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MountainLore

Tales from Appalachia

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Breaking the Witch’s Spell

Breaking the Witch’s Spell

About a hundred years ago, according to newspaper accounts of the time, a young boy outside Bluefield, West Virginia, ha... Read more

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The Lights of Cole Mountain/The Legend of Long Dog

The Lights of Cole Mountain/The Legend of Long Dog

We have a two for one podcast special for you!  Not one, but two ghost stories, one from West Virginia told to explain s... Read more

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