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Telling the history and the folklore of Appalachia, one story at a time.
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Mad Anne Bailey: Widow, Scout and Appalachian Frontier Legend (opens the original)
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Richard Trotter was killed at the Battle of Point Pleasant in 1774, leaving behind his wife, Anne. Instead of living quietly, raising their son, she became a scout and courier on the Appalachian frontier, earning the nickname “Mad Anne” for her fearless rides through dangerous territory before marrying another man she met on the frontier. Her life was full of adventure, including the often told story of her daring mission to bring gunpowder to an isolated frontier fort threatened with attack by
The Marrying Parson: The Preacher at the Train Station (opens the original)
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For decades a preacher would come to the Bristol, Virginia, train station to meet the incoming trains, looking for couples who’d come to the city to elope. He claimed to have married 5,142 couples, over 10,000 people, in a matrimonial career that included rival preachers, angry fathers, runaway couples, a “matrimonial hotel,” and even a plea to the state of Tennessee for a state pension based on his marrying work. This week we tell the story of Alfred Harrison Burroughs, known as “The Marrying P
The Whiskey Rebellion (opens the original)
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In 1794, thousands of federalized militia marched into western Pennsylvania to put down an uprising by American farmers. Their crime? Making whiskey and refusing to pay a federal tax on it. The Whiskey Rebellion was the first major test of the new federal government’s authority, and George Washington personally accompanied the troops sent to suppress it. But why did a tax on whiskey bring the young United States so close to civil war? It’s another one of the Stories of Appalachia. Subscribe to t
Old Dill Asher: The Kentucky Pioneer Who Became a Legend (opens the original)
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Dillion “Old Dill” Asher was one of the early pioneers of southeastern Kentucky, a frontier soldier and farmer who became the toll keeper at the Cumberland River ford at what’s now Pineville, giving him a front row seat to the early settlement of the state. In this episode, we tell Old Dill’s story, from his connection to the first settlers in what became Tennessee, his military service, his journeys into Kentucky along the Wilderness Road, the settlement of Red Bird Valley, and his, shall we sa
The Frontier’s Most Dangerous Woman: The Story of Nancy Hart (opens the original)
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In 1779, on the Georgia frontier, a group of armed Loyalist soldiers forced their way into Nancy Hart’s cabin, demanding a hot meal from a helpless woman and her daughter. Instead, they found themselves face to face with one of the American Revolution’s toughest and fiercest patriots. Join us as we tell the story of Nancy Hart, whose courage, quick thinking, and tough stand against soldiers loyal to the British crown made her one of the most celebrated heroines of the southern Appalachian fronti
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