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Interpreters show what 19th century life was like on the Pharsalia plantation.

Country Roads: Pharsalia Estate Turns 200

Foxie Morgan has fond memories of growing up at Pharsalia, a private estate in Nelson County gifted to her great-great-grandfather William Massie 200 years ago.
Campers of all ages are welcome at Georgia’s Camp Dixie.

Country Roads: Georgia’s Camp Dixie Celebrates 100th

On a typical Tuesday afternoon in the summertime, a gaggle of girls giggle among the rocks and rhododendron of Camp Dixie. Some swim and some paddle canoes, just as generations of other campers have done at this 350-acre Georgia Mountain oasis.
The Worthington House was built in 1851 and remained in the family until 1953. It was used as a field hospital during the Civil War.

The Hike: Monocacy National Battlefield

This easy walk amid the history of 150 years ago also includes a ridge-line oak-hickory forest.
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Seeing Southern: Memories, Nourished by Music

No matter your age. No matter your whereabouts. You have a memory that is nourished by music.
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Creature Feature: Where Are the Honeybees?

The insect that has a role in so many aspects of our food supply has only half the population it did in the 1940s.
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