Battlefields and Forts
Explore dozens of historic
Southern forts and battlefields:
Natural Wonders
See some of the spectacular
natural wonders of the South:
Explore the South with new journeys for 2008!
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Branson, Missouri is one of America's
favorite destinations. Located in the beautiful
Ozarks, the city has been called the "Live
Country Music Capital of America." The area
also is home to an impressive array of
historic sites and natural wonders.
To learn more, please follow the link below:
One of the South's premier destinations,
Eureka Springs is a beautiful Victorian village
set in the rolling Ozarks of Arkansas. The
community features a wide variety of historic
sites, hotels, bed and breakfast inns, cabins,
restaurants, natural wonders and more.
To learn more, please click here:
Some of the Florida's most significant natural
and historic landscapes can be seen at
Torreya State Park. The park is an amazing
destination on the Apalachicola River.
Robbers Cave State Park near Wilburton,
Oklahoma, is one of the South's most
fascinating destinations. Supposedly used
as a hideout by notorious outlaws including
Jesse James and Belle Starr, the cave is the
centerpiece of a stunning state park.
Torreya State Park - Florida
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Eureka Springs, Arkanasas
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Historic Structures
Visit unique Southern homes,
churches and other structures:
Native American History
Learn more about Native
Americans and the South:
Arkansas
Georgia
South Carolina
Alabama
Florida
Mississippi
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Tennessee
Texas
Kentucky
North Carolina
Virginia
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African American History
Explore highlights of black
history in the South:
State by State
Explore historic sites in the
South by state:
By Time Period
A guide to Southern historic
sites by time period:
Jackson County, Florida
Learn more about Florida's
third county:
Washington County, Florida
Explore Northwest Florida's
historic Washington County:
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Missouri
Jackson County, Florida's Community Newspaper now has an online home:
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The Battle of Massard Prairie, Arkansas
On July 27, 1864, Confederate troops
stormed across a broad prairie in Fort Smith,
Arkansas and achieved one of the most
dramatic victories of the Civil War in the West.
White and Native American soldiers fought
side by side in the engagement. To learn
more about this remarkable battle, please
follow the link below:
Riding the Blue Ridge Parkway
One of the most scenic roadways in the
world, the beautiful Blue Ridge Parkway
stretches across the top of the Blue Ridge
from North Carolina up to the Shenandoah
Valley in Virginia. Rising to elevations of over
5,000 feet, the parkway passes a wide variety
of historic and natural wonders and offers an
array of beautiful views.
Books on Florida History by Dale Cox
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