Coal Camps in The Great Depression
Life in the coal camp during the Great Depression meant endless days of grueling work, grinding poverty, shopping at the company store, and living in company-owned housing. In leaner times,…
Memories from the Mountains
The Legend of Margaret Moore: Horse Thief of Booger Hole, West Virginia
In my last post I wrote about a little town that lies within the hills of West Virginia. A place with a peculiar name: Booger Hole. Booger rhymes with cougar.…
David Mounts: Living Life in a Sycamore Tree
A hundred years ago, towering Chestnut, Sassafras, and Sycamore trees dotted the mountains and flatlands of Eastern Kentucky. David Mounts, an unconventional adventurer from Pike County, found refuge in one…