Friday, August 17, 2012

USS Kidd - WWII Destroyer in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

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USS Kidd and Mississippi River at Baton Rouge, Louisiana One of my favorite Southern scenes is the view of the historic World War II war...
Monday, August 13, 2012

Monster 17'7" Python found in Everglades National Park

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Record Python examined at University of Florida Photo Courtesy: UF News The news this week that a Burmese Python measuring 17'7...
Friday, August 3, 2012

Two Forgotten Alabama Battles of the Civil War

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Reenactors fire a salute commemorating Battle of Fairview I've just added new pages to the main site on the Battle of Fairview and ...
Monday, July 30, 2012

(Monster Monday) Two-Toed Tom, Alligator Monster of FL & AL

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Florida Indians Battle Monster Alligators Two-Toed Tom is said to rival the size of these gators. Everyone seemed to enjoy the monster ...
Saturday, July 28, 2012

Elijah Clark State Park - Lincolnton, Georgia

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Elijah Clark State Park in Lincolnton, Georgia Georgia's Elijah Clark State Park pays tribute to one of the most remarkable men in A...
Monday, July 23, 2012

Bigfoot Attack in the Okefenokee in 1829?

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Okefenokee Swamp in Georgia It is a little known fact that one of the earliest written accounts of the creature we now call Bigfoot or S...
Sunday, July 22, 2012

No Battle of Marianna Reenactment This Year in Florida

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Battle of Marianna Reenactment, 2011 Courtesy Ashley Pollette The Marianna Day Committee tells me there will not be a reenactment of th...
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...
Wednesday, July 18, 2012

The Ozark Howler: Monster Cat in the Ozarks?

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Ozarks of Arkansas One of my favorite stories from my years of living in different parts of the South is the tale of the Ozark Howler in...
Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Tennessee Williams Boyhood Home - Columbus, Mississippi

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Tennessee Williams Birthplace & Boyhood Home Columbus, Mississippi The famed American writer Tennessee Williams was born in this Vic...
Sunday, July 15, 2012

Stephen D. Lee Home & Museum - Columbus, Mississippi

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Stephen D. Lee Home in Columbus, Mississippi Stephen D. Lee was a remarkable soldier, political leader, preservationist and educator. At...
Thursday, July 12, 2012

Waverly - Mississippi's Haunted & Historic Mansion

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Waverly Mansion An architectural wonder, Waverly Mansion was once the center of a vast Mississippi cotton plantation. Still a private re...
Wednesday, July 11, 2012

The Battle of Kings Mountain - Blacksburg, South Carolina

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Ferguson's Cairn (right) and the crest of Kings Mountain Thomas Jefferson called the Battle of Kings Mountain the "turn of the ...
Sunday, July 8, 2012

The Battle of Fowltown - Decatur County, Georgia

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The exact site of Fowltown has never been identified. Military reports placed it 3-4 miles south of modern Bainbridge. Most people toda...
Friday, June 15, 2012

Stephen C. Foster State Park - Fargo, Georgia

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Boat Tours lead into the Okefenokee Swamp Located 18 miles from Fargo in the edge of the famed Okefenokee Swamp, Stephen C. Foster Sta...
Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Okefenokee Swamp - "The Land of the Trembling Earth" in Georgia & Florida

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Okefenokee Swamp One of the five largest swamps in the world, the Okefenokee Swamp covers 438,000 acres in Georgia and Florida. It is on...
Sunday, May 13, 2012

Miss Lillian Carter was a Southern mother we all loved

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Miss Lillian Carter (left) as her son is nominated Democrat, Republican or Independent, we all found something to love in the plain spok...
Monday, April 30, 2012

Cumberland Gap National Historical Park - Middlesboro, Kentucky

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Civil War cannon and earthworks at Cumberland Gap One of America's truly great national parks, the Cumberland Gap is a beautiful mou...
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Friday, April 20, 2012

Siloam Springs, Arkansas, named one of Smithsonian's 20 Best Small Towns in America

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Siloam Springs, Arkansas Siloam Springs, a charming and historic city on the western border of Arkansas, has been named one of the 20 Be...