Explore Southern History

This blog is devoted to exploring the history, historic sites and heritage tourism opportunities of the American South! A guide to new additions and updates to the expansive site www.exploresouthernhistory.com, this blog features forts, battlefields, Native American sites, architectural treasures and natural wonders.

Showing posts with label apalachicola. Show all posts
Showing posts with label apalachicola. Show all posts
Saturday, May 10, 2014

British arrive on the Gulf Coast, 200 years ago today

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Union Jack flies over the Gulf Coast Today marks the 200th anniversary of the arrival of British forces on the Gulf Coast as the War of ...
Thursday, January 31, 2013

The Scott Massacre of 1817 - New Book Details First U.S. Defeat of the Seminole Wars

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My newest book, The Scott Massacre of 1817 , is now available in both print and Kindle editions at Amazon.com. Named for Lieutenant Rich...
Friday, July 20, 2012

Paddlewheel Steamboat Montgomery - Pickensville, Alabama

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U.S. Snagboat Montgomery Many residents living along the Apalachicola, Chattahoochee and Flint Rivers in Florida, Alabama and Georgia ca...
Friday, November 26, 2010

Apalachicola Bay Oysters - Rich History of the World's Best Oyster

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Pic by Betty Gilbert Davis Many top chefs and culinary experts have proclaimed it as the world's best oyster and any oyster lover who...
Sunday, March 15, 2009

Apalachicola Bluffs and Ravines Preserve - Bristol, Florida

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Some of the most beautiful as well as historically and ecologically important land in the South can be found in the Nature Conservancy's...
Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Fort Gadsden and the British Post on the Apalachicola - Florida

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One of the South's most significant historic sites can be found deep in Florida's Apalachicola National Forest. Formerly a state par...
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