The Thousand Mile Yoyage: The Appalachian Roots of Nashville, Tennessee
In the winter of 1779, a determined group of Appalachian settlers set out on a thousand-mile journey by river, led by Virginia surveyor John Donelson.Battling disease, starvation, ambushes, and the ra...
3 Maj 202519min
Land, Power and a Little Fish: The Tellico Dam Story
Today we tell the story of the battle over the Tellico Dam, the last major project of the Tennessee Valley Authority. TVA's ambitious plans for the Tellico project included not only a dam and lake but...
26 Apr 202514min
The First Tennesseans: William and Lydia Bean
Nearly twenty years before Tennessee was a state, William Bean built a cabin along the Watagua River and planted roots. In this episode, we tell the story of his journey from longhunter to settler, hi...
19 Apr 202513min
The Story of Isaac Cline, Appalachia's Weather Man
This week, Steve and Rod bring you the remarkable story of Isaac Cline, a Tennessee-born son of Appalachia who rose to become one of America’s most respected meteorologists. From his humble beginnings...
12 Apr 202514min
Standoff in Jefferson County: The Haunting Case of W. B. Johnson
In this episode of Stories of Appalachia, we tell the story of a shocking event in January 1927 in Jefferson County, Tennessee.That was when a prominent county businessman named W.B. Johnson turned fr...
5 Apr 202516min
Jellico's Darkest Day: The Explosion That Rocked Appalachia
In this episode, we tell the harrowing story of the Jellico explosion, a catastrophic event that shook the town of Jellico, Tennessee, on September 21, 1906. What began as a normal morning quickly tur...
29 Mars 202517min
Kentucky's Packhorse Librarians
In this episode, we tell the inspiring story of the packhorse librarians, a group of determined women who brought literacy and hope to the remote hollers of Eastern Kentucky during the Great Depressio...
22 Mars 202523min
The Strange Disappearance of Polly Feltner
In this episode, we tell the strange tale of Polly Feltner, a young woman from Hyden, Kentucky, who vanished in 1897 under mysterious circumstances. What began as a search for a missing person quickl...
15 Mars 202510min
