Appalachian History

He probably gave it to someone who liked moonshine

Many times he was paid for the extra service with a pint of moonshine. But no one ever saw him drink this or any other form of alcohol.

Sassafras’ most famous attribute has always been the healing properties of the springtime tea –a spring tonic- made from its roots.

Your affinity is your mate, but unless you know the six types of happy married folks on Olympus, up to date, you may miss yours.

From the 1927 divorce case filed by James R. Seawall against Dorothy Elizabeth Seawall in Knox County Fourth Circuit Court, Knoxville, TN.

Even hardened historians grow weepy when confronted with the hard luck story of Smoky Mountain Railroad—a fit subject for Voltaire’s Candide.