Your an "Appalachian Renaissance Man" Donnie! Your vast knowledge encompassing both the cultural and natural worlds of the Smokie Mt region is utterly incredible! Thank you so much Donnie for sharing your gift of knowledge!

Never get tired of the history of the mountains. Thank you

The story of this man's life is quite a story. I want to thank you for all your work that we see in this video. And all that we don't see Mr Laws. God Bless you and yours. 🙏

Thank you, Donnie, for another story filled with amazing pictures and maps of past history . I always enjoy listening to your stories and learn from them. Many thanks, God bless.

Mr. Donnie, I just wanted to thank you for your stories. I’m almost 81, born in 1943 rural NW Indiana. I sure do miss the old days.😢 people don’t know how to live…everything is loud and fast …and I’ve outlived everyone my age .. take care of yourself 🙏 . I’ll stop by tomorrow evening for another story🌺 Old Granny😊

I was born at Pineville hospital in 1956, my grandmother was born and raised in Middlesbrough. Her father was Jim Nix. He owned a barber shop on Main Street for 40 years. Great to hear some history from there. Thank you sir.

Thank you for sharing Donnie. Reminds us of how things used to be. God bless.

Thank you Brother Donnie for sharing this story. I’ve never heard anything about this story in my life. I remember in High School taking a Kentucky history class. Let’s say I don’t remember anything about this in that class. Sad how a lot of our history is overlooked. Thanks for telling our history. Take care

I minored in Appalachian Studies at ETSU. I really would have enjoyed having you as a professor Donnie. I love your videos. You're the man Donnie. You're the man! 👊

Thank you so much for sharing this fascinating story Mr Donnie ❤ I love hearing about the history of our country ❤God bless you ❤

Thank you❤ My Mother grew up in Mingo Holler and moved to Pennington Gap.I miss her stories.

Good morning Mr Donnie! What a wonderful surprise! Hope all is well with you and your family! Thanks for the video this morning. Great old pictures in here. I love looking at old photos! Have a wonderful day and GOD BLESS 🙏❤️✌️

Hey Donnie. I wanted to let you know your biggest fan is a year and a half old. She's my Labrador Lilly. She loves as the ridge turns. She almost tears my tv down😊

Please be feeling better soon Donnie!

Thank you for sharing the Legend of the Quarter House, Donnie. Very interesting tale! Have a great weekend, God bless you!🙏❤️

Morning Donnie, thanks for sharing this great story of the past.

Thank you for your stories. This one got me thinking about my Great Grandma. Happy and simple.

Thanks for keeping this history going.

GOD BLESS ,I LOVE HISTORY. SEE YOU NEXT TIME. 🦃

Enjoyed this story very much, cousin Donnie! Many thanks for keeping history alive, and G-d bless you and yours! Please pray for the peace of Jerusalem!

Good Morning Mr. Donnie 😊 Thank you for keeping our precious American history alive. Very interesting story...we enjoyed learning from you today. God Bless you and yours. ❤

Enjoyed this story.Hope you and your family have a wonderful weekend.God Bless.

Lots of wonderful history, never should be forgotten,

Oh Thank you for these lost stories. Mr. Laws I hope you have a wonderful weekend. Bring on more of these tidbits of history.

Sounds like Copperhill Tn. Boy the stories that I heard from my Grandma. So sad...Thank you for bringing this story forward. God bless everyone and enjoy the dry and warm day!

Thank you for another great video Mr Laws....God Bless my friend

I enjoy the story. It was sad. I love to hear stories like this. I love the mountains.

Most Interesting History. Thank You . GOD BLESS YOU

A really fantastic story of long ago! It just proves that we are all the same really, whatever country we may live in. Many thanks for posting! Chris B.

Thank you for sharing this story. I do love to hear of long-ago things. Humans have not really changed at all. All my best to you and your family!

What a great Story Teller you are! Loved the picture's too. Time just keeps rolling along. Generations gone, new one's come up, then.. their gone. This Story really shows us how temporary life is. I thank God for our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ and an Eternal future with him. Also, I saw there have always been good guy's and outlaw's. Then, they fought it out, now we put them in Prison. The story explains how we got law and order in our land. And finding out about how posse's got started, unless you watched Gun Smoke, like me.. growing up. Gotta love you Donnie❤going to look for another Story now. So thankful to have found you❤. Prayed for you this morning.💜💚🧡

Thank you for sharing this very interesting story Mr.Laws. I really enjoy learning about this kind of history, especially anything to do with the early lawmen. God bless you, my friend.

