Dave Tabler, Author at Appalachian History

Overmountain Victory Trail Association fire a volley from their flintlock muskets at Rocky Mount State Historic Site

October 7, 2016 North Carolina / Revolutionary War

Overmountain Men Re-enactors bring King’s Mountain to life

“Our desire is to keep the story alive on what these men did back in 1780,” says Overmountain Victory Trail Association president Alan Bowen.

You don’t mean to go into the Dark Corner, do you?

I said I would not only return, but I would bring back some moonshine, which seemed to be the foundation of the Dark Corner’s evil repute.

September 19, 2016 Coal mining / Mine disasters / West Virginia

Holden 22 Miners Memorial Officially Dedicated

On March 8, 1960, the Holden Mine at Island Creek No. 22 in Holden, WV caught fire in the coal seam. Carbon monoxide asphyxiated 18 men.

That’s the exact caption of this photo, and while the caption dwells in specifics, the photo itself captures a universal moment that most any parent can respond to.

September 9, 2016 Dam building / West Virginia / Writers

Book Review: ‘Story of the Summersville Dam’

Stories from descendants of workers on the dam, government officials involved, and families who’d been displaced by the dam’s construction.

Author: Dave Tabler

Overmountain Men Re-enactors bring King’s Mountain to life

You don’t mean to go into the Dark Corner, do you?

Holden 22 Miners Memorial Officially Dedicated

Gertrude a la September Morn

Book Review: ‘Story of the Summersville Dam’