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Episode 97: The Wild Story of the Irish Wilderness: A Conversation with Leland and Crystal Payton

Episode 97: The Wild Story of the Irish Wilderness: A Conversation with Leland and Crystal Payton

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 In 1859, a group of Irish Catholics led by a dynamic and resourceful priest, Father John Hogan, attempted to create a settlement in the southeastern Ozarks. Of course, the clouds of war were already gathering on the horizon, and all too soon those clouds broke with all the ferocity of a hurricane. Situated as it was between Union and Confederate forces--not to mention its vulnerability to bushwhackers and other opportunists--the little colony was destined for extinction. Crystal and Leland Payton poured their hearts and labor into learning all they could about Father Hogan and his ill-fated flock. Join the Chronicles for a look at another "Movement on the Margins," the fascinating story of the Irish Wilderness.

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