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Author: Dave Tabler

tom's creek property of VA Iron Coal and Coke c. 1920s-30s
December 5, 2017 Coal mining / Railroad industry / Virginia

The name of George L. Carter became famous in all Virginia

A faction developed unfriendly to Mr. Carter, and in 1901, by snap methods, the company was thrown by Moore and Schley into receivers’ hands.

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John Jacob Niles Doris Ulmann collection
December 4, 2017 Appalachian music / Christmas traditions / Kentucky

I tried to get her to sing all the song

I sang I Wonder As I Wander for 5 years in concert before it caught on. Since then, it has been sung by soloists and choral groups worldwide.

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Creek Indians c. 1813
December 1, 2017 Alabama / Creek nation

The Creek Indians of Boiling Spring, AL

Creek Indians lived in cabins of crude structure scattered about in small groups within the vicinity of a mound upon which the chief lived.

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snake handling church in evarts ky 1944
November 30, 2017 Religious practices / Snakes

Blackburn went to the serpent box and got the two copperheads out

He put it around Johnny’s shoulder. The snake crawled down Johnny’s arm. The large rattlesnake struck Johnny on the right hand.

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pen & ink drawing of Bush's Fort, near Buckhannon
November 29, 2017 Early settlers vs. native Americans / Kidnapping / Shawnee nation

I closed my eyes and bent my head to receive the stroke of the tomahawk

One of the Shawnee warriors, made furious by my obstinacy, snatched my babe from my breast, and threatened to brain it against a tree.

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