Friday, September 23, 2011

Best Autumn Drives #2 - Talimena Scenic Drive in Oklahoma & Arkansas

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Queen Wilhelmina State Park The Talimena Scenic Drive is extremely popular with sightseers from Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas, but license...
Monday, September 19, 2011

Best Autumn Drives #1 - Scenic Highway 7 in Arkansas

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Overlook on Scenic Highway 7 With the first hints of fall in the air, I thought you might enjoy looking at some of the best autumn drives...
Monday, September 12, 2011

Reenactment of Battle of Marianna, Florida set for September 24th.

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 Ely-Criglar Mansion in Marianna Marianna Day, which features a parade, live music, memorial services and a battle reenactment, will be ...
Saturday, August 20, 2011

Archaeologists bring story of Civil War prison camp to life

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Archaeological Excavation at Camp Lawton A second season of research by archaeologists from Georgia Southern University is adding a gr...
Sunday, August 7, 2011

Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park - Kennesaw, Georgia

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Kennesaw Mountain Battlefield A park that commemorates the Atlanta Campaign and preserves the scene of some of its heaviest fighting, ...
Saturday, July 23, 2011

Ghost of Allatoona Pass - A 19th Century Haunting in Georgia

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Tracks near Allatoona Pass Much as American newspapers did with UFOs in the 1950s, the papers of the 19th century often covered reports o...
Thursday, July 21, 2011

Battle of Allatoona Pass, Georgia - First Battle of the Franklin & Nashville Campaign

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Monuments at Allatoona Pass Battlefield Not far from Cartersville in Bartow County, Georgia, a beautiful battlefield park preserves the s...
Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Faulty Reporting Ignites National Debate over Alabama's Confederate Memorial Park

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Confederate Memorial Park There is a lot of misinformation ricocheting around today about Confederate Memorial Park in Mountain Creek, Al...
Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Amicalola Falls State Park - Dawsonville, Georgia

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Amicalola Falls Located in the heart of the North Georgia mountains, Amicalola Falls State Park is home to the tallest cascading waterfal...
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Friday, July 15, 2011

War Eagle Mill & Bridge - Northwest Arkansas

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War Eagle Mill & Bridge One of the most charming scenes in the Ozarks of Northwest Arkansas is the view of the War Eagle Mill and Bri...
Tuesday, July 12, 2011

The Wild Man - 19th Century Bigfoot Sightings in Arkansas

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Swamps of Eastern Arkansas It might be a common perception that the first recorded sightings of the gigantic, hair-covered creature known...
Friday, July 8, 2011

Columbia, Alabama - Historic Sites & Points of Interest

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Purcell-Killingsworth House in Columbia A charming and historic community nestled along the Chattahoochee River in the Wiregrass region o...
Thursday, June 30, 2011

Cedar Falls at Petit Jean State Park - Magnificent Arkansas Waterfall

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Cedar Falls at Petit Jean Mountain One of the most spectacular waterfalls in the Natural State, Cedar Falls plunges 90 feet into Cedar Cr...
Saturday, June 25, 2011

Duke Homestead State Historic Site - Durham, North Carolina

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Duke Homestead In the years after the Civil War, the cotton crops that grew across the Carolinas were replaced in many locations by a new...
Thursday, June 23, 2011

Colonial Heritage Center - Greensboro, North Carolina

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Colonial Heritage Center Located just up New Garden Road from the entrance to Guilford Courthouse National Military Park ( see yesterday...
Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Battle of Guilford Courthouse - Greensboro, North Carolina

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Greene Monument at Guilford Courthouse One of the most remarkable "victories in defeat" in American history took place at th...
Sunday, June 19, 2011

Monster Sighting near Two Egg, Florida!!

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Strange Footprint found at Monster Sighting Location There are some strange doings in the swamps about 7 miles from "downtown" ...
Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Savannah, Georgia - Historic Sites & Points of Interest

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Mercer House in Savannah Savannah is quite simply one of the most beautiful historic destinations in the world. Established in 1733 by ...
Monday, June 6, 2011

Real Rooster Cogburn worth remembering as True Grit comes out on DVD/Blu-ray

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Cal Whitson, the Real Rooster Cogburn I have mentioned him here before, but as the movie True Grit comes out on DVD/Blu-ray this week, it...
Saturday, May 21, 2011

Bennett Place State Historic Site - Durham, North Carolina

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Bennett Place The largest troop surrender of the Civil War took place on April 18, 1865... and again on April 26, 1865... at the Bennett ...