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Workers dredging Georgia's Savannah River found cannons that had vanished since the Revolutionary War; more than 200 years later, 19 were pulled from the water
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American Revolution Experience at Highlands
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (425+ words) ASHLAND The Poage Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution announced the opening of the American Revolution Experience at the Highlands DO!Zeum, scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 22. It will run through Saturday, Sept. 26. The pop-up exhibition includes display panels…...
Photo Exhibition Imagines What Emmett Till’s Life Could Have Been
5+ hour, 40+ min ago (106+ words) A photo exhibition imagines the life 14-year-old Emmett Till might have lived if he had not been murdered more than 70 years ago....
Historic sites in Naples, all within walking distance
18+ hour, 9+ min ago (369+ words) Today we'll take a walking tour of Naples, which starts at a historic railroad depot and ends at the Gulf, in what is known as Olde Naples. Put on some comfortable shoes and come along. Naples Depot1051 Fifth Avenue South, Naples…...
From the archives: An effort to 'save' a scenic Wilmington road
18+ hour, 33+ min ago (262+ words) There's a road in Wilmington that shows off live oaks, historic estates, popular local restaurants and the Intracoastal Waterway. When a 10-story hotel was proposed there, it didn't take long for people to chime in against the project. According to…...
Birmingham alumni born in 1963 reflect on civil rights legacy
9+ hour, 9+ min ago (374+ words) Alumni from Birmingham City Schools born in 1963 came together at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute to commemorate the events of that transformative year and reflect on the Civil Rights Movement's impact on Birmingham and the nation. Attendees highlighted 1963 as a…...
Raven’s Fort Clue May Locate Alfred’s Battle of Ashdown
1+ week, 4+ day ago (270+ words) The battle is often placed near Ashbury, Oxfordshire, because it was called ‘Asshedoune’ (Ashdown) in Old English in a royal charter from Alfred’s father king Ethelwulf around thirty years before the Battle of Ashdown took place. “The Anglo Saxons and…...
‘Stumbling stones' honor enslaved people who helped build Arlington
12+ hour, 54+ min ago (227+ words) Nine new bronze markers line the streets of Arlington, Virginia, called “stumbling stones.” They memorialize nine enslaved people who helped build Arlington County and the U.S. Each of the stones are placed in the sidewalk of the last known…...
Florida history ripe to explore during Hispanic Heritage Month
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (1046+ words) Last October, I had the amazing opportunity to attend a retreat in Puerto Rico with Cooperative Baptist Fellowship women ministers. Carefully planned by leaders from Florida, Alabama, and Virginia, and a team of proud Puerto Rican hosts, the retreat was…...
How Shorefront Legacy Center preserves Black history from a church basement in Evanston
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (460+ words) The Shorefront Legacy Center, a small archive in a church basement in Evanston, Ill., collects papers and objects that tell the history of the city's Black community. A small archive in Evanston, Illinois, has been documenting the history of Black life…...