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OPINION: A call to action to preserve Appalachian history and honor a local hero
5+ hour, 42+ min ago (1342+ words) Sitting on land that was once a strip mine operation just outside the town of Wise, Va. , is Lonesome Pine Airport, an airport facility that stands as an example of what mined land reclamation can do. The airport serves as…...
Hill 70: On the eve of the important WW I battle, a look at Hill 70 Memorial Park
2+ hour, 42+ min ago (924+ words) Home " Defence Today " Observation Post " Hill 70: On the eve of the important WW I battle, a look at Hill 70 Memorial Park The limestone obelisk and revamped ampitheatre at Hill 70 Memorial Park in Loos-en-Gohelle, France. [hill70. ca] In startling contrast to the…...
Workers Dredging the Savannah River Stumbled Upon 19 Cannons That Had Been Underwater Since the Revolutionary War
3+ hour, 39+ min ago (679+ words) Ellen Wexler | Writer and Special Projects Editor As crews worked to deepen a section of the Savannah River, they used a clamshell dredger to scoop up mud. One day, when the machine rose from the water, it was dragging a…...
Rip Van Winkle and the Civil War
7+ hour, 20+ min ago (542+ words) The Rip Van Winkle State. Yeah, that's what they called us. North Carolina's early history was one of what some people might mistake as lethargy. We were often behind the times (though now, thanks in part to that giant brick-and-concrete…...
Civil War Living History Days returns to South Park this weekend
7+ hour, 53+ min ago (167+ words) MANSFIELD "The Richland Early American Center for History will host its third annual Civil War Living History Days at South Park this weekend. The free, family-friendly event will feature re-enactors, demonstrations and tours of the historic structures at South Park…...
Randy Perkins speaks on 'The Battle of Big Mound' at Front Porch Chat
10+ hour, 25+ min ago (141+ words) Randy Perkins spoke on "The Battle of Big Mound" at the first Front Porch Chat of the 2026 season on Sunday, June 7, at the Stutsman County Memorial Museum. Perkins related the events that led up to the battle, the battle itself…...
My time with Buffie and Abraham Lincoln
11+ hour, 53+ min ago (382+ words) Some personal connections remain with you forever. Sylvia Sutherland was Peterborough's mayor from 1985 to 1991 and from 1997 to 2006. On a mid-August day in 1979, David and I found ourselves in Abraham Lincoln's tomb in Springfield, Illinois. Entering, we heard the voice of…...
Civil War Days feature colorful characters
11+ hour, 53+ min ago (254+ words) Confederate troops fire a canon shot at Union troops during a Hopkinton Civil War Days battle at the Delaware County Historical Complex at the Lenox College grounds. Debate moderator John Eiben introduces General Ulysses S. Grant (Mike Mc Ginty) and General…...
Missing But Not Forgotten: Remembering the Royster Memorial - Northeast News
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (374+ words) The final stanza of Robert Lewis Stevenson's Requiem, Home is the sailor home from the sea and the hunter home from the hill, was once cast in bronze and set into a Missouri red granite pillar at The Concourse." The…...
Stone installed in Drakesville Cemetery for War of 1812 veteran
23+ hour, 53+ min ago (929+ words) Mike Rowley of Clive placed a stone on the unmarked grave of War of 1812 veteran Stephen Potter in the Drakesville Cemetery on June 4. Rowley is a retired pharmaceutical sales representative who just happens to have a passion for seeing that…...