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The common persimmon in America is known by many names – possum apple, sugar plum, and just plain ‘simmons. The proper name or scientific name is Diospyros Virginian....
If the Ol’ Oak Tree Could Talk
Here in the South, many stately old oak trees still dot our landscapes. If not hampered by storms or man, these old oaks can live for hundreds of years. Why, some have lived up...
Ghostly Music at Grassy Island, part 2
As we continue this week with some folklore of the Pee Dee River area, we find that in earlier times a lot of folks used the ford to cross the river just above Grassy Island. As...
Ghostly Music at Grassy Island
Until the early 1900s, the Pee Dee River ran free and clear from the North Carolina mountains to the South Carolina coast with no man-made structures to hinder its flow. The...
Back in the Day
In the 1950s and 60s, things here in the South won’t so fast paced. Why, you could still enjoy a Sunday evening ride without someone riding your tail or honking their horn. It...