Author: Alan Brown

A Brief History of East Tennessee

East Tennessee includes the Appalachian Plateau and The Appalachian Ridge and Valley Region, and the Blue Ridge Region. The Appalachian Plateau derives its name from its flat-topped mountains, like Look-out Mountain, from the...

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Ghost Pirates of Battery Park

Battery Park on the waterfront is one of the most picturesque sites in Charleston. Weary tourists resting in the shade of the stately oaks are surrounded by mementos of Charleston’s past, including cannons, cannon balls, states,...

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Poogan’s Porch

Built in 1886, the building on 72 Queen Street that now houses one of Charleston’s most popular restaurants was owned by two spinster sisters, Elizabeth and Zoe Saint Amand. Both women were schoolteachers, but they had entirely...

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