The Gun Battle of Thorn Hill, TN

The Gun Battle of Thorn Hill, TN

At the turn of the 20th century a wealthy and politically connected man from Grainger County, Tennessee, lost a lawsuit filed by a widow and was ordered to pay her a sum of money. Failing to do that, the court ordered a sale of some lumber this man owed, which was bought by a blacksmith in the community of Thorn Hill.

Out of this came two murders, a prison sentence, a feud, and a deadly gun battle at the blacksmith's shop five years later.

That, dear listeners, is our story of Appalachia this week!

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Lord Dunmore's War, Part 2

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Lord Dunmore's War, Part 1

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The Confederate Treasury

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