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to visit fun places but you are not sure what to see there?
How about taking a tour that is like having a friend along who
knows that city well to guide you. You can do that for under
$5 now. Here's some fun and informative tours at Tours4Mobile.
Read more Central Virginia, LynchburgRenée S. Gordon Contrary
to what some might believe Lynchburg was named after John
Lynch who took over the family’s James River ferry service in
1757. In 1786 45-acres of John Lynch’s land was used to found
the town that was chartered 29-years later. The location of
the ferry service was memorialized in 2004 with Langley
Fountain spouting a 190-ft. stream of water into the air.
Read more.Cleveland, Living with LegendsRenée S. Gordon In
1669 the French explorer de La Salle, the first European in
the Ohio was met by the Iroquois Indians who migrated there in
the early 1600s. The river and the state would be named the
Iroquois word for “beautiful river”. The land was a
bountiful native beaver hunting ground and although the
Iroquois were quickly decimated and supplanted by the tribes
including the Delaware and Shawnee, the French established
posts to trade with the natives. After the Revolutionary War,
in 1800, as part of the Northwest Territory, Ohio became part
of the American frontier.
Read more.Franklin, Tennessee, Yesterday's WineKathleen Walls I
wonder if Willie Nelson was thinking of Franklin, Tennessee
when he wrote "We're agin' with time like yesterday's wine."
Just like a good aged wine, Franklin had a unique past and
today is a city that beckons travelers of all types.
Read more.Savannah, Where the Past is Ever PresentRenée Gordon Georgia,
named in honor of King George II, was the 13th of the 13
colonies and was founded in 1733. When the ship Anne
landed the 120 colonists on the shore of the Savannah
River, at the foot of a 45-foot bluff, founder James
Oglethorpe brought with him the plans for the city with the
river as the northern boundary. The city had a grid of wide
streets and 24 squares, 22 still exist and many retain their
original charm with cobblestone streets, moss draped trees and
historic architectural styles.Read
more.Vingenzo's: A Touch of Italy in WoodstockKathleen Walls Woodstock,
Georgia has a huge variety of great restaurants but if you
like Italian, Vingenzo's stands out. It is an Italian treasure
in Woodstock's downtown entertainment district. One
taste of Vingenzo's Chef Michael Bologna's Neapolitan Pizza or
homemade sausage will have you thinking you died and went
to—no, not Heaven—Italy. One of Chef Michael's secrets to the
best Italian food on the planet is to shop local. For him,
local is Naples, Italy when it comes to Italian pizza.
Read more.DeKalb County, Georgia: The Presence of the PastRenée S. Gordon The
history of DeKalb County has been archeologically traced back
as far as the late Ice Age and Indian mounds from the Late
Archaic Period have been found that predate the 1567 Spanish
claim to the land by thousands of years. When Juan Pardo
surveyed the region two significant Indian trade trails
already existed and members of the Creek Confederacy the,
“People of One Fire”, lived there. Europeans encroached on
native land illegally until the 1821 Indian Springs Treaty
forced natives to move and more Europeans quickly settled in
large numbers. Read moreExperience Saint Luciaby Renée S. Gordon Saint
Lucia was possibly inhabited 3,000 years ago by the Ciboney
and based on archaeological research and artifacts it has been
proven that “Iouanalao” island, “land of the iguanas”, was
settled by the Arawaks around 2,000 years ago. They were
invaded around 1,000 AD by the South American Carib Indians
whose hostility extended to the first Europeans making
colonization difficult.
Read more. Savannah EatsKathleen Walls You may go to Savannah for the history
and fun but you gotta eat. So why not eat at the most fun and
interesting restaurants. As icing on the cake many of
Savannah's restaurants have a historic background. Here are a
few I loved there and why.
Read more. Always Patsy ClineKathleen Walls She
was born Virginia Patterson Hensley on September 8, 1932. In a
life filled with much misfortune, she not only survived but
became a role model for female singers and women everywhere.
The words from the Helen Reddy song, I am Woman, "Yes, I've
paid the price. But look how much I gained. If I have to, I
can do anything." could have been written about Patsy Cline.
It should not come as a surprise that one of Helen Reddy's
early memories was of her grandmother singing Patsy Cline
songs as she rocked little Helen in a rocking chair.
Read more.Wilmington, Delaware’s “Chateau Country”Renée S. Gordon In
1800 Pierre-Samuel du Pont de Nemours and two sons left France
to settle in the United States. This voyage would alter the
course of American history. Pierre had been elevated to
nobility because of his position with Louis XVI as an
economist, secretary to the Assembly of Notables
and his assistance in crafting the 1783 Treaty of Versailles
that ended the American Revolution.
Read more.Tribute to Lum YorkKathleen Walls On
the 50th Anniversary of Hank Williams death, I had the honor
to meet the man who slapped his bull fiddle for Hank's
Drifting Cowboys in the 1940s.William Herbert "Lum" York,
(November 16, 1918 – August 15, 2004) was a musician best
known as the bass player in Hank Williams Drifting Cowboys
from 1944–1949. After leaving the Drifting Cowboys, York
played bass in Lefty Frizzell's band until 1953.
Read more.Wonderful WoodstockKathleen Walls Who
knew there is so much to see and do in Woodstock, Georgia?
Just visited it with Travel Media Showcase this year and
discovered a treasure. It began with the Georgia Gold Rush and
grew when Marietta and North Georgia Railroad built a depot
there in 1879. There are a couple of legends about the city's
name. Read more.Wilmington’s Harriett
Tubman Underground Railroad Byway
Renee S. Gordon On Monday, September
17, 1849 Araminta “Minty” Ross set out from Poplar Neck
Plantation, on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, to freedom in the
North. Prior to her escape she changed her name to Harriet,
after her mother, and took her husband’s last name. It is
undocumented exactly how long, by which route or who assisted
her on her 140-mile journey to Philadelphia but it is believed
that she traveled by night, following the North Star, and was
aided along the way by supporters of the Underground
Railroad (UGRR).
DeKalb County's Terrific
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Long awaited Westville, a living history
recreation of a typical Georgia town in the 1800s is now alive
and in full swing again in Columbus, Georgia. Its authentic
homes and building have been moved from around the state. It
had begun in Lumpkin and was closed down for a good while to
complete the move.
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