This collection of oral histories, ghost stories, and historic newspaper articles from the Abingdon, Virginia area provide the reader with intrigue and entertainment. Brave Civil War Soldiers, murders
According to legend, in about 1760, Daniel Boone first named this hinterlands settlement “Wolf Hills.” Incorporated in 1778, the town of Abingdon became the leading trade, business, and legal center f
During the early 1960s, local leaders in western and northwestern North Carolina were dedicated to developing winter recreational opportunities in the mountains. North Carolina's ski industry dates ba
Abingdon, first named Wolf Hills by Daniel Boone, was one of the earliest towns and commercial centers in southwestern Virginia. Named after Martha Washington's ancestral parish in England, this uniqu
The beautiful and mountainous area of Blowing Rock, North Carolina, has a rich history dating back to the days when the Native Americans passed through on the Nickajack Trail, which led into Tennessee
Following the Old Buffalo and Nickajack Trails, Native Americans and early settlers were the first citizens of present-day Watauga County. In 1752, Bishop August Spangenberg, the earliest documented e
