Monday, October 19, 2015

Ghost of Huggin' Molly (Abbeville, AL)

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If you've ever traveled down U.S. 431 through Alabama, you have seen the signs for Huggin' Molly's restaurant in Abbeville. Th...
Friday, October 16, 2015

Buried Alive: True story of a woman who came back from the grave.

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The bizarre story of a Chipley, FL woman who was buried alive only to be dug up by grave robbers! She went on to live 35 more years and ha...
Thursday, October 8, 2015

Ocheesee Pond Wild Man: A 19th Century Bigfoot capture in Florida?

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Thursday, December 22, 2011

Free Kindle Books on Florida History: Today Only

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As part of a special promotion, two of my books on Florida history are available today only (December 22nd) for FREE. The Early History o...
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Wednesday, November 30, 2011

November 30, 1817: The Scott Massacre - Bloodiest Battle of the First Seminole War

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Site of the Scott Massacre of 1817 On November 30, 1817, a U.S. army boat carrying 40 soldiers, 7 women and 4 children was attacked by C...
Monday, October 31, 2011

Halloween 2011: Some Florida Stories to Chill Your Spine

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The Orman House in Apalachicola Florida has an amazing number of stories of ghosts, monsters and strange happenings. And while many enjo...
Thursday, October 6, 2011

New Photos of the "Ghost of Bellamy Bridge" - Marianna, Florida

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Bellamy Bridge I've added several odd new photos to my pages on the Ghost of Bellamy Bridge. Set on the Chipola River north of Maria...
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Monday, September 19, 2011

Two-Toed Tom - The Alligator Monster of the Florida Panhandle?

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Florida Alligator In the stateline counties of Holmes, Walton, Washington and Jackson in the Florida Panhandle, residents tell stories of...
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Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Apalachicola Arsenal - Chattahoochee, Florida

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Officer's Quarters of the Apalachicola Arsenal One of Florida's more unexpected military landmarks can be found not in a park or ...
Monday, August 22, 2011

A Bigfoot Capture in 19th Century Florida??! - Story of the Ocheesee Pond "Wild Man"

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Swamps of Ocheesee Pond One of the most overlooked yet potentially most important Bigfoot related stories in American history took pla...
Friday, July 15, 2011

Whales of the Florida & Georgia Coast

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North Atlantic Right Whale Photo: NOAA For longer than man has walked the beaches of the Atlantic coast of Florida and Georgia, the Nort...
Friday, July 8, 2011

Paynes Prairie - The Lake that became a Prairie

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Paynes Prairie As drivers head south from Gainesville on I-75 or U.S. 441, they come down off a hill and pass over a wide and open expans...
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Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Cedar Key's Little Known Civil War Battlefield

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S.R. 24 Bridge at Number Four Tens of thousands of visitors make their way to the charming island community of Cedar Key on Florida's...
Friday, June 24, 2011

The Death of Florida's Princess, 1867

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The Princess Murat Madame Catherine Daingerfield Willis Murat, the French Princess who was also a great-grandniece of President George Wa...
Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Legacy of Dr. John Gorrie remembered in Apalachicola

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Statue of Gorrie in U.S. Capitol The hottest months of summer are a great time to remember the legacy of one of the most ingenius Floridi...