Month: July 2017
A Strategic Fort Location
Today it is a well-known summer vacation spot. Turn back the clock about three centuries and people would have known it as one of the…
A Grand Mansion For the Family
In the days just ahead of the Civil War, one prominent young lady in New Madrid, Missouri built a grand mansion for her family. Perhaps…
The Wishbone Studios
Directly across the street from the airport in Muscle Shoals, Alabama you’ll find a simple square building with some cabins across the lane. Most people…
One of Those Names Behind the Big Names
His name is Billy Lawson…and if the name sounds familiar…well, you’ve certainly heard his work. He’s one of those names behind the big names…but if…
Meeting Someone Famous
Did you ever meet someone famous? Did you immediately recognize them, or did someone have to nudge you and point out the fact? Today’s story…
Just Right For the Radio
We all listen to music, but we often don’t give much thought to where that music was recorded and the process it takes to get…
A Big Deal in the Music World
You’ve perhaps heard of Muscle Shoals, Alabama, but maybe you don’t know just how big a deal this place is in the music world. We…
A Who’s Who Kind of Cemetery
Not just anyone gets to buried at Arlington National Cemetery. The same holds true for this little cemetery down some backroads in northwestern Alabama. It’s…
A Special Cemetery
It looks like many cemeteries in the U.S. There are grave markers and flowers surrounding by many trees. But this is not like any other…
The City That Was Last
This is a city that was last. And in this case, being last isn’t all that bad, for what came here last made this museum…