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Looking at the quaint and genteel Franklin of today, it’s hard to imagine some of the town’s sordid history.
But lynchings, public whippings and hangings, street corner shootings and assorted “activities of the night” are all part of the city’s past. Many buildings served as hospitals following the Battle of Franklin, […]
For a city as old as St. Augustine, there is bound to be a lot of ghosts lurking, but the school house didn’t seem to be one of them for some reason, until someone shot this photo. Take a look at the insert… it is our imagination or could something be looking out the window?? […]
First of you will read the history of this hospital and if that is not frightening enough, you get to peek over the shoulder of three individuals who were researching the hospital for a book entitled… So, There I Was… And then I thought that you might want a closer look although what went […]
“Historian and actress Maureen Patrick can help you ’see’ dead people in an entirely different way–through the eyes of Miss Prudence Fipwhistle (11855-1899). As president of the Tampa Historical Society, Patrick has studied up on the deceased in Oaklawn Cemetery so she can educate kids aged seven and up and adults about who is buried […]
Ghost Tours of St. Augustine was developed in 1994 by Sandy Craig, a native resident of St. Augustine. Sandy’s heritage roots go back 400 years in St. Augustine, to the first Spanish settlers who arrived in this ancient city. She is of Minorcan descent, a cultural group of people migrated from Minorca, Spain who still […]
A whole day devoted to scaring the crap out of you. I can’t think of a better way to experience all that Little Rock has to offer then to spend a day seeking out the local ghosts. A city with as much history as Little Rock does, it should be no trouble finding something that […]
On these fields and hills, Union and Confederate armies clashed during the fall of 1863 in some of the hardest fighting of the Civil War. The prize was Chattanooga, key rail center and gateway to the heart of the Confederacy. The campaign that brought the armies here began late in June 1863 when General William […]
For our last day in Charleston we will see as much as we can of the city as possible. First up is a horse drawn carriage tour with The Old South Carriage Company. Over 300 years of history will be revealed as you ride over cobblestone streets. The 2.5 mile tour gives you a glimps […]
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Written by Apryl Chapman Thomas [email], and Katherine Lynch [email] for b5media.
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