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Continue reading →: Ozone Falls: Seoni of the South in Tennessee’s Jungle Book WaterfallOzone Falls State Natural Area is located near the town of Crab Orchard in Cumberland County, Tennessee. It was officially established in the 1973 with just fourteen acres, but the land mass tripled in the following two decades. Visiting was a quick and easy stop off the highway en route…
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Continue reading →: North Georgia’s Anna Ruby FallsHigh up on the mountain top, Tray Mountain in this case, is one of North Georgia’s most popular locales. Anna Ruby Falls are part of the Unicoi State Park in the Chattahoochee National Forest. My song for this entry is “High on a Mountain Top” by Loretta Lynn: The twin…
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Continue reading →: Fort Dickerson’s Civil War Earthen Fort and Turquoise QuarryJust beyond the Henley Street Bridge in downtown Knoxville, you can visit one of many old Civil War forts in the area. Fort Dickerson is an extremely well-preserved earthen fort built in the early 1860s by Federals/Union soldiers to protect Knoxville from the Confederates. The fort was named after Captain…
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Continue reading →: Roses in Raleigh: I Beg Your Pardon!I was hoping to catch a peek at a Neil Diamond hybrid rose, but no dice.
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Continue reading →: 5 Reasons to Visit Blairsville, GeorgiaLegends of the Native American Nunnehi spirits haunt the area, as countless battles took place between the Cherokee and Creek tribes on these ancient grounds between Blood Mountain and Slaughter Mountain.
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Continue reading →: Morristown: Home of a Bear-Grinnin’ Hero, Evil Dead, & the Last Two-Story Sky Mart in the USACrockett was famous for a great number of accomplishments including his alleged ability to fight bears by flashing his grin, but my favourite story is when he passionately spoke out against Andrew Jackson’s cruel and horrific Indian Removal Act.
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Continue reading →: Greenback Castle: A Religious Fanatic’s Spooky Junk ShrineThere is an odd sensation of being watched here, perhaps just by a protective neighbour in hiding or by some other innocuous being. One would not think that the House of the Almighty could harbour any foreboding spirits, but this vast geographic area was once a main centre of ancient…
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Continue reading →: Hendersonville, NC: The Mystical Mountain Town of Apple CountryDowntown Hendersonville, North Carolina has a high concentration of things I like; cozy cafes, bookstores, bars/restaurants with literary themes, coffee shops, boutiques filled with crystals and witchy stuff, farmers markets, Art Deco buildings, and museums, all within a handful of city blocks.
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Continue reading →: Weaverville: Traveling Light Through the MountainsVance was widely praised for being ahead of his time by making huge strides in infrastructure development and socio-political reforms, but he continuously used his political power to fight against civil rights and the abolition of slavery, and his family still owned slaves so I’m not buying it.
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Continue reading →: Roane County, TN: Fort Southwest Point, Ironworks & Other RelicsWelsh immigrants came to Roane and nearby Scott County in the 1800s by way of Pennsylvania, with hopes to join the iron and coal industries. Enjoy this sidequest of fascinating lore about the mining industry, its use of forced convict labour that displaced these miners, and a few of their triumphs.
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Continue reading →: Mars Hill, NC: From Segregated to SecularIn fact, I found it boldly secular of them to have a plaque of the quote “Ignorance is the curse of God; knowledge the wing wherewith we fly…”
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Continue reading →: Saluda, NC: Tsaludiyi, Flat Rock, & Carl Sandburg’s Home“The moon is a friend for the lonesome to talk to.” ― Carl Sandburg
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