There are places in the South where you do not need much imagination to believe that something might be watching you. The Florida Everglades certainly qualify. It is a landscape …
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There are creatures in the South that feel like they belong to another time. Not folklore. Not exaggerated. Not misunderstood. Just old. The hellbender is one of them. If you’ve …
The Hellbender: The River’s Last Secret Read More
The Venus flytrap: everyone’s seen it snap shut on a bug, but most folks don’t realize it’s a true Southern original. This isn’t some exotic curiosity from deep in the …
Venus Flytrap Facts, Habitat, and Care Guide | North Carolina Native Plant Read More
The “State of Franklin” (occasionally referred to as “Frankland” in period documents) was a brief, extra-legal republic created by frontier leaders in what is now East Tennessee. Their aim: to …
The State of Franklin: America’s Lost Four-Year Experiment (1784–1788) Read More
In the years after the Civil War, as the Carolinas nursed wounds still raw from defeat and Reconstruction, federal law felt like a distant threat in the mountain country along …
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From bayou mansions and lighthouse towers to decaying jails and Civil War homes, these places hum with the echoes of what came before. Whether you believe in ghosts or not, …
The 13 Most Haunted Places in the South — Where History Still Walks at Night Read More
She wasn’t born with wings, but she found a way to fly anyway—blazing a path across the heavens and into the annals of legend. Amelia Earhart was more than a …
Vanishing Point: The Legend and Legacy of Amelia Earhart Read More
If you’ve ever enjoyed an episode of the podcast, found a bourbon you loved because of a Swift Sips review, or lost yourself in one of our deep-dive articles, this …
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“The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free.” — General Order No. 3, June 19, …
Juneteenth: What It Is And Why It Matters Read More
In 1977, Smokey and the Bandit lit up Southern highways and movie screens like a lit Marlboro at a truck stop. It was fast, funny, full of grit and charm, …
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