News from Around the South 9/8 – 9/15

WEST VIRGINIA: Antietam and West Virginia SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. – It’s called the single bloodiest day in American history — the battle of Antietam. It took place September 17, 1862 and was the first battle fought on Union soil during the Civil War. It’s always been...

The Charms of Charleston

As your horse-drawn carriage clip-clops along the sunny streets of Charleston, South Carolina, you can marvel at a perfect historic snapshot of the USA. In the picture are grand antebellum mansions where visitors still leave calling cards on silver salvers;...

Faces of the New South

“As you may know, 150 years ago the father of urban renewal passed through our town,” says the guide from Peachtree Trolley tours in downtown Atlanta. “When he left here we had a chance to start over…” She’s speaking ruefully, sarcastically, of course. In 1864 –...