belongings.Read More →

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The Tall Soldier of Indian Creek

2017-03-28
By: Laura Wright
In: Folklore and Ghost Stories, Histories of Appalachian Peoples, Myths and Legends, Storytelling

A mysterious figure once haunted the Indian Creek area of Wise County, Virginia. The phantom was over seven feet tall and haunted all who passed by his grave.Read More →

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The Squeaking Door

2017-03-28
By: Laura Wright
In: Folklore and Ghost Stories, Histories of Appalachian Peoples, Myths and Legends, People

A tale out of Letcher County, Kentucky, is about an unusual haunting. Preacher Wesley “Little Wes” Collins experienced one of the strangest ghosts in Appalachian history.Read More →

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A Cold Case in Nickelsville

2017-03-28
By: Laura Wright
In: Crimes and Criminals, Histories of Appalachian Peoples, History, People

It was a mild and balmy May evening when services ended at Culbertson’s Chapel, in Nickelsville, Virginia. Everson “Red” Collins attended and afterward visited with friends at the home of Kelly “Buster” or “Buck” Vermillion.Read More →

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Life after Death

2017-03-28
By: Laura Wright
In: Crimes and Criminals, Histories of Appalachian Peoples, History, People

Elis Lawton was born in Scott County, Virginia. By 1905, he worked in Colorado mine owned by a man named Baxter Pate.Read More →

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