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

Category: Tennessee

175 Years Later: Documenting the Historic Buildings of the Trail of Tears

The Center for Historic Preservation conducts 9-state survey to identify/document historic buildings on the Trail of Tears Natl. Historic Trail.

I’ve made many different sticks with a variety of different uses, each allowing me to use what nature has given us & make it special.

Archivist Gordon Belt examines the life of Tennessee’s first governor, John Sevier, through the lens of history and memory.

The story of 3 days in the summer of 1936, as a government-built dam is about to flood an Appalachian town, and a little girl goes missing.

Andrew Jackson’s early years, from 1767 to his move into what became East Tennessee in 1788, established his identity as an elite.

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Appalachian Innovators: Untold Stories of Invention and Ingenuity
July 16, 2024
Heavy Rainfall Events and Their Impacts in Appalachian History
February 27, 2024
From Root Cellars to Larders to Modern Pantries: The Evolution of Food Storage in Appalachian Homesteads
January 12, 2024
A Journey Through Appalachian Winemaking History
November 9, 2023
The Historic Role and Contemporary Allure of Vintage Appalachian Farm Trucks
September 7, 2023

Laura Kramer Salmans on Harry “Pop” Kramer: A Voice for Community
October pow-wow in Tucker County moves, expands - West Virginia Explorer on The Aracoma Story –an Appalachian ‘Romeo & Juliet’
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Michael Humphries on Tapping Oil at the Roots of a Family Tree
David Doerr on Tapping Oil at the Roots of a Family Tree

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