Poisoned Appalachia: the Dark Side of Appalachia

In the 1700s, Mary ingles was kidnapped in her town and n Virginia by the Shawnee Indians I. The French and Indian war. She was taken to southern Ohio. Hear about her story and escape in this weeks episode.

Samuel Mason’s story is an interesting one. He went from being a military leader, to Justice of the Peace and ended up as a river pirate. Find out his story in this weeks episode.

Sergeant York was an American soldier who was one of the most decorated United States Army soldier of World War I and he was a pacifist who was almost a conscientious objector

Between 1962 to 1964 in Fayette County West Virginia, seven men vanished. Although they were all assumed to have been deceased, only a few of their bodies are found or parts of their bodies at least. Was there a serial killer, stocking and killing victims in the area? Find out in this episode.

Continuing our haunted states, today’s episode is on Alabama. From land to sea, Alabama is full of haunted places. Check out this episode to learn more.

Find out about americas worst mining disaster. It occurred in 1907 and was the catalyst for the creation of the bureau of mines.

Find out about the Moon Eyed people of Cherokee Legends. Were they European explorers who came over many centuries before Columbus? Were they an unknown tribe? Were they aliens? Let’s delve into it in this episode.

This month’s Wholesome Appalachia Episode is about John Glenn. American astronaut, senator, and Appalachian.

In 1918 there were three very deadly train wrecks. The deadliest of the three was the Great Train Wreck of 1918, as the Dutchman’s Curve Wreck, killed over 100 people and led to major changes in railroad safety.

Find out about the Harpe brothers, America’s first serial killers, and their murderous rampage through Kentucky and Tennessee.

Haunted Mississippi. Mosissippi is parrt of Appalachia; part of Mississippi anyhow. Find our more about the haunted places in Mississippi in this weeks episode.

The Trail of Tears was the forced displacement of about 60,000 people of the "Five Civilized Tribes" between 1830 and 1850,

Episode 42: diseases of Appalachia. Find out what has been killing appalachians from the native Americans to appalchuans in the 19th century and even in Appalachia today. #podcast #podcasting

Find out about Gary Michael Hilton, the national Forest serial killer. In here about his victims and their murders.

Louisville, Kentucky was hit hard by tuberculosis in the lat 19th and early 20th century. Wavery Hills sanatorium was built to house the patients. Find out about its history and why it’s one of the most haunted places in the United States in this weeks episode.

In Circleville, Ohio in 1977 an anonymous individual began sending threatening letters out to the people of the town They contain threats of violence and supposed to blackmail and cursing the recipients into complying with the writer’s wishes

In 1978, the biggest construction disaster in the United States happened at the pleasants power station in Willow island l, West Virginia. Find out more on today’s episode.

Mary Harris Jones “Mother Jones” was essential to the labor strikes of the early 20th century. Especially vital to the mine workers in Appalachia, she fought for reform for the labor unions and workers. Learn her story today.

In October I did cryptids of Appalachia part one and there were plenty more to cover. So join me today for part 2 of cryptids of Appalachia and find out what’s lurking in your neck of the woods.

In 1933 in Kentucky, the only known ritual killing in Appalachia occurred. Find out about the death of Lucinda Mills and the Cult of the unknown tongues.

What’s more Appalachian than moonshine? Find out the history of moonshine on this week’s episode.

West Virginia state Penitentiary. Learn the history of the prison and find out why a prison built near a Native American burial ground may be one of the most haunted prisons in America.

Wholesome Appalachia episode 5: Sequoyah Find out about Sequoyah and how he created a written language (syllabary) for the Cherokee people to help them communicate with each other.

In the 1800s, two serial killers came together and killed a man in Wheeling, West Virginia. Find out their stories in this weeks episode.

I’ve debated doing this one since I started. I really don’t want to give any time to them. But also, I feel it needs talked about. It’s definitely a dark side of Appalachia thing. But we need to learn from our history so we don’t repeat it and I feel like there is a lot of hate in this world and it’s sometimes easy to get pulled into that. That’s why I’m doing this episode on the dark history of t...