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When you get into your head to go sparking, go over the mountain
Appalachian writer James Still (1906-2001) moved to Kentucky after he was grown, and stayed, finally living in Hindman but keeping his original cabin, located between the waters of Wolfpen Creek and...
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East Tennessee was considered the ‘pits’ of the mission
“The Mormons in the hills of eastern Tennessee were often under attack by people from other churches. Near Bybee on November 6, 1934, I wrote, ‘Went around & visited about 4 families of Saints. At...
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Kentucky politicos bought votes with gingerbread
“One of my elections was contested. They accused me of buying gingerbread and using other ways of influence on the voters. Giving them money. They figured what they done, I done the same thing....
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Irradiated dimes: tourist item or health threat?
The American Museum of Science & Energy is today’s No. 1 Oak Ridge, TN tourist destination. But from 1941 to 1949 Oak Ridge was a town that did not exist. It was one of the top secret facilities...
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Haunted Tunnels: The Silver Run Ghost, and the Lost Tunnel
Please welcome guest author Susanna Holstein. Professional storyteller, writer, poet, blogger and balladsinger Susanna Connelly Holstein is from Jackson County, WV. Her work has been published in...
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