Dave Tabler, Author at Appalachian History

The King of Logan County

Sheriff Don Chafin ruled Logan, WV with iron fist till the late 20s. In 1921 he blocked protesting UMW workers trying to cross Blair Mountain.

A selection from the Oakland High School Yearbook, 1930, Garrett County, MD. The more things change, the more they stay the same!

When he died on July 5, 1922, his oldest child was 99 years old; his youngest only 7. None ever came close to John Shell in length of years.

Hobo nickels are a form of American craft distinctive to the Depression era, when buffalo nickels and hobos were plentiful.

With little experience & less money, we started a school. In 1902, at the forks of Troublesome Creek, the Hindman Settlement School was born.

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