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Tim Murphy
Feb 2310 min read
Fort Point National Historic Site
Historically referenced as “Gibraltar of the West Coast,” the once-formidable Fort Point now resides in relative obscurity beneath the...
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Tim Murphy
Jan 1215 min read
Lowell National Historical Park
Despite achieving national sovereignty through the Revolutionary War, the United States experienced limited economic independence during...
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Tim Murphy
Nov 17, 20243 min read
Trail Trials: Cathedral Ledge
The White Mountains of New Hampshire possess some of the most spectacular scenery in the eastern United States—their natural splendor the...
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Tim Murphy
Oct 31, 202416 min read
The Salem Witch Trials
In January 1692, a mysterious affliction tormented the parsonage of Samuel Parris, the reverend of Salem Village parish. The minister’s...
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Tim Murphy
Oct 13, 20243 min read
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens consistently ranks among the top tourist attractions in Charleston, South Carolina. It is a...
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Tim Murphy
Aug 18, 202413 min read
Fort Moultrie
Between 1776 and 1947, Fort Moultrie served as the guardian of Charleston Harbor. The defensive work endured a baptism by fire during the...
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Tim Murphy
Jun 9, 20245 min read
Colonial Dorchester
On December 5, 1695, Reverend Joseph Lord—a Puritan minister from Massachusetts—and several dozen members of his congregation boarded the...
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Tim Murphy
May 26, 202418 min read
Fort Sumter
On April 12, 1861, Confederate forces fired upon the Federal garrison at Fort Sumter—an island fortress centered in Charleston Harbor,...
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Tim Murphy
Mar 24, 202414 min read
The Battle of Bentonville
On December 21, 1864, the port city of Savannah, Georgia, unconditionally surrendered to Major General William Tecumseh Sherman and his...
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Tim Murphy
Mar 3, 20242 min read
Old Sheldon Church Ruins
The esthetic ruins of Old Sheldon Church—situated serendipitously beneath moss-covered canopies in Beaufort County, South...
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