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- The Mystery of the Origin of Robert Smith of Kingsport, TN January 13, 2023
- Brief History of the Akard Family in Scott County, Virginia (near the State Line) September 23, 2022
- Scott’s Field March 27, 2022
- Chaos at the State Line: A Brief History of Unsavory Businesses Near Weber City, Virginia December 18, 2021
- Where’s My Cow? A Bit of History August 7, 2021
- A More Comprehensive History of Weber City, Virginia February 20, 2021
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- A Conversation that didn't Go Well
- The Mystery of the Origin of Robert Smith of Kingsport, TN
- The Flood of 1977
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- Faces from the Past: Part Two-The Ketron Heritage
- Faces of the Past: Part Three, Our Kentucky Connections
- "Benge! What Are You Doing?"
- A Second Look at Community Names
- Remembering the Schoolhouse(s) Known as “Bell Ridge” in the Morrison City area of North Kingsport, Tennessee
- The Kerrs of Roxburghe
Author Archives: Brad Scott
The Mystery of the Origin of Robert Smith of Kingsport, TN
My Pappaw used to tell me about his grandfather, Robert Smith. Robert was supposed to have been an orphan, a child whose mother brought him to Sullivan County, TN “sometime after the Civil War.” I’ve looked up census records, searched … Continue reading
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Brief History of the Akard Family in Scott County, Virginia (near the State Line)
The Akard family line that came to this area (east Tennessee and southwest Virginia) originates in a story of a young man named Jacob who is said to have left Germany having been kidnapped, and came to the colonies on … Continue reading
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Tagged appalachia, Appalachian, Clinch Mountain, family, family history, Holston, holston river, mountain, Scott County, Southwest Virginia, Virginia
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Scott’s Field
I traveled back to Scott County, Virginia, with a cousin to find a cemetery at Drake’s Gap in the Fairview Community. He had seen one that was pointed out to him 45 years ago. We returned with only a few … Continue reading
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Tagged Cemetery, Fairview community, family, family history, graveyard, scott county virginia, Scott family, Southwest Virginia
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Chaos at the State Line: A Brief History of Unsavory Businesses Near Weber City, Virginia
Boundaries are meant for keeping the peace between neighbors and communities. The state line running between Virginia and Tennessee has an interesting history, especially in the area north of Kingsport, Tennessee, along US Highway 23, on the Virginia side. This … Continue reading
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Tagged bootleggers, club, Gate City, illegal, larceny, murder, Scott County, Tennessee, Virginia
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Where’s My Cow? A Bit of History
I can’t imagine a time when life was centered on what happened on the farm, but that’s just a sign of the times we’re living in. We have gotten too far removed from farm life and no longer appreciate the … Continue reading
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Tagged Abingdon, Akard, Blockhouse, Bounds, Carter's Valley, Cleek, cows, Daniel Boone, Estillville, family, Gate City, holston river, John Anderson, McLelin, mountain, northeast Tennessee, Russell, Scott County, Skillern, Southwest Virginia, Virginia, Wadlow Gap
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A More Comprehensive History of Weber City, Virginia
My home town is one I never lived in, named after a place that never existed, named after a fictional character from an early radio show that would not be airable in today’s world. Weber City, Virginia, is a small … Continue reading
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Tagged Block House, community, Gate City, holston river, Holston Springs, home, Kingsport, Memory, pioneer, Scott County, Southwest Virginia, Virginia, Weber City
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The Kerrs of Roxburghe
A few years ago I was given a family tree for the Scott side of the family that traced my heritage back to a family that was listed on the “Douglas Register,” a prominent list in Virginia. Only trouble was, … Continue reading
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Tagged Clan, Clinch River, Clinch River Valley, familiy, family history, Kerr, Mt. Airy NC, North Carolina, Roxburghe, Scotland, Scott, Scott County, Scott family, scottish, Surry County, Virginia, Williamsburg
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Remembering the Schoolhouse(s) Known as “Bell Ridge” in the Morrison City area of North Kingsport, Tennessee
There are three main places where children form their identity (or at least they used to): 1. Their home, 2. Their church, and 3. Their school. Bell Ridge Elementary was a school built to serve people of the northwest corner … Continue reading
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Tagged Appalachian, Bell Ridge, East Tennessee, Holston, holston river, Kingsport, Kingsport Tennessee, Morrison City, school, Tennessee
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A Song of Unity from Long Ago
A man was enjoying the freedom found in the wilderness of the young nation of America. He was living any way he wanted to, not having a moral compass, but doing what he wanted, when he wanted, regardless of any … Continue reading
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Tagged Appalachian, bible, christian, Christianity, Church, faith, God, grace, Holston, Holy Spirit, Jesus, love, Methodism, Methodist, mountain, preacher, religion, singing, southern, Spirituality, Tennessee, United Methodist, United Methodist Church, worship
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Beautiful Hills of Home
It’s a song about Ralph and Carter Stanley, the iconic Bluegrass men from the Clinch Mountains of Virginia (well, actually Sandy Ridge over in Dickenson County, but I’m not going to fuss about that right now). Hearing Ralph, the second, … Continue reading
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By the Waters of Possum Creek 