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

Category: Alabama

A family spat among the Baptists

Alabama’s oldest Baptist congregation will be 208 years old this year. Or not, depending on whom you ask. Both churches remain active today.

Myrtle Corbin was known far & wide in the late 19th century as the 4-Legged Woman. One pair belonged to her; the other to her dipygus twin.

The chair acquired its color from a contribution of highway line paint from the adjacent State Highway Department lab. It was built in 1927.

We’re hiding in the brush; the deputy & Giles are stretched out in front of the still sipping free whiskey, acting like they’re in hog heaven.

The legends grew around Granny Dollar. She told fortunes and managed to survive by growing chickens and vegetables.

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