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

Category: West Virginia

She came rollin’ down the mountain

The song tells the tale of Nancy Brown, who throws over one suitor after another til she finds the man she’s been waiting for.

Hundreds of workers on WV’s Hawk’s Nest Tunnel and Dam died of silicosis, in what is considered one of America’s worst industrial disasters.

Gib Morgan never wrote down his tall tales before he died. Even so, the real life of Gilbert Morgan became Gib Morgan, the myth.

He was never a rich man. He could hardly be considered important at all, except for one thing. Gib Morgan was a brilliant storyteller.

I never dreamed that reading an article in a local newspaper would launch a 30 plus year quest to learn more on Martin Himler & Himlerville.

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