Stories, quotes and anecdotes from Appalachia. 1880s-1950s era.

Category: Alabama

‘Granny Dollar’: a poignant tale of passion, betrayal, theft, and death.

This book peels back the persona that Granny Dollar carefully constructed and protected to expose her true identity.

Despite his brusque manner, there was no shortage of patients. Many arrived by train to Albertville and were fetched to the clinic by car.

Two tragic deaths put the Rock Run Furnace at the top of the list for most haunted places in Cherokee County, AL.

Russell Cave (now a national monument), is the oldest rock shelter used regularly for a home in the eastern United States.

At Yonker Hole, you could catch some pretty big catfish and oh, some five or six pound bass. We used to catch the cat on a trot line.

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