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

Category: Tennessee

Tennessee murder tale

Man stays in a scary motel overnight. Finds dead man under bed intended for him. Puts dead man ON bed and gets UNDER bed.

Comic strip artist Robert Ripley featured a tree rooted at both ends in Crossville, TN in his “Believe it or Not” panel of November 14, 1935.

“A Hard Journey” brings to life Don West, poet, ordained Congregationalist minister, labor organizer, educator, leftist activist.

In 1928 & 1929, Frank Buckley Walker, Columbia Records’ head of “hillbilly” recordings division, headed to Johnson City, TN.

The role of the Scots-Irish on the Appalachian region and the United States should not, cannot, and will not be dismissed or overlooked.

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