John Paul Jones
This year marks the 250th birthday of the United States Navy. As the daughter of a Navy sailor, this is near and dear to me and my family. Keep in min...
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Fall Back Into Confusion
It’s that special time of year again — when we all gain an hour of sleep but lose our sense of what century we’re living in. Y...
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Surrender At Yorktown And Its Toll
The British surrendered at Yorktown on October 19, 1781, when Lord Cornwallis's army succumbed to American and French forces after a prolonged artille...
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The footsteps of Miss Howard
With Halloween drawing near, I reflect back on the house I grew up in. Strange events occurred over the years. The footsteps down the long wooden hall...
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The Overmountain Men
The Overmountain Men were the American Patriot militia from west of the Appalachian Mountains who marched over the mountains to fight and defeat Briti...
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The Beach In October
My husband and I have been going on vacation in Garden City for the last five years. It’s become a favorite getaway for us every May. However, w...
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Major William Chronicle and his South Fork Boys
Major William Chronicle was born about 1755 in present day Belmont NC and was the only son of William Chronicle and Dinah McKee Chronicle. Dinah was f...
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The Jetsons Were Almost Right
Remember The Jetsons? That cheerful futuristic family who lived in the clouds, commuting in flying cars and being served dinner by a robot named Rosie...
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Last hummingbird departs for points south
MOUNT HOLLY––Well, I guess she’s gone now.I looked for our last straggler hummingbird to-day (Thursday). But I didn’t see her....
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The Battle of Kings Mountain
This month marks the anniversary of the Battle of Kings Mountain which was fought on October 7, 1780. This decisive victory for the American Patriots ...
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The Self-Checkout Shuffle
Today I visited a local grocer that I tend to frequent a few times each month. They usually have a decent markdown (sale) on meats; and today was no e...
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Independence Hurricane
The 1775 Independence Hurricane was a pseudonym for patriot passions in the colonies, it was a hurricane that struck the Thirteen Colonies and t...
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The Perils of the DMV and the Quest for the Real ID
Some people climb mountains. Others run marathons. Recently, I decided to do something really daring. I went to the DMV to get a Real ID. I would late...
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The British Make Their Way To South Carolina
Just as their neighbors across the border, the patriots in South Carolina were also busy making preparations for what they knew would be a fight...
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The lessons of a Japanese Maple~
Just outside my kitchen window grows a Japanese maple; its branches arching gracefully as if it knows it is being watched. Day after day, I find mysel...
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The American Revolution is in Canada?
Many think Canada is a separate country that had no involvement in the American Revolution. Nothing could be further from the truth. Canada was also a...
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