Escape(s) From The Yancey County Jail

from Stories of Appalachia · host Steve Gilly, Rod Mullins

1929 was a rough year for the jailer at the Yancey County jail, in North Carolina. That year saw not one but two 3-prisoner escapes from the facility. That's our story today. Thanks for listening and for sharing our stories of Appalachian history.

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