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

Category: West Virginia

The Original Redneck: An Explanation

The Battle of Blair Mountain. Over 500 “rednecks” were charged with treason, murder, & conspiracy to commit murder.

The dam’s benefits may be now be seen as immeasurable in preventing loss of lives & property, but there were negatives associated with it.

Their search has dragged on for 23 years, but George & Jeannie Sodder will never believe five of their children burned to death in that fire.

What constituted insanity to West Virginia authorities in the late Victorian era? You might be surprised. We were!

William E. Carpenter shot these 8×10 glassplate photographs at the scene of a fire set during a robbery in Freemansburg, WV.

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