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S 1st Street, Elkville, Illinois.

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Tom Dula: Ann Melton Grave (2020)

Tom Dula: Ann Melton Grave (2020) #Appalachia #history #cemeteries #TomDula #TomDooley #crime #truecrime #Appalachianhistory #photos

Ann Melton, a married woman, was involved in a love triangle with Tom Dula and her cousin, Laura Foster. Up this way to Melton Cemetery, Elkville, Wilkes County, NC. 7 January 2020

Anne Melton was charged with the Laura Foster murder, but was cleared by Tom Dula’s note shortly before his execution. Melton Cemetery, Elkville, Wilkes County, NC. 7 January 2020

Ann Melton died a few years after Tom…

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Tom Dula: Wilkes County Jail, Part 2 (2020)

Tom Dula: Wilkes County Jail, Part 2 (2020) #TomDooley #TomDula #Appalachia #history #crime #NC #Wilkesboro #WilkesCounty

The Wilkes County Jail was built in 1859. Here’s our guide showing us the jail cell on the lower floor. 8 January 2020

All three cells have the original doors, wood, and iron bars. The keys still operate the door! 8 January 2020

The jail was used until 1915, when it was converted into apartments. It was scheduled for demolition in 1968 but a local group saved it. It began operation as a museum in…

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Tom Dula: Caldwell County, NC (2020)

Laura Foster's grave in Caldwell County #NC (2020) #TomDooley #Appalachia #history #photos #crime #YadkinValley #TomDula #murder

Laura Foster’s murder in the vicinity of Reedby Branch at Elkville, NC, resulted in Tom Dula’s hanging. Driving from Elkville (Wilkes County) toward Yadkin Valley (Caldwell County) on Highway 268, the Laura Foster grave is located at left; the Laura Foster memorial is located up ahead at right. You park at the memorial. 8 January 2020

Laura Foster Memorial near Yadkin Valley in Caldwell County,…

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Tom Dula: Ferguson, NC (2020)

Tom Dula: Ferguson, NC (2020) #TomDooley #BrandonKirk #Ferguson #NC #Appalachia #history #crime #Appalachianhistory #photos

Reading Sharyn McCrumb’s masterpiece “The Ballad of Tom Dooley” sent us down to find historical sites in Ferguson, Wilkes County, NC. 7 January 2020. Most anyone will remember this 1958 mega-hit by the Kingston Trio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhXuO4Gz3Wo

Tom Dula (1845-1868), a Confederate veteran and fiddler, lived in the vicinity when it was known as Elkville. Few sites remain from his…

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Lovely rope tornado from Elkville, Illnois today.