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

Category: Moonshiners

Sipping free whiskey and acting like they’re in hog heaven

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.

Bartholomew Himmler established Cumberland MD’s first beer brewery ca. 1852. By the time the WPA produced its guide, ‘Cumberland beer’ was 88.

It’s no church I’ve had sight of here in Knoxville where the ones coming in and out ain’t dressed up fit to kill.

I said I would not only return, but I would bring back some moonshine, which seemed to be the foundation of the Dark Corner’s evil repute.

Marvin “Popcorn” Sutton was a living legend. The day he committed suicide, he launched himself into the pages of American lore.

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