Good morning Donnie…Hope you are doing well…. I love this story…..Thank You for sharing this…..Take care….God Bless You & Lord willing I will see you next time 🙏🏻❤️

Good morning sir 😊 have a great day.. God bless 💗.. thanks 😊

Thank you Mr. Donnie for the story video…my favorite. I have been so busy lately I’m watching this as a bedtime story. God bless and have a wonderful weekend.

I learn so much watching your channel. I'm praying for your quick recovery every day, Mr. Donnie. I know you still have so much work to do for the Lord with your KZfaq channel. God bless ❤

The maps and research you do to tell these stories are greatly appreciated. Thanks!

This is a beautiful video and I love the music 🎼🎶 too 🤠😊❤

This story is so interesting to me, I've listened to it twice. I love history. Mr Donnie I really appreciate the work you put in to bring us such great stories. Lord bless you and yourn my friend. I pray you get better and eventually can get back to what you do. ❤❤🙏

Thank you for the stories of long ago. I hope the history of Appalachia continues to be told throughout generations to come. There's a Season and time for everything. Praying and Blessed! 🤗🙏💕

Good morning my friend..truly enjoy you sharing these stories and bits of history with us....many have been forgotten about over time but I enjoy them so much... it's as if going back into a long lost time and I think we often forget just how rugged many of these places were in their early days. Appreciate all your work and dedication bringing this to us...have a blessed weekend my friend and God bless.😊🇺🇸😇🙏❄️

Thank you, Donnie! I always enjoy your stories

Thank you Mister Donnie. Those were definitely interesting times back then. People took their business seriously and didn't hesitate to act on any slights, either real, or perceived. Down here in The Canebreak, we have our fair share of Deep Lore about duels and feuds as well.

Thank you for sharing these stories. I love your KZfaq videos.

Hi Donnie bev from Indiana . Had quarter horses all my life . And my people from KY .. tenn . Virginia . Well Indiana . Gd to here your voice my friend ❤

Thanks so much for this little history I’ve never heard of this. My papaw was born around the time of the feud in 1901

Another really neat historical story of that region Donnie.. Thank you for the video Brother.

Thank you for preserving our Appalachian History brother what a legacy my friend. V/R Chris

Lost Cove was the same way with Tn./N.C. So when I was young in Unicoi, Tennessee up Marbleton rd. In a little cow field holler. There was this little cabin with no power, spring water, outhouses and you could only see it in winter. I was always told “thats where your great uncle , the last outlaw in these parts had a shootout and escaped local police and fbi to never be seen again”. History has a way of disappearing.😢

Good morning Brother Donnie. What a profound and interesting story of the past. Thank you for giving us a view into the past and keeping the story alive.

Wow-this was a good one. I love these old stories. I had grandparents alive at this time all up in that area. I bet there was a lot of talk about this back when!

❤ never tore of your great stories. Thank you

I just recently moved to Lafollette and saw a sign that said I was 34 miles from Cumberland Gap, this made me so excited because of everything I have heard about it from you. So this summer I plan on going there and see it thru the eyes of the history that I have heard from you. Thank you so much for all your videos may Yashua bless you abundantly in all things.

Donnie, I could sit all day & listen to these stories all day & night !! Thank you for all of your hard work and researching. I know you must put a lot of time into each of your videos. Take good care of yourself!! Stay warm and take care of yourself and I’ll see you next time!!! Blessings!!!!

Never heard of this fued but a hell of a story on it's history.Thank You.

God Bless Donnie, Get well soon.🙏

Tragic but interesting story. Thanks for sharing this bit of history.

Thank ya Mr. Donnie for these precious stories.

We sure like these stories uncle Dondon! You are super!❤

I LOVE all of these stories that you tell us. Every single one of them. You can tell me as many as you got. Thanks Donnie for another great story.

