Dave Tabler, Author at Appalachian History

Water ran rippling and singing a merry song

Linville Caverns were discovered by Henry E. Colton and his local guide, Dave Franklin, in 1822. In this piece he shares their wonder at it.

The Blue Ridge Parkway is the longest (469 miles), narrowest national park in the world and is the most visited unit in the US National Park system.

Jesse Vestal’s 1849 poem jug was the first piece acquired by William King Museum of Art as part of its Cultural Heritage Collection.

During the 1930s the WPA built thousands of outhouses across America. 3-man teams spent an average of 20 hours on the construction of each.

Albert J. Ewing (1870-1934) was a traveling photographer who worked on a floating studio aboard the Water Queen showboat on the Ohio River.

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