Dave Tabler, Author at Appalachian History

Author Dot Jackson to speak on June 14 about growing up in SC’s upcountry

Dot Jackson has written for the Charlotte Observer and the New York Times, and has edited smaller newspapers.

Hallowed ground. It is a term most do not think about these days. In these so-called modern times we tend to forget words like hallowed.

Think Harper’s Ferry, & three names come to mind: Robert Harper, George Washington, and abolitionist John Brown. Add Jefferson to that list.

Two magnolia trees are intertwined with the lives of President Andrew Jackson, President Ronald Reagan, and Senator Howard H. Baker, Jr.

VA’s Department of Historic Resources plans a highway marker to remind passers-by of the famed artist Grandma Moses and her ties to the area.