He had always wanted to come here, to this diamond in the rough wedged in-between kissin’ cousins of a state line:  Paradise — a city split down the middle between the Commonwealth of Virginia and the State of Tennessee — was a bustling town in the early winter of 1928. CW: Discussion of historical slavery and military desertion, human trafficking, assault and robbery. Written by Cam Collins and Steve Shell Narrated by Steve Shell Sound design by Steve Shell Produced by Cam Collins and Steve Shell Intro Music: “The Land Unknown (The Hollow Heart Verses)” written and performed by Landon Blood Outro Music: “God’s Dark Heaven” by Those Poor Bastards To learn more about Old Gods of Appalachia, visit our website at www.oldgodsofappalachia.com, and be sure to complete your social media ritual and follow us on Facebook and Instagram @oldgodsofappalachia, or Twitter and Tumblr @oldgodspod. If you'd like to support the show, you can join or Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/oldgodsofappalachia, or support us on Acast at https://supporter.acast.com/old-gods-of-appalachia. You can also find t-shirts, hoodies, mugs, and other Old Gods merch in our shop at https://www.teepublic.com/stores/oldgodsofappalachia. Old Gods of Appalachia is a production of DeepNerd Media and is distributed by Rusty Quill. All rights reserved. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/old-gods-of-appalachia.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.