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Berniece Iona Terry Hiser was born April 6, 1908, in Cow Creek, Kentucky, to Wilson Edgar Terry and Ruse Wilder. She has an undergraduate degree from Berea College and earned a master's degree from the University of Kentucky. [1] [2] She taught school for 22 years and then became a librarian. [1]
Swift claimed to have preceded Daniel Boone into Kentucky, coming to the region in 1760 on a series of mining expeditions. [2] The journal recounts how a wounded bear led Swift to a vein of silver ore in a cave, and how that for the next nine years, he made annual treks back to the site of the mine, carrying out "silver bars and minted coins."
Reportedly haunted locations in Kentucky (4 P) Pages in category "Kentucky folklore" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
1906 weekly magazine cover The frontier myth or myth of the West is one of the influential myths in American culture. The frontier is the concept of a place that exists at the edge of a civilization, particularly during a period of expansion.
A view of the 510-foot-long replica of Noah's Ark at Ark Encounter in Williamstown, Ky., on Friday, Sept. 30, 2022. Answers in Genesis has created two attractions with Ark Encounter and the ...
A video on "History and Mystery: The Folklore and Legends of the Bristol Hills" debuts Nov. 9 at Cumming Nature Center.
The Hatfield–McCoy Feud involved two American families of the West Virginia–Kentucky area along the Tug Fork of the Big Sandy River from 1863 to 1891. The Hatfields of West Virginia were led by William Anderson "Devil Anse" Hatfield, while the McCoys of Kentucky were under the leadership of Randolph "Ole Ran'l" McCoy.
Four months before Evermore, Swift unexpectedly released Folklore in July to rave reviews. The record went on to earn six Grammy nominations, including Album of the Year and Song of the Year.