Governor Lyttelton of SC
William Lyttelton bio First, this is not the Lyttelton for who a fort in Pennsylvania is named. Fort Lyttelton in Pennsylvania is named...
Doves v Hawks South Carolina
Who are the doves and the hawks before the first of 3 Expeditions launches to punish the Cherokee nation for not giving up those who...
55 Cherokees crowd SC Commons House of Assembly
On 19 Oct 1759 the peace train of 55 Cherokees crowded into the South Carolina Commons House of Assembly in Charles Town SC. Governor...
Abraham Lincoln murdered by an Indian
That's the name of the grandfather of the famous Abraham Lincoln. We explore the connections briefly, then The Story. The Lincolns and...
What's Swamp Fox doing in Oct 1759?
You saw the Mel Gibson movie, The Patriot, when he and his men are camping at night in a swampy area (no mosquitos in that scene) and Mel...
Peace Train loses to War Train --- it will drag in Virginia
War plans on the white side are ramping up. South Carolina Governor Lyttlelton's Expedition will be the first of three to attack Cherokee...
The Love Train to Charlestown SC
Oconostota and Osteneco on 2 Oct 1759 joined Wawhatchee, Serowah of Estatoe and a crowd of Lower Towns people to head towards Charleston....
Willa Cather's 1st Home as of Oct 2023
A statue has been unveiled Thurs 12 Oct 2023 at the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley outside. Take a look at that story on the statue here....
A NIGHT AT GREENWAY COURT by Willa Cather
Willa Cather (1873-1947) wrote a story in 1896 about Lord Fairfax (1693-1781) and his place, Greenway Court. (1747-1834). There's a...
Willa Cather Statue Oct 2023
All Glory is Fleeting. And yet all these years later a statue of Willa Cather is erected Thursday, 12 Oct 2023 at the Museum of the...
