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Witness Trees

14 Sep 2023
What is a Witness Tree, anyway?"Witness trees are those flora of historic landscapes that remain in place decades or even centuries after noteworthy events unfolded there. Often the trees were…
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Joseph Adair, Sr. Timeline

11 Aug 202330 Aug 2023
Joseph Adair, Sr. was my 7th great-grandfather. His son, Joseph Jr, was my 6th. Joseph was a cooper by trade, a highly-skilled barrel maker. Barrel Steve Road in modern-day Clinton,…
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Hammond’s Old Store and the SC Battleground Preservation Trust

8 Aug 2023
This is great news! From a Meta post by the South Carolina Battleground Preservation Trust this week: NEWS! We're honored to announce the acquisition of the Hammond’s Store Battlefield near…
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Hopsewee Plantation, Revisited

15 Jun 2023
Hopsewee is located just before the North Santee. I live just over an hour from here, a lovely ride south, through Georgetown, SC. The King's Highway has been traveled this…
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Tibwin Plantation, Revisited

13 Jun 2023
Tibwin Plantation, in the Francis Marion National Forest area. The grounds are beautiful, quiet. The mosquitos were easily manageable with bug spray, but I expect it will get very buggy…
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The Battle of Wambaw Bridge

19 May 2023
Revolutionary War action took place here, February 24, 1782. Wambaw Bridge is deep in Francis Marion National Forest, down forest service roads. In this case, my trusty Hyundai Elantra was…
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Hampton Plantation, Banastre Tarleton, and Francis Marion

3 May 2023
On my recent visit to Cowpens, during a discussion of Banastre Tarleton, I was reminded of a tale that was shared on a visit to Hampton Plantation. Although South Carolina…
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Cowpens Battlefield Walk

25 Apr 2023
On Sunday, April 23rd, 2023, I had the opportunity to walk the Cowpens Battlefield with a group of interested folks, led by the always amazing historian and speaker, Mr. Durant…
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Sellers Family – King’s Mountain and Cherryville, NC

21 Mar 202321 Mar 2023
I set out to explore this area, the land where my grandfather, James Sellers, was born. Although my Adair and Holland research has been a long and ongoing undertaking, I…
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The American Heritage Festival 2023

3 Mar 2023
Reflecting back on this year's American Heritage Festival, at Graham's Historic Farm in Lake City, SC. I first attended this annual event last year, it was also my first visit…

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