Buried in the Appalachian Mountains | The Tribe History Tried to Erase

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Beneath the mist and stone of the Appalachian Mountains lies a forgotten story of a lost tribe, pale-skinned warriors, and the stone ruins no one can explain. This is the story they tried to erase.

They came across the water, built to survive, and died defending what no one was supposed to find.

This is the haunting story of the White Indians—a mysterious people said to have settled deep in the Appalachian Mountains centuries before Columbus ever set sail. Known in Shawnee legend as the Azgens, they were pale-skinned, gray- or blue-eyed, and feared even by the tribes who followed.

Were they descendants of Prince Madoc of Wales, who vanished in 1170? Did they build the stone walls found atop ridgelines in Georgia, Tennessee, and Kentucky? And why did the Cherokee call their former lands cursed?

In this episode, we trace ancient river routes, follow the ruins, and dig into oral traditions—uncovering lost forts, unexplained artifacts, and a trail of bones leading west. What we find isn’t just legend. It’s the footprint of a people who lived, fought, and were buried in silence.

YouTube Chapters:
00:00 – Introduction: The Vanished Prince and the White Indians
02:08 – Arrival and Ascent
05:17 – Ruins of a Vanished People
08:39 – The Last Stand
11:40 – Legacy and Silence

Featured Sites:
Fort Mountain (GA) • Old Stone Fort (TN) • Rose Island (IN) • Brandenburg (KY) and more

Sources & Inspiration
The Frontiersmen by Allan W. Eckert – Shawnee oral traditions, Azgens, and the forbidden Kentucky lands

America Discovered by the Welsh in 1170 A.D. by Rev. Benjamin F. Bowen – links Prince Madoc to White Indians and stone fort legends

The Mandan: Before and After 1492 by Karl W. Butzer – analysis of Mandan ancestry and pre-Columbian European traits

Governor John Sevier’s 1810 letter – testimony from a Cherokee chief about Welsh fort builders

Indiana Geological Survey (1873) – documentation of ancient ruins on Rose Island

Lewis and Clark Journals (1804–1806) – observations of the Mandan tribe and their unusual features

Shawnee, Cherokee, and Creek oral traditions – including legends of the Azgens and Moon-Eyed People

General George Rogers Clark & Chief Black Fish – reports of mass graves, strange weapons, and the “last of the White Indians”

Artifact discoveries – the Brandenburg Stone, Roman coins, and heraldic armor near the Ohio River

Early settler and missionary accounts – especially Bowen’s reports of non-native architecture and ore

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NOTE: Some visuals in this video were recreated using AI tools to help bring historical people and events to life.