The scope of the January 2023 Recap is expanded a bit because of a road trip I took during the month; it includes northern South Carolina and Central North Carolina in addition to the usual offerings of Coastal Georgia, Lowcountry SC, and First Coast Florida. You might want to take a look at the North… Read More Coastal Georgia Military Monitoring Recap; January 2023
I was supposed to end my recent road trip on Friday, 13 January 2023 and return to Savannah, but I noticed on social media that the Cowpens National Battlefield was having a 242nd Anniversary of the Battle of Cowpens event on Saturday and Sunday, 14/15 January, so I extended my trip and stayed in Gaffney,… Read More The Cowpens National Battlefield Marked the 242nd Anniversary of the Battle of Cowpens with a Terrific Living History Event
Two other historic sites that I visited during my Greensboro, NC; Columbia, SC; and Cowpens National Battlefield Road Trip were Fort Dobbs, a French and Indian War era historic site in Statesville, NC and Historic Camden, an American Revolution historic site in Camden, SC. Historic Camden had been on my list of places to visit… Read More Visits to Fort Dobbs in Statesville, NC and Historic Camden in Camden, SC
In addition to the historic sites and zoos that I visited during my Greensboro, NC; Columbia, SC; and Cowpens National Battlefield Road Trip, I also stopped at the Richard Petty Museum in Level Cross, NC and the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer, NC. The Richard Petty Museum The Richard Petty Museum in Level Cross,… Read More Visits to the Richard Petty Museum in Level Cross, NC and the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer, NC
One of the major stops on my Greensboro, NC; Columbia, SC; Cowpens National Battlefield Road Trip was the Guilford Courthouse National Military Park in Greensboro, NC. Over the past few years, I’ve visited other American Revolution Southern Campaign sites such as Cowpens, Kings Mountain, Moore’s Creek, and Musgrove Mill, but Guilford Courthouse had long been… Read More A Visit to Guilford Courthouse National Military Park in Greensboro, NC
During my recent Greensboro, NC/Columbia, SC/Cowpens National Battlefield Road Trip, I visited three zoos: The North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro, NC; the Greensboro Science Center (more like a blend of museum, aquarium, and zoo) in Greensboro, NC; and the Riverbanks Zoo in Columbia, SC. I’ve been to the Riverbanks Zoo numerous times, and I’m an… Read More Visits to the North Carolina Zoo, the Greensboro Science Center, and the Riverbanks Zoo
Last week, I took a road trip that was a continuation of a series of American Revolution Southern Campaign road trips that I’ve taken over the last year or so. On Monday, I left Savannah and drove up to Greensboro, NC, stopping at the North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro, NC and the Richard Petty Museum… Read More Road Trip Radio Report: Greensboro, NC; Columbia, SC; and the Cowpens National Battlefield; 9-15 January 2023
December is always a short month for military monitoring. With the Christmas and New Year’s holidays so close together, there generally isn’t a lot of activity from just before Christmas to the new year. This year was no different; there was little activity to listen to between 23 December and 31 December. Hunter AAF/Wright AFF/Fort… Read More Coastal Georgia Military Monitoring Recap; December 2022
Fortification: Fort MorrisLocation: Sunbury, Liberty CountyConflicts: American Revolution, War of 1812Visited: 11 December 2022 A blog project for 2023 is to visit historic fortifications in Coastal Georgia and document them with blog posts. This weekend, to get the project started, I visited Fort Morris in Sunbury. Throughout 2023, I’ll be visiting more forts along the… Read More Coastal Georgia Fortifications: Fort Morris in Sunbury
November 2022 wasn’t the best month. Between Hurricane Nicole to family medical issues during the Thanksgiving Holiday, I didn’t have much radio time. While there may have not been extraordinary events like the USS Ford working off the coast or P-8s on temporary duty in Savannah, the month did provide some interesting listening. Notable during… Read More Coastal Georgia Military Monitoring Recap; November 2022
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