On a cold March morning in 1912, this Blue Ridge Mountain town would change forever when gunfire erupted in the Carroll County Courthouse.
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@peggyscott1252 жыл бұрын
My family lived up there in 1912. My great grandfather was Peter Easter. There is so much more to this story.
@LevParnasFan2 ай бұрын
Floyd Allen and his siblings were my first cousins three times removed (the sons of my great-great-grandfather's brother). My grandparents and great-grandparents lived in close proximity to them and knew them well. I was born and raised in nearby Mt. Airy, NC and the story has always fascinated me. There was significant animosity between the family members of those who were killed and those responsible for the killings, which lasted many years. Decades ago, I remember asking my aunt about the courthouse shootout. Her words still echo with me: "Well, they did what they thought they had to do."
@donaldharris10263 жыл бұрын
Their memory will never be forgotten Long live Sydney and Floyd Allen. They were very wealthy and very smart they were my family. And for everybody's information the sheriff fired the first shot not Floyd Allen
@richardpuckett30362 жыл бұрын
Nancy lou allen is my great grandmother
@dennyatkins38422 жыл бұрын
Now why would the sheriff fire the first shot? The Allen's thought they were above the law. History shows they weren't. They were caught and hanged within a week.
@warden98763 жыл бұрын
Carroll County, VA is a much better county then its namesakes such as Carroll County, NH and Carroll County, MD.
@brandoncorynagley9238811 ай бұрын
The clerk of court dexter goad, I'm related to through my moms moms side simply said my last grandmothers side and my moms dad my grandpa was born in Virginia but grew up in beckley west Virginia
@holzlastname1976 Жыл бұрын
Thats my kin Floyd Allen there's alot of natives on that side of the family Jeremiah Allen his dad married Susan Combs she's full blooded native American
@Johnny53kgb-nsa Жыл бұрын
Sound's like the Hatfield and McCoy's feud. We're one side Democrat's and one side Republican?
@LevParnasFan2 ай бұрын
The Allens were Democrats residing in a predominantly Republican area and there were significant political tensions.
@RonaldDelbyКүн бұрын
Claude Allen was a remarkable musician on banjo and other instruments. He was popular among his peers of his youth.
@masterfactchecker5541 Жыл бұрын
GUNS IN COURT?? 🔫 WHY?? DUMBEST 💡 IDEA
@rwright6360 Жыл бұрын
It was 1912!
@valjustice40202 жыл бұрын
Would’ve been better if you had used actors instead of puppets or whatever those things were!