Saturday, June 27, 2009

Summer Escapes #3 - FDR State Park, Georgia

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From the time my parents carried me there when I was around four years old, Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park at Pine Mountain, Georgia, has ...
Thursday, June 25, 2009

Summer Escapes #2 - Cheaha State Park, Alabama

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Located high atop the tallest point in Alabama, Cheaha State Park is a jewel among Southern state parks. Mt. Cheaha rises to 2,407 feet abov...
Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Summer Escapes #1 - White Rock Mountain, Arkansas

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With much of the Deep South gripped in a heat wave, I thought I would spend some time over the next week or so telling you more about some o...
Friday, June 19, 2009

Battle of Miccosukee - Tallahassee, Florida

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One of the few significant encounters of Andrew Jackson's final invasion of Spanish Florida took place on April 1, 1818, near the presen...
Thursday, June 18, 2009

Wilson's Raid through Alabama and Georgia

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The last major campaign to conclude during the Civil War was a dramatic sweep through Alabama and Georgia carried out by thousands of Union ...
Wednesday, June 17, 2009

The Nancy Harts - Georgia's Female Confederate Soldiers

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When the city of LaGrange, Georgia, was left defenseless as regular Confederate troops were ordered from the area to the front lines, the S...
Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Road Access restored to historic Fort Pickens, Florida

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After years of work by the National Park Service, historic Fort Pickens at Pensacola, Florida, can once again be reached by car. Hurricane I...

Alabama Iron and Steel Museum - Birmingham, Alabama

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The iron and steel industry played a major role in the development of the modern South, particularly in the state of Alabama. Iron and steel...
Monday, June 15, 2009

Sadler Plantation House - McCalla, Alabama

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One of the best preserved historic homes of its nature in Alabama, the Sadler Plantation House is located in the community of McCalla on the...
Sunday, June 14, 2009

Confederate Memorial Park - Mountain Creek, Alabama

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Thousands of cars moving up and down Interstate 65 between Birmingham and Montgomery pass by the signs for Alabama's Confederate Memoria...
Saturday, June 13, 2009

Tannehill Ironworks Historical State Park - Birmingham, Alabama

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Located just minutes from downtown Birmingham, Alabama's Tannehill Ironworks Historical State Park is a major Civil War landmark. Coveri...
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Friday, June 12, 2009

San Antonio, Texas - Part Five

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San Antonio's most famous landmark, of course, is the Alamo. The scene of an epic battle in 1836, the old mission actually has a long an...
Sunday, June 7, 2009

San Antonio, Texas - Part Four

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One of the most beautiful urban settings in the world, the San Antonio River Walk has delighted millions of visitors to the beautiful old T...
Saturday, June 6, 2009

San Antonio, Texas - Part Three

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The beautiful old "Spanish Governor's Palace" in San Antonio, Texas, is one of the most striking buildings of Spanish architec...
Thursday, June 4, 2009

San Antonio, Texas - Part Two

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The beautiful San Fernando Cathedral in San Antonio is one the most beloved structures in Texas. The cornerstone for the magnificent buildi...
Monday, June 1, 2009

San Antonio, Texas - Part One

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This week we'll be looking closer at the magnificent and historic city of San Antonio, Texas. Founded on the site of earlier Indian vill...
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...