Mountain Giant: The Deaton Clan Slaughtered 21 Lawmen Who Shot Their Giant Work Horse
In 1903, a violent conflict erupted in the rugged mountains of Madison County, North Carolina, leaving 21 lawmen and officials dead. The bloodshed began with the death of a single, beloved draft horse named Goliath, setting off the deadliest act of rural vengeance in the state’s history. The Deon family had farmed the steep hollows … Read more