The final battle of the Civil War in West Virginia was fought at Droop Mountain. Apparently, the spirits of many of the fallen soldiers, North and South, remain on that beautiful mountain to this day, as we’ll tell you in today’s podcast episode.
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Sweet dreams, podcast listeners…
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Once upon a time a man, Brother Johnny as he was known, decided to throw a party, with moonshine being part of the festivities. Brother Johnny invited several friends to this get together, including a young man and his wife from over the mountain. This couple took off for Brother Johnny’s place and rode for hours, until they stopped at a farm along the way.
That stopover led to the wife having more excitement than she’d had in all the rest of her life.
Today we tell that tale.
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By the way, we’re also on TikTok @storiesofappalachia and on Instagram @storyappalachia with short video tales for you enjoyment. Come on over and follow us there!
Sweet dreams, podcast listeners…
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What, dear listeners, has wooly fur, goat horns and a naked possum tail?
A critter/cryptid known as the White Thing, or, as we’d prefer to call it, the Sheepsquatch.
Join us as we tell the tale of this mysterious being!
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Sweet dreams, podcast listeners…
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Somewhere in Scott County, Virginia, is an old house, abandoned since the death of a mother at childbirth. Listen closely, though, and you might hear the sound of a ghostly hammer coming from the kitchen.
Today we tell the story of the ghostly whispers from the haunted Lovell house.
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Sweet dreams, podcast listeners…
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About a hundred years ago, according to newspaper accounts of the time, a young boy outside Bluefield, West Virginia, had a strange encounter with what apparently was a witch but was saved by his father’s quick thinking.
Today we tell that tale.
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Sweet dreams, podcast listeners.
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We have a two for one podcast special for you! Not one, but two ghost stories, one from West Virginia told to explain strange lights on Cole Mountain, and another from east Tennessee, about a ghostly dog said to haunt parts of the area around Surgoinsville.
Thanks for listening!
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Sweet dreams, podcast listeners.
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Once upon a time, as some folks would say, a farmer had made the acquaintance of a woman and her young daughter. At the same time, wild animals were eating everything in his garden and he was determined to stop it.
That’s when things went terribly wrong.
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Thanks for listening. Til next time, sweet dreams, podcast listeners…
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Many years ago two men headed out to bring some shine to a friend of theirs that lived on a Kentucky mountain.
They never made it there, thanks to the biggest, baddest-looking devil dog they had ever encountered.
Today we tell that story.
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Sweet dreams, y’all!
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In 1888 a young schoolteacher named Lula came to a small community in the mountains of western Virginia. There she learns of a murder, a witch, and a certain muzzle loading rifle with a dark secret.
Therein lies our tale for today.
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You can also catch some scary short videos we share on the Stories of Appalachia account on TikTok (@storiesofappalachia) and Instagram (@storyappalachia).
And, as always, sweet dreams, podcast listeners…
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Many years ago a young man undertook a trip by foot through the mountains to visit relatives in a remote part of Appalachia. One night, after he had set up camp, he encountered more than he bargained for.
Today we tell the tale of the Spirit Hog.
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