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

Category: Appalachian celebrities

Trapped in a cave! The bizarre Floyd Collins story

In 1925, Floyd Collins, one of the world’s premier cavers, met a tragic and bizarre end in part of what is now known to be Mammoth Cave.

Author James Still spent most of his life in the Hindman Settlement of Knott County, KY. Still worked as a farmer, librarian and teacher.

Minnie Buckingham Harper (R-McDowell) was appointed to succeed her late husband in the West Virginia House of Delegates.

Amelia Earhart flew into the Anderson, SC airport in her Pitcairn Autogiro PCA-2 on November 14, 1931 and attracted over 1,000 spectators.

Horace Kephart became especially renowned for his classic works ‘Our Southern Highlanders’ and ‘Camping and Woodcraft.’

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