Stories of Appalachia
Welcome to "Stories of Appalachia," the podcast where hosts Steve Gilly and Rod Mullins have been unraveling the captivating history and folklore of the Appalachian region since 2015. Join them as they guide you through mist-covered mountains and winding rivers, exploring the stories that define the heart and soul of Appalachia.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 12 minutes
- Episodes
- 557
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2025
More Mountain Stories
A few weeks ago, Steve and Rod shared several short stories from Appalachian newspapers in 1891-92. This week, they’re back with a second set of these “short stories” for y’all! Thanks for listening,…
00:19:49 |
Tue 06 Dec 2016
The Kentucky Fried Chicken War
Hello folks! This week on the podcast, Rod and Steve tell the story of how a Corbin, Kentucky, gas station operator ended up cornering the market for gasoline in Corbin in a gun battle with his compe…
00:10:28 |
Sat 03 Dec 2016
Lots For Sale In Appalachia, Virginia
No, folks, Rod and I haven’t gotten into the real estate business. What we have done is put together the story of how Bone Marrow Creek, West Virginia, became Appalachia, Virginia, in the eyes of CBS…
00:11:48 |
Tue 29 Nov 2016
Eko and Iko, The Ambassadors From Mars
In the early part of the twentieth century, two young African American albinos from Truevine, Virginia, made their way into a carnival sideshow, or freak show as it was sometimes called then, and dis…
00:14:23 |
Sat 26 Nov 2016
The Robbery of the Bank of Huntington
In 1875, four men rode their horses into Huntington, West Virginia, and proceeded to rob the local bank. Two of them were later captured, one of whom died without revealing his identity, the other tr…
00:08:32 |
Tue 22 Nov 2016
Thomas’ Legion
During the Civil War there were numerous local militias formed, but none quite like Thomas’ Legion. Composed of Cherokee Indians and local Western North Carolina men led by the only white man to be m…
00:10:28 |
Sat 19 Nov 2016
Mountain Life in 1891
In the course of researching the stories that we pass on to you, Rod and I have happened upon a ton of old newspaper stories that contain nuggets of a tale, but we just can’t find enough other inform…
00:18:42 |
Tue 15 Nov 2016
Jenny Wiley
In the latter part of the eighteenth century, the Wiley family settled in what’s now Southwest Virginia, in the present Bland County. And that’s where they got caught up in the ongoing war between th…
00:10:07 |
Sat 12 Nov 2016
Helen Timmons Henderson
In the early part of the twentieth century, Helen Timmons Henderson came to Buchanan County, Virginia, to run the Buchanan Mission School with her husband. She did such an outstanding job of running …
00:10:54 |
Tue 08 Nov 2016
Sam Houston
On this episode of the podcast, Steve and Rod tell the story of the Maryville, Tennessee, youth who lived more lives than ten men. Sam Houston was adopted into the Cherokee nation as a teen, then gre…
00:15:04 |
Sat 05 Nov 2016
Halloween Stories!
Happy Halloween, podcast listeners! On today’s episode, we have two stories for you. First up, Steve tells the story of the Wampus Cat, a Cherokee legend. Then Rod tells about the legend of the Major…
00:11:40 |
Sat 29 Oct 2016
The Stories of Penn’s Cave and Blowing Rock
On this podcast we have two native American stories for you. First, Steve tells the story of Penn’s Cave, in Pennsylvania, where tragedy befell a man who fell in love with a chief’s daughter. Then Ro…
00:07:10 |
Tue 25 Oct 2016
St. Albans Sanatorium
With Halloween in the air, Rod and Steve tell the story of St. Albans Sanatorium near Radford, Virginia, site of some, well, not so nice “treatments” as well as a lot of paranormal activity. You can …
00:10:17 |
Sat 22 Oct 2016
The Brown Mountain Lights
Halloween month continues with the story of the mysterious glowing orbs that can be seen on Brown Mountain, near the Linville Gorge in the high country of western North Carolina. Are they spirits? Ar…
00:07:19 |
Tue 11 Oct 2016
The Notorious Kinnie Wagner
In the early twentieth century, a young man from Scott County, Virginia, joined the circus as a trick shooter, probably one of the best to come out of Appalachia. And in another time, in another plac…
00:10:44 |
Sat 08 Oct 2016
The Bristol Water War
For over a hundred years, the states of Tennessee and Virginia tried to figure out their common border. It took a United States Supreme Court decision and a near war between Bristol, Tennessee, and G…
00:12:48 |
Sat 01 Oct 2016
The Mysterious Lights of Holston Mountain
Holston Mountain is the tallest peak in East Tennessee, and the location of several television and radio towers. It’s also near the Tri City Airport, the air hub for the East Tennessee/Southwest Virg…
00:06:37 |
Tue 27 Sep 2016
Crime Stories
Today, Steve and Rod have not one story, not two stories, but THREE stories, along with a short story! This week is crime week, and on this podcast we tell the stories of two Scott County, Virginia, …
00:17:19 |
Sat 17 Sep 2016
The Night They Almost Nuked Big Savage Mountain.
In January, 1964, a crippled B-52 was on its way home from Massachusetts to an airbase in Georgia, when it ran into a heavy snowstorm. The plane’s vertical stabilizer (the tail) was ripped off, and i…
00:10:03 |
Sat 10 Sep 2016
The Shootout in Clintwood, Virginia
In 1926, Prohibition was in full force, and the Commonwealth of Virginia had prohibition enforcement agents employed across the state, looking for illegal liquor. In Dickenson County, Virginia, that …
00:09:51 |
Sat 03 Sep 2016
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