Ever wonder how mountain folks once treated snakebites, predicted the weather, found underground water, or chased away bad luck? Explore 110 traditional Appalachian folk remedies, superstitions, healing charms, and forgotten mountain beliefs in our interactive folklore finder. Choose a problem and discover what the old-timers might have suggested! A fun, historical look at the traditions of Upstate South Carolina and the Southern Appalachians.

Long before Issaqueena Falls became a popular Upstate destination, its water powered a black-powder mill supplying the construction of Stumphouse Tunnel. Contemporary newspapers reveal an industrial landscape that has almost completely disappeared.

Hidden above Stumphouse Tunnel was once a bustling railroad community of more than 1,200 people. Using contemporary newspaper accounts, we explore the lost town of Tunnel Hill, its Irish workers, church, businesses, dangerous tunnel construction, and what happened after the railroad failed.