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Ridiculous Regulators

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Gate City’s Train Tragedy of 1940

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An Everlasting Faint

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From the Pulpit to the Prison

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Marble Hall Beyond Murder

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The Marble Hall Murder

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The Ghosts of Marble Hall

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The Luttrell Murder Mystery

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The Curse of Dry Gulch

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The Witch Bride
Crimes and Criminals Folklore and Ghost Stories Histories of Appalachian Peoples Myths and Legends

The Witch Bride

A wealthy bachelor named McKim owned a gristmill and much prosperous farming land in Virginia. His wealth made him very influential and citizens from the...

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Old Hell’s Cabin
Crimes and Criminals Folklore and Ghost Stories Histories of Appalachian Peoples Myths and Legends Accidents, Mishaps, and Disasters

Old Hell’s Cabin

Old Hell's cabin was located in Pocahontas, Virginia. This town sits in Tazewell County. There's an area around Pocahontas called Sinking Creek and once, a...

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The Legend of the Big Stone Gap Vampire
Folklore and Ghost Stories Histories of Appalachian Peoples Myths and Legends

The Legend of the Big Stone Gap Vampire

Vampire lore is one of the most popular forms of folklore and its reach spans the globe. Here's a tale of ghoulish proportions that was...

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The Sybert Witch and a Bouncing Bed
Myths and Legends Folklore and Ghost Stories Histories of Appalachian Peoples

The Sybert Witch and a Bouncing Bed

Reports flooded national headlines in December of 1938. The Sybert family lived along Wallen's Creek in Powell Mountain. Their 3-room cabin was located in Lee...

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Battling the Clip Wizard, or Mad Shearer
Accidents, Mishaps, and Disasters Folklore and Ghost Stories Histories of Appalachian Peoples Myths and Legends

Battling the Clip Wizard, or Mad Shearer

The Clip Wizard was a legend out of Middleway, West Virginia. The Middleway area has been known by a variety of names: Smithfield, Wizard Clip,...

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An Everlasting Faint
Crimes and Criminals Folklore and Ghost Stories History The History of Bad Men

An Everlasting Faint

Elva Zona Jane Heaster was born in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, around 1873. Records of her early life do not exist. She was the eldest...

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The Curse of Dry Gulch
Forgotten Structures and Buildings History Folklore and Ghost Stories

The Curse of Dry Gulch

Virginia City, better known as Dry Gulch Junction, was a wild west attraction in Wytheville, Virginia. Dry Gulch was situated on the edge of Jefferson...

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Accidents, Mishaps, and Disasters Coal Mines Folklore and Ghost Stories History

Centralia’s Silent Hill

Centralia, Pennsylvania is the favorite mining town here at the House. Not only does it have a constant fire burning beneath its surface, it was...

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Brown Mountain’s Witch Fires
Myths and Legends Folklore and Ghost Stories History

Brown Mountain’s Witch Fires

The Brown Mountain Lights have fascinated spectators for over a century. Every year, countless tourists make the journey to North Carolina in hopes of watching...

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