Tuesday, December 27, 2011

The Battle of San Jacinto - LaPorte, Texas

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San Jacinto Battleground Photo Courtesy of Moore Archeological Consulting The Battle of San Jacinto was a history-changing engagement f...
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Sunday, November 27, 2011

Gold Rush in the North Georgia Mountains!

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Dahlonega Gold Museum With the holiday season now here, the ideal place to look for a nice piece of gold this year might be a stream in ...
Thursday, November 17, 2011

Ichetucknee Springs State Park - Fort White, Florida

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Head Spring at Ichetucknee Springs State Park While most people head to the mountains in search of fall color, Florida offers a chance t...
Saturday, November 5, 2011

National Naval Aviation Museum & 100 Years of Naval Aviation

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World War II Aircraft 2011 marks the 100th anniversary of the year that the U.S. Navy first took to the air.  That entire span of histor...
Saturday, October 29, 2011

Halloween Weekend - Looking for good, historically-based, Ghost Stories??

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Crescent Hotel - America's Most Haunted? Halloween weekend is here!  And while many people enjoy trick or treating, costumes  and fa...
Sunday, October 23, 2011

The Claude Neal Lynching: FBI investigating 77 year old Florida crime

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Edited Photo of Claude Neal Lynching The U.S. Department of Justice has opened a new investigation into the notorious 1934 lynching of C...
Friday, October 7, 2011

Best Autumn Drives #5 - Highway 190 in Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park, Georgia

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Overlook at Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park Highway 190, which passes along the crest of Pine Mountain through the full length of Frank...
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Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Best Autumn Drives #4 - Cheaha State Park Loop, Alabama

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View from Cheaha State Park Restaurant Alabama's highest point is a spectacular destination year round, but the top of Cheaha Mounta...
Saturday, October 1, 2011

Best Autumn Drives #3 - Pig Trail Scenic Byway, Arkansas

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Ozark Mountains of Arkansas Continuing our look (not in any particular order) of some of the best autumn drives in the South, this post ...
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...