The Civil War changed our country dramatically. Within the textile industry, the North and South started to work together as inventions made processing cotton into cloth so much easier and […]
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We’ve spent some wonderful time in Missouri learning about the men on the Lewis & Clark expedition. Now let’s move on to Nebraska and see what’s new for the expedition further north on the Missouri River. This group of posts will take us to Sioux City (Iowa) where the river curves off to the northwest. We’ll then take a few side trips before we get back to the river in South Dakota.
Can’t wait to get further north along the Missouri where we’ll learn more about these 2 men, the Corps of Discovery, and their amazing adventures.
During WWII, more than 170,000 men and women from this state served in the armed forces; many were drafted away from their farms. Like every coin which has 2 sides, […]
At the Cotton Museum, we were given some handouts that included cotton details that we (and probably you) didn’t know. Often these handouts are for classes that come through the […]
The small town of Bishopville, population around 3500, just like every small town we’ve visited, has some places that they are so proud about. We’ve already visited the Cotton Museum […]
When we were leaving the Cotton Museum, we saw some final pictures that encouraged us to explore more of Bishopville. James Davison Heriot was killed in action just 30 days […]
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