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- Remembering the Schoolhouse(s) Known as “Bell Ridge” in the Morrison City area of North Kingsport, Tennessee January 31, 2020
- A Song of Unity from Long Ago August 19, 2019
- Beautiful Hills of Home August 16, 2019
- When Your Family Tree Becomes All Hung Up July 22, 2019
- “The Storms are on the Ocean” as a Metaphor for Homesickness June 15, 2019
- “Excuse Me, May I Look Inside Your Biscuit?” May 3, 2019
Top Posts & Pages
- A Barony in the Mountains of Southwest Virginia
- Remembering Vacation Bible School in the '60s and '70s
- The Flood of 1977
- Disappearing Towns: Morrison City
- Robert Sayers Sheffey, Mountain Preacher and Man of Prayer
- A Sunny Day in Sharon Springs
- A Conversation that didn't Go Well
- History of a Part of Weber City, Virginia
- Places I've Lived: Paint Lick, VA
- Ode to Soup Beans and Corn Bread
Tag Archives: Cherokee
The State of Franklin: Freedom’s Frontier
I was born within the environs of what historians call the “Lost State of Franklin.” This fleeting governmental boundary was composed of lands lying to the west of present day North Carolina, in the valleys of the great western waters … Continue reading
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Tagged America, Battle of King's Mountain, british, Cherokee, clinch, cornwallis, freedom, french broad, Greeneville, Holston, independence, Indians, john sevier, jonesborough, July 4, nashville, native americans, nolichucky, North Carolina, powell, revolutionary war, state of franklin, surrender, sycamore shoals, Tennessee, watauga, watauga association
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A Trip to the Smokies
Vacations were not something we enjoyed a lot in my youth. Getting my Dad to take us all somewhere was a challenge. But once in a while we got to go. The first time I ever went to the Great … Continue reading
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Tagged Cherokee, dad, fish, gatlinburg, home, kids, memories, mountains, pigeon forge, rainbow trout, smokies, summer travel, trout, vacation
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“Benge! What Are You Doing?”
The Commonwealth of Virginia has almost completely excised all references to the murderous actions of early bands of Indian tribes against settlers (who were probably breaking treaties to settle in what was thought to be Indian lands or hunting grounds). … Continue reading
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Tagged Bench, Benge, Benge's Gap, Benge's Rock, Cherokee, Chief Benge, Indian, lee county, pioneer, rock, Scott County, shawnee, Wise County
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What’s in a Name? Communities and the People Who Have Passed This Way, Part One
What folks will call these places in coming years and centuries, we know not. But one thing is certain, the naming of a place gives it identity and reminds us that others have been here before us. Continue reading
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Tagged Carter's Valley, Cherokee, communities, Gate City, holston river, Indians, Kingsport, lee county, local, locality, Morison, Morrison City, North Carolina, place names, Scott County, Tazewell County, Tennessee, Virginia, Weber City, Yuchi
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Going Native: Reflections on Mixed Ancestry
There was a time when you had to hide your ancestral identity if you had anything other than European roots. Persons with any other genetic heritage were considered in some degree of lesser status than the “majority” of the population. Therefore families like mine had to hide their roots, whitewashing them with stories of origin that were nothing but fiction. Continue reading
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Tagged Baptist, Brent Kennedy, Cherokee, genealogy, Indian, Ku Klux Klan, Melungeon, Methodist, Mixed race, Native American, racism
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