Wow, thank you so much for sharing with us. The whole area is rich in history. So interesting. The Boone Way Inn is beautiful..The Thank you again Mr. Laws and God bless us all.

Very interesting history up there in the hills. Nice to have someone like you to keep these important stories alive. Thank you sir for doing that. I really enjoy your stories. Thanks so much for your willingness to share. Your friend, Louise

Another gem from the annuls of Tennessee mountain History 😁👍

Good morning Donnie. What a nice treat to go along with my morning coffee. I love the history and listening to you narrate it. Thank you so much for starting my day in a positive way. 💜 I'm still praying for you and your wife. I truly hope ya all are still getting better day by day. Take care and Lord willing I'll see ya next time. 🤗

Another great history lesson ❤ It never ceases to amaze me..

Hello from KY love your channel ❤️.Thank you for another history lesson.You are such an amazing story teller.You never disappoint that is for sure.❤

Boy. I'd love to go metal detecting around that place! I imagine there is alot of buried history in that old place! Thank you, Donnie!💯🙏👍

Love this one Donnie. Thanks so much for sharing it my awesome mountain brother. God bless and have a good'n

Hey Dirty Dan,thanks for the very quick update🤭,back to bed you go😴! JO JO

Thanks for sharing this history with us am praying for you for complete healing 🙏🏻 ❤️

Thank you Mr. Donnie. For another amazing story ! Beautiful pictures. I always look forward to all your videos. Beautiful history

Thanks Donnie!! Once again a great story. It always amazes me to see the oid pictures and how many men are dressed in suits, vests and ties !! Thanks Donnie!!

Never heard this story Donnie interesting story about a quarter house and fueds love hearing these amazing stories thanks bu

Good morning Mr Laws ✝️💜🧂🪖🇺🇸

WOW! Breath Taking country pictures. Thanks so much for all the history !!

Thanks Donnie for another interesting bit of history ! Have a blessed weekend !

Good Morning Mr. Donnie Laws. Watching now. Thank you and God bless you..😊

Prayer partner here Donnie. 📖

It's been a bit since you told a story like this Donnie! I appreciate that you never shy away from them. Your honesty in how you tell them is what makes your stories so special! You're right, there's good and bad everywhere. We had a place in Georgia that tried that trick with two counties instead. It worked until the State finally did something about them! Wasn't near as cool as this story though! Y'all take care now! May God bless you and yours. 😊

Thanks for the history of my corner of the world.

Thanks for the history lesson. Very informative. I’m from Habersham, between Jellico and LaFollette so I enjoy hearing stories about the area and days gone by.

Thank you Donnie i did a lot of work in Middleboro and pinville in the flood of 76 god bless brother

Thanks Mr Donnie for these stories of mountain history. So interesting to me 😊 Feel better soon.

Great story! Thank you!! You and your wife have a wonderfully blessed weekend! 😊

Great history. I enjoy this so much.

Wonderful history lesson and video! Thanks Donnie 😎👍

Sad story but I love history . Thank you for sharing

Thanks for another wonderful video. Friend I enjoyed this story. A friend of mine has kin folks there in middlesbore God bless you Donnie

This reminded me of the bit in the movie Sgt York with the bar on the state line. Sounds like H'wood borrowed the story. Thanks Donnie!

Donnie sir if like to come see some of them places one day GOD BLESS y’all Amen 🙏

Hey Donnie, I guess that's how matters were delt with back then😵‍💫! Thanks for this story! JO JO IN VT 💞

Such rich history!!

I just love all these videos and your narrating.

God Bless Donnie thank you

Thank you Mr. Donnie for sharing another great history story. I hope to hear many more. God bless you❤

The pictures and newspaper article really brought this to life. Thanks for sharing a part of history today. I really enjoyed it . Have a blessed day 🙏

I see that they changed the spelling from Middleborough to the more "modern" Middlesboro; but, when I lived there in the 60's it had the longer spelling. Thank you Donnie for your time and effort to give a history of my hometown. I never heard of the fire. I really do look forward to receiving your videos. They are like receiving letters from home.😌

Great History Thanks so much and God Bless

♥ the playlist! Hope you are better soon. ♥🙏

That was really fascinating. You really do a great job editing your videos and giving a good presentation, Donnie! Thanks for sharing.