Following the arrival of Daniel Boone a couple hundred years ago, a slow trickle of settlers started coming… Read More
What do the Ozark Pippin and Granny Smith have in common?
The colors of fall in Appalachia include more than leaves. The colors of the many apple trees include… Read More
Why would his mother name him “Oddie”
From the very beginning, his mother knew there was something special about this child. She named him “Oddie”… Read More
Do you remember the Doughton Dynasty?
Tucked away in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Northwestern North Carolina, Alleghany County is the state’s fifth smallest… Read More
Was there going to be a Lake New vs. a New River?
There is a new generation of folks who don’t know that the wild and scenic New River was… Read More
Was justice done? You decide!
When we last left Tom Dooley he had just been caught on the run in Tennessee. Now it… Read More
Solving the mystery of Tom Dooley (Dula)
In today’s edition of Appalachian Moments We explore the most famous love story gone wrong in North Carolina… Read More
From Seven Devils to Shull’s Mill
Seven Devils…the village that we know today was just an isolated mountain valley farm perched between Hanging Rock… Read More
Just in time for Haint Tales! Do you believe in ghosts?
New Appalachian Moments Blog Post by Scott Ballard Just to be clear: A “haint” (sometimes referred to as… Read More
You can’t go home again?
New Appalachian Moments Blog Post by Scott Ballard Born at the turn of the 20th century and prodigy… Read More