Love, Honor, and Attempted Murder
Emory and Henry College hosted a lavish wedding in May 1855. Noted Scott County bachelor Henry Solon Kane, Esq., married Sarah Anderson, daughter of the...
The Gouge Tragedy
Harmon Gouge was a businessman in Carter County, Tennessee. A simple business argument with his partner, in 1937, would become a tragedy felt everywhere. Gouge...
The Murder of the Ladies’ Man
Thomas Haydin was a man who loved the ladies. In April of 1897, that affection caught up with him. Hayden seduced an unnamed Boyden girl....
Melungeon Fame
As word spread of the "new race" so did fantasy. Northern reporters made it a point to briskly "investigate the community," by speaking to one...
The Consequences of Irreverent Laughter
Scott County’s only double-execution occurred on February 6, 1885. The hanging occurred in “Estillville,” later known as Gate City. William Gibson traveled with cousin, George...
Killer Politics
November 3 of 1903, was Election Day in Scott County, Virginia. The battle started before the polls even opened. The men in attendance waged some...
Jim Wright (?-Sep. 8, 1902)
"Bad" Jim Wright (?-Sep. 8, 1902) was an outlaw from Hancock County, Tennessee, serving a life sentence for murder in the Brushy Mountain Penitentiary. This facility...
International Espionage in Kingsport
We watch the dramatic portrayals of international espionage routinely in movies and on television. James Bond has rescued the damsel and secured the sensitive information...
E. C. Denton is Pardoned
E. C. Denton was convicted of stealing a mule in Pickens County, South Carolina. The conviction happened in March of 1878. He was sentenced to...