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Twice Told – Dean Campbell
The story of the killing of Thomas Lindsey by Isaac Ballew
In March 1893, Thomas Lindsey approached the foot of Glassy Mountain with a fully loaded wagon. His 14-year-old son, Fleming, who had brought an extra ... Read more
Shankle’s … Dark Corner’s second private school
The Gowensville Seminary was not the only private school in the Dark Corner. Another was known as Shankle’s School, superintended by Mrs. Eva J. Shankle. ... Read more
Rev. Thomas J. Earle — outstanding minister, educator
One of the rare occasions on which Greenville’s Enterprise and Mountaineer newspaper had very positive statements to make about the Dark Corner area occurred in ... Read more
One New Year’s Scottish custom died out in America
“First footing” never really established a foothold in American (and Dark Corner) celebrations of New Year’s Eve, though it was, and still is, a major ... Read more
Trappings scanty, but love abundant in Dark Corner Christmases of past
Pungent, present-day smells of ginger, dried apples, popcorn and cedar conjure up memories of older Christmases in the Dark Corner. Gingerbread angels, snowmen and fully-built ... Read more
