Appalachian Folklore & MythsThe Bear Man of Cherokee Country: Hunters, Bears, and the Boundary Between Human and Animal June 15, 2026 / Alex Hall / Blount County TN, Cherokee County NC, Clay County NC, Graham County NC, Haywood County NC, Jackson County NC, Macon County NC, Monroe County TN, Polk County TN, Sevier County TN, Swain County NC
Appalachian HistoryThe Granite City: Mount Airy’s Open-Faced Quarry June 15, 2026 / Alex Hall / Surry County NC
Appalachian HistoryManitou Cave of Alabama: The Cherokee Inscriptions Beneath Fort Payne June 15, 2026 / Alex Hall / Cherokee County AL, DeKalb County AL, Marshall County AL
Appalachian HistoryThe Stand at Greenland Gap: A Church, a Mountain Pass, and the Jones-Imboden Raid June 15, 2026 / Alex Hall / Grant County WV, Hardy County WV, Marion County WV, Mineral County WV, Preston County WV
Appalachian HistoryGormania and the Giant Tannery: Bark, Leather, and a Grant County Mountain Town June 15, 2026 / Alex Hall / Garrett County MD, Grant County WV, Mineral County WV, Ohio County WV, Preston County WV, Tucker County WV
Appalachian HistoryThe Romney Literary Society: Books, Debate, and Education on the South Branch June 15, 2026 / Alex Hall / Hampshire County WV
Appalachian HistoryThe Battle of Kingston: Wheeler’s Failed Strike in Roane County June 15, 2026 / Alex Hall / Blount County TN, Hamilton County TN, Knox County TN, Loudon County TN, Monroe County TN, Roane County TN
Appalachian Folklore & MythsWhere It Eddies: The Underwater Buffalo of the Cheoah River June 15, 2026 / Alex Hall / Cherokee County NC, Clay County NC, Graham County NC, Jackson County NC, Macon County NC, Monroe County TN, Swain County NC
Appalachian Folklore & MythsThe Bat Who Joined the Birds: Cherokee Ballgame Folklore and the Smallest Champion June 15, 2026 / Alex Hall / Blount County TN, Cherokee County NC, Clay County NC, DeKalb County AL, Gilmer County GA, Graham County NC, Haywood County NC, Jackson County NC, Macon County NC, Monroe County TN, Murray County GA, Polk County TN, Sevier County TN, Swain County NC
Appalachian Community HistoriesAuxier, Floyd County: Railroad, Coal, and Company-Town Memory Beside the Levisa Fork June 15, 2026 / Alex Hall / Floyd County KY
Appalachian Community HistoriesWheelwright, Floyd County: The Coal Town Built Between Hall Hollow and Memory June 15, 2026 / Alex Hall / Floyd County KY
Appalachian Community HistoriesBetsy Layne, Floyd County: The Layne Farm, the Railroad, and the Levisa Fork June 15, 2026 / Alex Hall / Floyd County KY
Appalachian Community HistoriesDwale, Floyd County: Haws Fork, Hawes Ford, and a Community Name That Remained June 15, 2026 / Alex Hall / Floyd County KY
Appalachian Community HistoriesWayland, Floyd County: Elk Horn Coal, Company Houses, and Mountain Memory June 15, 2026 / Alex Hall / Floyd County KY
Appalachian Community HistoriesAllen, Floyd County: The Town at the Mouth of Beaver Creek June 15, 2026 / Alex Hall / Floyd County KY
Appalachian Community HistoriesPrestonsburg, Floyd County: Courthouse, River, War, and Memory in the Big Sandy Valley June 15, 2026 / Alex Hall / Floyd County KY
Appalachian Community HistoriesMartin, Floyd County: Coal, Hospitals, Railroads, and Floodwater on Beaver Creek June 15, 2026 / Alex Hall / Floyd County KY
Appalachian Community HistoriesBonanza, Kentucky: The Abbott Creek Community That Stayed on the Map June 15, 2026 / Alex Hall / Floyd County KY
Appalachian Community HistoriesBurton, Floyd County: The Coal Place Name Between Bypro and Wheelwright June 15, 2026 / Alex Hall / Floyd County KY
Appalachian Community HistoriesDana, Floyd County: A Community Written Across Creeks, Maps, and Memory June 15, 2026 / Alex Hall / Floyd County KY
Appalachian Community HistoriesDavid, Floyd County: From Princess Elkhorn Coal Camp to Community-Owned Town June 15, 2026 / Alex Hall / Floyd County KY
Appalachian Community HistoriesCliff, Floyd County: Coal, Maps, and Memory on Abbott Creek June 15, 2026 / Alex Hall / Floyd County KY
Appalachian Community HistoriesBeaver Creek, Floyd County: From Mouth of Beaver to the Coal-Camp Forks June 15, 2026 / Alex Hall / Floyd County KY
Appalachian Community HistoriesBypro, Floyd County: Briar Bottom, Byproduct Coal, and the Road into Wheelwright June 15, 2026 / Alex Hall / Floyd County KY
Appalachian Community HistoriesBlue River, Floyd County: The Post Office Community on Left Fork of Middle Creek June 15, 2026 / Alex Hall / Floyd County KY
Appalachian Community HistoriesBlue Moon, Floyd County: The Post Office Named for a Bottle of Perfume June 15, 2026 / Alex Hall / Floyd County KY
Appalachian Folklore & MythsWhere the Water-Dogs Laughed: Hellbender Folklore at Tusquittee Bald June 15, 2026 / Alex Hall / Cherokee County NC, Clay County NC, Graham County NC, Macon County NC, Swain County NC
Appalachian Folklore & MythsThe Water Bears of Oconaluftee: A Cherokee Place-Name Beneath the River June 15, 2026 / Alex Hall / Blount County TN, Cherokee County NC, Cocke County TN, Graham County NC, Haywood County NC, Jackson County NC, Sevier County TN, Swain County NC
Appalachian Folklore & MythsThe Hellier Goblins: A Modern Kentucky Legend from Pike County’s Mine Country June 15, 2026 / Alex Hall / Mason County WV, Pike County KY, Pulaski County KY
Appalachian Folklore & MythsThe Ohio Grassman of Salt Fork: Bigfoot Lore in Appalachian Ohio June 15, 2026 / Alex Hall / Columbiana County OH, Gallia County OH, Guernsey County OH, Muskingum County OH, Noble County OH, Tuscarawas County OH
