Tennessee has had a long history of human habitation, going back at least 12,000 years. Most of that history is unknown, lost to the mists of time. However, plenty of its more recent history has been...
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American Folklore: South Dakota
South Dakota is a large state with a small population. Being mostly rural, there are a lot of wide, open spaces there, as well as heavily forested ones. Its long history with Native Americans, and...
American Folklore: South Carolina
South Carolina is one of the original thirteen British colonies in North America. It was explored by the Spanish and French in the 1500’s, settled by the British in the 1600s, and was home to Native...
American Folklore: Oklahoma
Oklahoma has been inhabited by humans for millennia, since likely just after the last ice age. It was explored by the Spanish in 1541, claimed by the French in the 1700s, and became part of the...
American Folklore: Rhode Island
Rhode Island was an original British colony in North America, and the last colony to ratify the new US Constitution, making it the thirteenth official state. It may be the smallest state in size, but...
American Folklore: Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania is one of the original thirteen British colonies in North America. It has been home to Native Americans, Quakers, the Amish, Mennonites, and Dutch, Swedish, and English settlers. Its...
American Folklore: Ohio
Ohio has a deep history of human habitation, one of the longest documented ones via the archaeological record in North America. It has had a long time to develop some interesting folklore. From...
American Folklore: North Dakota
North Dakota has a history of human habitation going back thousands of years. Native American tribes made it their home, undisturbed by Europeans, until the early 1700s, and it was not heavily...
American Folklore: North Carolina
North Carolina has a long history of human habitation. In that time, it has racked up some impressive folklore tales associated with its people and landscape. Tales range from the creepy to the...
American Folklore: New York
New York has a long and interesting history going back thousands of years to Native American times. It has been a French fur trapping outpost, a Dutch colony, a British colony, and one of the...
American Folklore: New Mexico
New Mexico has a long and storied history, beginning with the Native Americans, then the Spanish explorers, then Mexico, then the United States. It has plenty of its own intriguing folklore to share...
American Folklore: New Jersey
New Jersey has a long history with Native Americans, Dutch, Swedish, and English settlers. It is also one of the original thirteen British American colonies, and home to some important and decisive...
American Folklore: New Hampshire
Like most places in North America, New Hampshire has a history of human habitation going back thousands of years. It is also one of the original thirteen English colonies, and much of it is still...
American Folklore: Nevada
Nevada has a long and intriguing history, having been inhabited by a number of different people over the millennia. As such, it has some fascinating folklore all its own. Here are some of the...
American Folklore: Nebraska
Nebraska is located on the Great Plains, and has a history of Native American habitation going back thousands of years. The French, Spanish, and English came in the late 17th and early 18th centuries...