Southern Byways

August 15th, 2008

How Much Do You Really Know About Florida?

From Jacksonville to Miami and from Palm Beach to Naples, you feel like you know Florida like the back of your hand. But when it comes down to it, How much do you really know? Here’s a quiz on the state of Florida. Test yourself first and then, scroll down for the answers below. Feel […]

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May 10th, 2007

The Softer Side of Robert E Lee

“Elizabeth Brown Pryor’s newest biographical effort - “Reading the Man: A Portrait of Robert E. Lee Through His Private Letters” - promises a fresh new look at this Confederate icon. It is based, she said, on a “treasure trove of unpublished or unused documents in scores of archives and attics and trunks.”
I don’t know if […]

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January 20th, 2007

How did the Mardi Gras Begin?

“In 1699, Mardi Gras was first mentioned in North America. A French explorer camped by the Mississippi River, fifty miles south of today’s New Orleans, named Pierre le Moyne, Sieur d’Iberville, first brought the term to the United States.
By the 1700s, Mardi Gras was celebrated in both Mobile, Alabama, and in New Orleans, Louisiana. Somewhat […]

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December 28th, 2006

University of Arkansas - December 28th

Did you know that this university was founded in 1907… that’s a lot of history! And from what I have been reading here, a lot of sports figures got their start at this university!
Things to See in Arkansas
Photo Gallery - Arkansas
Tags: History, University-of-Arkansas

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October 28th, 2006

How to make moonshine

A Wilkes County copper moonshine still
Courtesy of Applachian Cultural Museum
Applachian State University
Boone, North Carolina
You have to admit, moonshine and the south simply seems to go together. If you are going to look at the culture of the south, here is a very interesting place to start!! Get ready to step back in time.
“Makin’ good […]

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August 15th, 2006

About Dr. Pepper

It seems that there is a lot about this soda that I didn’t know! There’s this…
“The drink was first sold in Waco (McLennan County), Texas, in 1885.”
And then there is this…
“It was formulated by pharmacist Charles Alderton in Morrison’s Old Corner Drug Store in Waco, Texas. To test his new drink, he first offered it […]

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August 3rd, 2006

The History of Little Rock, Arkansas

Since Britt is showing you around the sights this week, I thought that I would do a little digging into the history! Now this is interesting…
“Little Rock was actually named for a little rock. Early travelers used a stone outcropping on the bank of the Arkansas River as a landmark. “La Petite Roche” marked the […]

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July 27th, 2006

CIVIL WAR IN MINIATURE SOUTHERN CONFEDERACY TRIVIA

So you are a history buff and think you know all there is to know about the civil war? Well, scoot over to this site and see just how smart you are! There are twenty five questions waiting for you!
Take the Test
Tags: Civil War, History, Southern Trivia, test

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