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Hanging of the gourds a spring ritual for many

Preparations for a spring garden usually included the inspection of year-old, hanging gourds and the replacement of those that were no longer “fit” for a ... Read more

by Dean Campbell, Thursday, July 14, 2011 9:56 am

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Shootout at Mountain Hill Church

"Twice-told Tales of the Dark Corner" by Dean Campbell An incident that occurred on the top of Glassy Mountain in August 1891 has had more ... Read more

by Dean Campbell, Wednesday, June 8, 2011 11:24 am

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Fire on the grave

"Twice-told Tales of the Dark Corner" by Dean Campbell One of the lesser-known ‘horror’ tales from the Corner is one concerning a young man named ... Read more

by Dean Campbell, Wednesday, May 25, 2011 10:28 am

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Lewis Dickey – early plantation owner

"Twice-told Tales of the Dark Corner" by Dean Campbell Lewis H. Dickey bought his first land in the Dark Corner area in 1824, when he ... Read more

by Dean Campbell, Wednesday, May 11, 2011 10:48 am

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Winged watchdogs were Dark Corner favorites

"Twice-told Tales of the Dark Corner" by Dean Campbell Although a myriad of hound breeds—beagles, black and tans, blueticks or redbone coon hounds—were found along ... Read more

by Dean Campbell, Wednesday, April 13, 2011 10:50 am

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Some ballads told of infidelity

"Twice-told Tales of the Dark Corner" by Dean Campbell While ballads of personal tragedy were among the best loved and sung throughout the mountains and ... Read more

by Dean Campbell, Wednesday, March 23, 2011 1:48 pm

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Round as a ball, sharp as an awl

"Twice-told Tales of the Dark Corner" by Dean Campbell A favorite riddle in the mountains of Dark Corner for over 100 years went like this: ... Read more

by Dean Campbell, Wednesday, March 9, 2011 10:55 am

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Cold called for medicinal moonshine

"Twice-told Tales of the Dark Corner" by Dean Campbell Multiple inches of snow and ice blanketing the Dark Corner on several occasions this winter remind ... Read more

by Dean Campbell, Wednesday, February 23, 2011 11:50 am

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John B. Dill, Dark Corner magistrate

"Twice-told Tales of the Dark Corner" by Dean Campbell An ordinary farmer and country store owner who lived in the Dark Corner at the end ... Read more

by Dean Campbell, Wednesday, February 9, 2011 11:03 am

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‘Baggage Coach Ahead’ lesser known train venue ballad

Following the publication of “An Eastbound Train” lyrics in this Twice-Told Tales column, a resident of Saluda, N.C., called to ask when I might be ... Read more

by Dean Campbell, Wednesday, January 26, 2011 12:44 pm

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