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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
Histories of Appalachian Peoples Myths and Legends Accidents, Mishaps, and Disasters Crimes and Criminals Folklore and Ghost Stories

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
Folklore and Ghost Stories Histories of Appalachian Peoples Myths and Legends

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
Folklore and Ghost Stories Histories of Appalachian Peoples Myths and Legends Accidents, Mishaps, and Disasters

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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Genealogy and DNA Histories of Appalachian Peoples History Myths and Legends

Melungeons were Portuguese?

It's easy to see how uneducated mountaineers might have classified people who were Italian, Greek, Latino or Portuguese, as coming from African roots due to...

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Genealogy and DNA Histories of Appalachian Peoples History Myths and Legends

Dromgoole’s Malungeons

Will Allan Dromgoole, as noted earlier, had a very special vocabulary for the Melungeon people. Good or bad, she is still considered an authority on...

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Myths and Legends Genealogy and DNA Histories of Appalachian Peoples

The Melungeon People

There were multiple families in the initial group. They were varied in hue and features, but the outside world wasn't aware of them for nearly...

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Genealogy and DNA Histories of Appalachian Peoples Myths and Legends

Melungeon Etymology

This word has been used for centuries, although in strikingly different contexts. The most likely origin is the French term "Mélange," which simply means "mixture."...

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Genealogy and DNA Histories of Appalachian Peoples Myths and Legends

An Introduction to Melungeons

This is one of the most difficult ethnic groups to research today. The overwhelming majority of information is authored by those who use the research...

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