Blount County TN

Appalachian Folklore & Myths

Angel Crowns and Death Crowns: The Appalachian Folklore Hidden Inside Feather Pillows

Alex Hall / Anderson County TN, Blount County TN, Estill County KY, Knox County TN, Washington County TN, Watauga County NC, Wise County VA

Appalachian Figures

The Story of Nathan Wesley Hale of Scott, Virginia

Alex Hall / Anderson County TN, Blount County TN, Campbell County TN, Franklin County TN, Hamblen County TN, Jefferson County TN, Knox County TN, Loudon County TN, Roane County TN, Scott County TN, Scott County VA, Sullivan County TN, Union County TN

Appalachian Folklore & Myths

Awi Usdi, the Little Deer: Cherokee Hunting Law in the Southern Appalachians

Alex Hall / Blount County TN, Cherokee County NC, Clay County NC, Cocke County TN, Fannin County GA, Gilmer County GA, Graham County NC, Haywood County NC, Jackson County NC, Lumpkin County GA, Macon County NC, Monroe County TN, Polk County TN, Rabun County GA, Sevier County TN, Swain County NC, Towns County GA, Union County GA, White County GA

Appalachian Folklore & Myths

The Great Rabbit of Gregory Bald: Tsistu’yi and Cherokee Animal Lore

Alex Hall / Blount County TN, Bradley County TN, Oconee County SC, Polk County TN, Swain County NC

Appalachian Folklore & Myths

The Bear Man of Cherokee Country: Hunters, Bears, and the Boundary Between Human and Animal

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 History

The Battle of Kingston: Wheeler’s Failed Strike in Roane County

Alex Hall / Blount County TN, Hamilton County TN, Knox County TN, Loudon County TN, Monroe County TN, Roane County TN

Appalachian Folklore & Myths

The Bat Who Joined the Birds: Cherokee Ballgame Folklore and the Smallest Champion

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 Folklore & Myths

The Water Bears of Oconaluftee: A Cherokee Place-Name Beneath the River

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 & Myths

Atagâ’hĭ, The Enchanted Lake of the Smokies

Alex Hall / Blount County TN, Graham County NC, Haywood County NC, Jackson County NC, Sevier County TN, Swain County NC

Appalachian Folklore & Myths

Nûñ’yunu’wï, the Stone Man: Cherokee Monster of the Mountain Passes

Alex Hall / Blount County TN, Cherokee County NC, Clay County NC, Graham County NC, Haywood County NC, Jackson County NC, Macon County NC, Sevier County TN, Swain County NC

Appalachian Folklore & Myths

Dakwa, the Great Fish of Cherokee Country

Alex Hall / Blount County TN, Buncombe County NC, Graham County NC, Loudon County TN, Madison County NC, Monroe County TN, Swain County NC

Appalachian Folklore & Myths

The Joint Snake: Glass Lizards, Mountain Folklore, and the Old Tale of a Rejoining Serpent

Alex Hall / Bell County KY, Blount County TN, Buncombe County NC, Campbell County TN, Cherokee County NC, Cocke County TN, Graham County NC, Harlan County KY, Haywood County NC, Jackson County NC, Lee County VA, Madison County NC, McCreary County KY, Scott County TN, Sevier County TN, Swain County NC, Wise County VA

Appalachian Folklore & Myths

The Raven Mocker: Cherokee Death Spirit of the Southern Appalachians

Alex Hall / Blount County TN, Cherokee County NC, Graham County NC, Haywood County NC, Jackson County NC, Monroe County TN, Sevier County TN, Swain County NC

Appalachian Folklore & Myths

The Nunnehi of Nikwasi: Cherokee Spirit People of the Southern Appalachians

Alex Hall / Blount County TN, Cherokee County NC, Clay County NC, Cocke County TN, Graham County NC, Haywood County NC, Jackson County NC, Macon County NC, Monroe County TN, Polk County TN, Sevier County TN, Swain County NC, Towns County GA, Union County GA

Appalachian Folklore & Myths

The Uktena: Cherokee Horned Serpent, Sacred Water, and the Diamond in the Forehead

Alex Hall / Blount County TN, Cherokee County NC, Clay County TN, Graham County NC, Haywood County NC, Jackson County NC, Loudon County TN, Macon County NC, McMinn County TN, Monroe County TN, Oconee County SC, Polk County TN, Swain County NC, Transylvania County NC

Appalachian Figures

The Story of Ostenaco of Tomotley

Alex Hall / Allegheny County PA, Augusta County VA, Blount County TN, Frederick County VA, Greenville County SC, Hampshire County WV, Loudon County TN, Monroe County TN, Oconee County SC

Appalachian Figures

The Story of Attakullakulla of Chota

Alex Hall / Blount County TN, Carter County TN, Jackson County NC, Loudon County TN, Macon County NC, Monroe County TN, Sullivan County TN, Swain County NC, Washington County TN

Appalachian Figures

The Story of Oconostota of Chota

Alex Hall / Blount County TN, Jackson County NC, Loudon County TN, Macon County NC, Monroe County TN, Pickens County NC, Sullivan County TN, Swain County NC

Appalachian Folklore & Myths

U’tlun’ta, the Spearfinger: A Cherokee Smoky Mountain Legend

Alex Hall / Blount County TN, Jackson County NC

Appalachian Figures

The Story of Elbert Smith of Harlan, Kentucky

Alex Hall / Blount County TN, Harlan County KY, Mahoning County OH