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Appalachian History and Folklore eMagazine. Get Your Curiosities Here. We are always looking for new ideas or information on folklore, properties, and events to research. Do you know of a haunted place in the Southern or Central Appalachian range? A shocking event that history has forgotten? A historic cold case where the victims deserve a voice? Feel free to submit your ideas here. All correspondence will remain confidential. Idea or Comment (required). 3 comments for “ Suggest a Topic. Thank you so muc...
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mystery Archives - Virginia Creeper
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Appalachian History and Folklore eMagazine. Get Your Curiosities Here. Two Drops of Blood. Bull; Comments Off on Two Drops of Blood. There was once a haunted house in the Big Laurel section of Wise County, Virginia. No one lived there for any length of time, until a traveling preacher stayed one night and unraveled the mystery. Read more →. Esserville’s Banshee Rock. Bull; Comments Off on Esserville’s Banshee Rock. Read more →. A Cold Case in Nickelsville. Bull; Comments Off on A Cold Case in Nickelsville.
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Melungeons Archives - Virginia Creeper
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Appalachian History and Folklore eMagazine. Get Your Curiosities Here. History of the Melungeon peoples. An Introduction to Melungeons. Bull; Comments Off on An Introduction to Melungeons. This is one of the most difficult ethnic groups to research today. The overwhelming majority of information is authored by those who use the research process to support preconceived notions. Read more →. Bull; Comments Off on Melungeon Etymology. Read more →. Bull; Comments Off on Melungeon Fame. Read more →. Being an ...
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Marble Hall Archives - Virginia Creeper
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Appalachian History and Folklore eMagazine. Get Your Curiosities Here. The Ghost of Marble Hall. Bull; Comments Off on The Ghost of Marble Hall. There is a site off Highway 11-W, just a few miles outside of Rogersville, Tennessee, that has been virtually forgotten. The obscurity, however, does not diminish its history or the events that took place there. Read more →. The History of Marble Hall. Bull; Comments Off on The History of Marble Hall. Read more →. The Marble Hall Murder. Read more →. Everything ...
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Crimes and Criminals Archives - Virginia Creeper
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Appalachian History and Folklore eMagazine. Get Your Curiosities Here. Category: Crimes and Criminals. Bull; 0 Comments. Read more →. The Buchanan County Butcher. Bull; 0 Comments. Everyone seems to have a complaint with the justice system today. The fact remains that most of us take our due process for granted. Read more →. The Spy Who Came to Kingsport. Bull; 0 Comments. Read more →. A House of Death in Carter County. Bull; 0 Comments. Read more →. Bull; 0 Comments. Read more →. Read more →. John Orr c...
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Joe Mulhatton Archives - Virginia Creeper
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Appalachian History and Folklore eMagazine. Get Your Curiosities Here. Article series on the famous Kentucky “liar.”. Joe Mulhatton: The Appalachian Baron Munchausen. Bull; Comments Off on Joe Mulhatton: The Appalachian Baron Munchausen. Joseph “Joe” Mulhatton (1848-1913) was an icon of the Appalachians at one time who slipped through the fingers of memory. Despite a surge of global notoriety during the late Nineteenth Century, only a few recall him today. Read more →. Read more →. Read more →. Everythin...
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The History of Bad Men Archives - Virginia Creeper
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Appalachian History and Folklore eMagazine. Get Your Curiosities Here. Category: The History of Bad Men. The Buchanan County Butcher. Bull; 0 Comments. Everyone seems to have a complaint with the justice system today. The fact remains that most of us take our due process for granted. Read more →. The Spy Who Came to Kingsport. Bull; 0 Comments. Notorious Soviet spy Harry Gold was captured in 1950. For most of America, it just meant another enemy agent was no longer working against the nation. Emma Rogers...
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A Cold Case in Nickelsville - Virginia Creeper
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Appalachian History and Folklore eMagazine. Get Your Curiosities Here. Histories of Appalachian Peoples. A Cold Case in Nickelsville. Bull; Comments Off on A Cold Case in Nickelsville. To the Scott County police and a cursory investigation ensued. Town Marshal Clifford Davidson wasn’t comfortable with the investigation’s dead end. He sent a request to C. L. Lineback at the Kingsport Police Department in Tennessee. Lineback was an identification expert and Davidson believed he ...Or a homicide. On May...
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The Mine's Vengeful Wraith - Virginia Creeper
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Appalachian History and Folklore eMagazine. Get Your Curiosities Here. Accidents, Mishaps, and Disasters. Folklore and Ghost Stories. The Mine’s Vengeful Wraith. Bull; Comments Off on The Mine’s Vengeful Wraith. An old southwest Virginia mine operator discussed his career in the 1890s, during a trip to Richmond, Virginia. He visited a historic tavern and ordered a drink. The curious locals got him talking about life in the mines. The story he went on to tell brought the tavern to silence. The death, deem...
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Headlining Humor Archives - Virginia Creeper
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Appalachian History and Folklore eMagazine. Get Your Curiosities Here. News and stories from old sources that make us ask, “Are you serious? 8221; Were they true, tabloid reporting, or total fiction? Pemick the Eagleman of Sioux City, Iowa. Bull; Comments Off on Pemick the Eagleman of Sioux City, Iowa. Richard “Dick” Pemick was arrested for stealing a lamb in 1906. The case, however, was unlike any other this small Iowa town had seen. Read more →. Zeigler, the Lobsterman of Eastport, Maine. Sorry, your b...
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