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

Category: Appalachian crime

Appalachian Moonshine – In the Pale Moonlight

Alcohol’s a staple throughout American history. It’s had its historic bad reputation of causing ruination, but it’s also built fortunes.

Book review of Dan Pierce’s newly published book ‘Corn from a Jar’ about moonshiners in the Southern Appalachians.

On a cold Saturday morning in Dillsboro, NC, an accident occurred which the Raleigh Observer would call “the most awful that has happened.”

Excerpt from Sharyn McCrumb’s “The Ballad of Tom Dooley,” which tells the true story behind the celebrated folk song.

After a horse race, a close quarters fight broke out during which Champ Ferguson killed a county constable. That day he took his first life.

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