Hernando De Soto and Juan Pardo came to the to the Blue Ridge Mountains in 1540, and in 1566 respectively. Here we look at the possible routes these Spanish Conquistadors took, and offer a new alternative route. Complete with extensive research materials including the paper "Locating Xualla".		  
       
 
Jacob Shook's Father Came To America In 1738 From Germany, Jacob Was Born In Pennsylvania In 1749. He Was A Revolutionary War Veteran And Indian Fighter, And An Early Settler Of Western North Carolina Who Found Salvation As A Methodist In The Shadow Of Francis Asbury		  
       
 
This Is A Journey Backwards Through Time From Dr. Calvin D. Jones, A Mississippi Pioneer Who Died In 1853, Back Through Alabama And Georgia To North Carolina In The Years After The Revolution. It Follows As Well The Native Americans They Displaced As They Settled The Old Southwest Territory, The Creek And Choctaw.		  
       
 
This Is The Fictionalized Story Of Peter O'Kelly, 1751 - 1839, He Was An Irish Immigrant, American Patriot And Pioneer, His Grave In Alabama Was "Marked" By The DAR In October 2001. > Please don't use this a genealogical resource, many parts are fictional <
  
       
 


On Our Trip To Virginia In 1997 We Followed Lee From Fredericksburg To Appomattox, This Is How We Saw It

 
       
 


This Bit Of Verse Was Discovered Written On THe Back Of An Old $100 Note, Signed By A "Major S A Jones" Its Origins Are Unknown

  
       
 
While Passing Through Gettysburg On A Frozen Winter Day We Slipped And Slid Up Little Round Top To Watch The Sunset And Visit With The Ghosts Of That Conflict Long Ago.		  
       
       
       
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