The Hidden Southeast

Virginia’s Presidential Homes

Virginia’s Presidential Homes

Virginia's Presidential Homes This week, we are featuring two of Virginia's lovely Presidential homes. Eight former Presidents have hailed from this powerful...

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Mystery Photo: Landsford Canal

Mystery Photo: Landsford Canal

Landsford Canal State Park Chester County, South Carolina The surest sign of spring in Chester County?  The Rocky Shoals Spider Lilies in bloom, as these rare...

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Mystery Photo:  Creekside

Mystery Photo: Creekside

Creekside, circa 1840 Morganton, North Carolina   Contrary to popular belief (and logic), plantation agriculture existed wherever there was fertile land...

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Exploring Hatcher Gardens

Exploring Hatcher Gardens

Hatcher Gardens - Spartanburg, SC   As you enter the Hatcher Garden and Woodland Preserve, you are greeted by the zen sound of a bubbling creek as it...

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Hog Heaven

Hog Heaven

Hogback Mountain, as seen from Jug Factory Road Spartanburg / Greenville Counties, South Carolina   From wild flowers in bloom to the Palmetto Trail to...

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Lying in State

Lying in State

Tomb of Francis Marion, c. 1893 Belle Isle Plantation, South Carolina   The Swamp Fox's Enduring Legacy . . . with his tomb set beneath a canopy of...

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