Tim Murphy
Trail Trials: Marietta Paper Mill Ruins
The Georgia Piedmont underwent significant geoeconomic transformations during the mid-19th century. Profound population growth,...
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Tim Murphy
Mar 12, 20236 min read
Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse and Museum
Mosquito Inlet—first charted in April 1513 by Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de Leon—was a relatively uninhabited estuary during the...
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Tim Murphy
Mar 5, 202316 min read
Castillo de San Marcos
Located in St. Augustine, Florida, Castillo de San Marcos is the oldest surviving example of European masonry fortifications in America....
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Tim Murphy
Dec 11, 20223 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20227 min read
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, 202222 min read
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, 202214 min read
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, 202215 min read
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, 202218 min read
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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