Dave Tabler, Author at Appalachian History

A home where we would have to pay rent no more

We people of the Mission home went together to the Lord in prayers, and told him to give a home to his orphan children.

Born poor in Paintsville, KY, by the time of his premature death, John C.C. Mayo (back row 2nd from left) had amassed a fortune of $20,000,000, making him KY’s wealthiest man.

August 3, 2016 Preachers / West Virginia

Who let the bedbugs bite?

When I threw back the covers, a whole battalion of bedbugs scurried for cover into a hole in the old straw mattress.

john martz photo tenn river ferry at guntersville al

July 25, 2016 Alabama / Ferries / Road building / Transportation

A day’s trip in former years may now be made in 2 hours

The Deposit ferry was kept in use until about 1890, when the county established a free ferry at Guntersville.

July 20, 2016 Alabama / Fishing

Worm Fiddlers are Making Good in Valley Area

A new industry has sprung up in the Joe Wheeler Lake area where anglers spend their time in the fisherman’s paradise created by the TVA.

Author: Dave Tabler

A home where we would have to pay rent no more

Whenever he could get a little money saved up he would buy an option on a piece of land

Who let the bedbugs bite?

A day’s trip in former years may now be made in 2 hours

Worm Fiddlers are Making Good in Valley Area