Tim Murphy
Trail Trials: Cloudland Canyon
The high country of Northwest Georgia is home to many fascinating natural landmarks, but few can compare to the popularity and...
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Tim Murphy
- Nov 6, 2022
- 2 min
Trail Trials: McAfee Knob
Widely regarded as the “most photographed spot along the Appalachian Trail,” McAfee Knob is a sight to behold. The prominent precipice...
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Tim Murphy
- Oct 30, 2022
- 7 min
Waverly Hills Sanatorium
Tuberculosis (TB) was a well-established global affliction during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The disease—commonly referred...
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Tim Murphy
- Oct 23, 2022
- 22 min
The Battles of The Wilderness and Spotsylvania Court House
The American Civil War’s third full year of combat was its most vicious and destructive yet. The Battles of Gettysburg, Vicksburg, and...
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Tim Murphy
- Sep 11, 2022
- 14 min
The Battle of Chancellorsville
Major General Ambrose E. Burnside lasted only a single campaign as head of the Army of the Potomac. His abject failure at Fredericksburg,...
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Tim Murphy
- Aug 7, 2022
- 15 min
The Battle of Fredericksburg
1862 was a calamitous year for the Union Army of the Potomac. George B. McClellan’s failed Peninsular Campaign and inability to vanquish...
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Tim Murphy
- Jul 24, 2022
- 18 min
Thomas Jefferson's Monticello
Thomas Jefferson was born on April 13, 1743, at Shadwell, his family’s 3,000-acre plantation in Albemarle County, Virginia. His father,...
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Tim Murphy
- May 29, 2022
- 7 min
The Cape Henry Lighthouses
Long before the installation of maritime navigation aids, coastal Virginia was a vast wilderness unadulterated by European...
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Tim Murphy
- Mar 20, 2022
- 5 min
Historic Halifax
Established in 1757, Halifax, North Carolina, was originally an inland port that connected backcountry communities to bustling trade...
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Tim Murphy
- Mar 6, 2022
- 7 min
West Point Foundry Preserve
Prior to the Revolutionary War, the American colonies—rife with natural resources—were practically devoid of any large-scale industrial...
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