Monday, May 25, 2009

Memorial Day, Part Six - Cowpens National Battlefield, South Carolina

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We conclude our special Memorial Day series in South Carolina, where on January 17, 1781, the tide of the American Revolution was turned whe...
Sunday, May 24, 2009

Memorial Day, Part Five - The Alamo, Texas

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Continuing our special Memorial Day series, there are few places in the world as recognizable or moving as an old mission chapel in the hear...
Saturday, May 23, 2009

Memorial Day, Part Four - Fort Sumter, South Carolina

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Continuing our special Memorial Day series, there are few places in American that hold a history as signficiant as Fort Sumter. The focal po...
Friday, May 22, 2009

57th Annual Florida Folk Festival is this Weekend

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If you are in the Deep South or will be traveling to Florida over the Memorial Day weekend and want to experience one of the finest heritage...

Memorial Day, Part Three - Pea Ridge Battlefield, Arkansas

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One of the most significant battles of the Civil War took place not in Virginia or Tennessee, but far to the west and high in the Ozark Moun...
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Monday, May 18, 2009

Memorial Day, Part Two - Barrancas National Cemetery, Florida

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Continuing our Memorial Day series, we focus today on Barrancas National Cemetery near Pensacola, Florida. One of the oldest national cemete...
Sunday, May 17, 2009

Memorial Day, Part One - Vicksburg, Mississippi

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With Memorial Day weekend now just one week away, I thought it might be a good time to devote time to some of the places in the South where ...
Thursday, May 14, 2009

New Forts and Battlefields Directory is Now Online!

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The new Forts and Battlefields Directory is now online at http://www.exploresouthernhistory.com/ . This page provides links to information a...

St. Simons Lighthouse - St. Simons Island, Georgia

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One of the most beautiful spots on the Georgia coast, the St. Simons Lighthouse on St. Simons Island is a noted Southern historic landmark. ...
Tuesday, May 12, 2009

The Battle of Blakeley - Spanish Fort, Alabama

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When Spanish Fort fell on the night of April 8, 1865, Union General E.R.S. Canby immediately pushed troops up the east shore to join the gr...
Saturday, May 9, 2009

The Battle of Spanish Fort - Spanish Fort, Alabama

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Located directly opposite Mobile Bay from the City of Mobile , Spanish Fort is today a busy city with rapidly growing commercial and residen...
Tuesday, May 5, 2009

The Mobile Campaign - Mobile Bay, Alabama

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Although Union forces had taken Fort Gaines and Fort Morgan at the mouth of Mobile Bay during the summer of 1864, by the following year th...
Monday, May 4, 2009

The Ghost of Big Cedar - Branson, Missouri

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One of the South's more unique ghost stories surrounds historic the historic Big Cedar resort on the outskirts of Branson, Missouri. The...
Sunday, May 3, 2009

Horse Thief Spring - Ouachita Mountains, Oklahoma

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If you've ever seen the John Wayne movies "True Grit" or "Rooster Cogburn," then you know a little about the storie...
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Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Fort Mitchell Historic Site - Fort Mitchell, Alabama

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Civic minded citizens in and around Russell County, Alabama, have turned one of their historic treasures into one of the South's finest ...
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Tuesday, April 28, 2009

The Great Flu Epidemic of 1918 in the South

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There is a great deal of discussion this week on the national news about the possibility of a new flu pandemic, which basically means there ...
Monday, April 27, 2009

Showboat Branson Belle - Branson, Missouri

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One of my favorite modern attractions in the South is the Showboat Branson Belle in Branson, Missouri . I like the Branson Belle because i...
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Thursday, April 23, 2009

Riding the Rails in the Ozarks

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Like most Americans with a love of history, I am fascinated by trains. In my travels across the South over the years, I've always made ...
Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Branson marks 50 years of Live Music

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2009 marks the 50th anniversary of the beginning of the live music scene in Branson, Missouri . From that initial spark, Branson has grown i...
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Saturday, April 18, 2009

Anniversary of the Battle of Poison Spring, Arkansas

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Today is the 145th anniversary of the Battle of Poison Spring, Arkansas. Fought on April 18, 1864, this Civil War battle was a bloody Union ...