Thursday, February 7, 2008

Please remember the tornado victims

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I'm sure you've seen some of the coverage of the horrible tornado damage across parts of Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi and Alabam...
Monday, February 4, 2008

The Willis Home - Greenwood, Florida

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One of my favorite old Jackson County homes is the Willis House, located on Highway 69 as you enter Greenwood from Two Egg. The beautiful o...
Sunday, February 3, 2008

The Open Pond near Two Egg, Florida

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The body of water seen in the distance here is known in the Two Egg area as the "Open Pond." Long a popular fishing hole in the Co...
Saturday, February 2, 2008

The Steamboat Apalachee

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This faded photograph shows the sternwheel riverboat Apalachee, one of the steam-powered paddlewheelers that used to run up and down the Cha...
Thursday, January 31, 2008

Greetings from Snowy Arkansas

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Many of you know that I divide my time between Arkansas and the family place in Two Egg. Tonight I thought I'd share a bit of Arkansas w...
Tuesday, January 29, 2008

The Bazzell Murder - 1860

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One of the earliest recorded crimes in the Two Egg area was the 1860 murder of William Bazzell. The details surrounding the event remain ske...
Friday, January 25, 2008

Two Egg, Florida - The Book

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If you've tried to pick up a copy of Two Egg, Florida: A Collection of Ghost Stories, Legends and Unusual Facts at Chipola River Book a...
Thursday, January 24, 2008

Lovedale featured in the "Jackson County Times"

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The Two Egg area community of Lovedale is featured in this week's issue of The Jackson County Times . The weekly community newspaper has...

"Southern Heritage" on Chipola College TV

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It is rare that I come across a television program that I gains my firm endorsement. Many of you know that I spent a career in the televisio...
Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Much needed rain falls in Two Egg

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The Two Egg area is getting some badly needed rain this week. It is cold, but there is definitely a silver lining in the clouds. The water t...
Sunday, January 20, 2008

New Book: "A History of Jackson County, Florida" to be released soon

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The first volume of my new three volume set of books, A History of Jackson County, Florida will be released in a couple of weeks. Volume O...
Friday, January 18, 2008

Two Egg was once part of Fayette County

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It is a little known fact that Two Egg (and all of eastern Jackson County, in fact) was once part of short-lived Fayette County. Establishe...
Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Sylvania Plantation - Home of Governor John Milton

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Located a few miles south of Two Egg is the site of Sylvania Plantation, the home of Florida's Confederate Governor, John Milton. The p...
Tuesday, January 15, 2008

The Legend of Two-Toe Tom

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My recent book, Two Egg, Florida: A Collection of Ghost Stories, Legends and Unusual Facts , includes a number of fascinating folk tales fro...

William Henry Cox - A Two Egg pioneer

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The photograph at right is of my great-grandfather, William Henry Cox. He came to the Two Egg area with his father, Joseph Cox, before the C...
Monday, January 14, 2008

Prints available of Dellwood Methodist Church

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Framed prints of my black and white photograph of the historic Dellwood Methodist Church are now available for purchase at www.exploresouthe...
Sunday, January 13, 2008

Milly Francis and Duncan McKrimmon

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This is a 19th century artist's rendering of Milly Francis, the "Creek Pocahontas," begging for the life of a captured Georgia...
Thursday, January 10, 2008

More on Lovedale

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This is one of the oldest graves at Lovedale Baptist Church Cemetery. The stone, located virtually in the shadow of the church itself, mark...
Monday, January 7, 2008

Lovedale Baptist Church Cemetery

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Located just a couple of miles northeast of Two Egg, the community of Lovedale has been an important part of the area since the late 1800s. ...
Sunday, January 6, 2008

Dunaway family celebrates landmark achievement

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Members of Jackson County's Dunaway family, all of whom have close ties and roots in Two Egg, saw a dream become a reality yesterday. Fo...