About this episode

The episode recounts a notorious feud in Chipley from 1895, sparked by a small-town dispute over firecrackers.

This week on Pine Mountain, Then and Now, we travel back to 1895 — when Pine Mountain was still called Chipley — and a moonless summer night turned sinister. What began as a small-town dispute over firecrackers exploded into one of the most infamous feuds in local history. Listen as I share the true story — with a few dramatic twists just in time for Halloween — of pride, vengeance, and a scar that never faded. Featuring voice performances by Phil Evans and Andy Cunningham.

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