Tormented by Witch: Sampson Bowden gets reprieve
Bowden Sampson and wife 1904 GOOD By Dale Welch Putnam County historian Sampson Bowden was born in 1873 and raised in the First District of Fentress County. He was the son of Landon H. and Nina Jane (Wright) Bowden and was named for a relative that served as a...
“Where Hilltops Kiss the Sky” Became Monterey’s Motto in 1931
BY Dale Welch Like the naming of the new Town of Monterey, in 1893, the new motto, “Where Hilltops Kiss the Sky” was named in a contest, in 1931. And like the town’s naming and coming up with the new moto, nobody has a clue as to what all the other choices were. The...
Thanksgiving On Open Sea
By Dale Welch Even though crews on U.S. Naval vessels usually had a bunk to lay their head, and a warm meal, sometimes it was challenging during World War II. Holiday meals were even special on the open seas. Then, there was that not one but two Thanksgiving meals...
Robbins Witnesses Start of Doolittle’s Raid on Tokyo
By Dale Welch Monterey’s James Robbins sit at “battle stations,” aboard the aircraft carrier the U.S.S. Hornet, on April 18, 1942, as 16 B-25 aircraft, commanded by Lt. Col. James Doolittle, took off from the deck headed for Tokyo, Japan. It was America’s first answer...