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Chasing History Radio

Oct 28, 2021

In this Halloween episode, we discuss the ever-popular subject of the paranormal by taking an historical look at the subject & at the history of ghosts. We come to some conclusions that might be a bit frightening as Steve shares his personal Ghost Story. The Smoky Mountain Relic Room spent the month of October diving...


Oct 21, 2021

In this episode, in remembrance of Indigenous Peoples Day, we discuss the first nations of North America in particular the native peoples of our home East Tennessee. We talk about what life was like in east Tennessee before the Anglo-European settlement and all of the different groups that once called our area of the...


Oct 13, 2021

In this episode, we cover the Treaty of Dumplin Creek, a forgotten treaty of the lost State of Franklin, a would-be 14th state that sorta kinda existed just after the American Revolution, but a back door political land grab, overwhelming egos, and a feud prevented its existence. This story takes place in the hills...


Oct 8, 2021

In this episode, we look over some of the characteristics that make an artifact valuable. Whether that be historic value or monetary value, we look at the value of historical items from the ordinary every day to those of national importance.

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Oct 3, 2021

In this episode, we sit down with Don Shafer,  historical interpretive ranger at Wilderness Road State Park, aka "Martin's Station" located in Southwest Virginia. Don has been doing some incredible work on the relatively unknown history of spies on the frontier during the American Revolution. This is a great...