Dave Tabler, Author at Appalachian History

Muralist Lola Poston and the Lincoln Theatre

The highlight of Lola Poston’s career was surely the six 15×20 ft. murals she created for the auditorium of the newly built Lincoln Theatre.

Future champion college basketball coach Sonny Smith was born November 15, 1936 in Roan Mountain, TN, the son of a mill worker.

They pulled it out a yard long; and they doubled it back, and pulled it out; and when it began to look like gold the sweethearts paired off.

The average citizen was irritated, confused; big business was delighted. In the end, Thanksgiving was celebrated on 2 different dates in 1939.

Him and his brother-in-law one night back years ago, about forty, went out a-bear huntin’, a-possum huntin’ or other, and treed a bear.

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