Dave Tabler, Author at Appalachian History

When I saw his shoulders sink, I knew right then that I had won

Annie crossed swords with Miss Graham one day in class, & got the whipping of her life. It wasn’t long before the father came after Graham.

The Keil Farm symbolizes the role that a German immigrant family played in the settlement & development of Walhalla and Oconee County in SC.

Anderson, SC was the first city in the United States to have a continuous supply of electric power thanks to native son William C. Whitner.

The pack was expensive at 20 cents, but you got the first menthol-infused cigarette, ancestor to “Kool” & “Salem.” Why was it called “Spud?”

New ownership launched an aggressive advertising campaign, and made Ruby Falls into one of Chattanooga’s major tourist attractions.