Hey, everyone! Did you hear that? Somebody said, “The Yankees are coming!” Actually, we hear that all the time here in Savannah, Georgia. Today it would mean they were coming down for a few days of vacation… But back in 1864, it didn’t mean they were stopping in town to catch dinner at Sweet Potatoes Kitchen and buy a couple of tee shirts down on River Street. It would have been a little more distressing when those words were spoken around South Georgia. And so… to go with that… here’s a great story about a Union Prisoner of war in Savannah at the end of the American Civil War who heard those ..read more

Back in 1765, things were getting hot here in Savannah, Georgia. And we’re not talking weather kind of hot. We’re talkin’… if things had gotten out of hand, the American Revolution could have started a decade earlier… kind of hot. Over a little paper stamp ..read more

Hey, everyone. We’ve got a great story for this episode. Today we’re going to talk about two historical events that were separated by 100 yards but were a decade apart in history. They also tie in geographically with two other historical events that took place on the same GPS location that we are looking at today. Those are in different episodes. Well, back in 1765, things were getting hot here in Savannah, Georgia. And we’re not talking weather kind of hot. We’re talkin’… if things had gotten out of hand, the American Revolution could have started a decade earlier… kind of hot. So… why all th ..read more

Pirate bootie sacked 32.081384° -81.089784° Hey, everyone! Another fine day for a podcast. And it is a fine day… because today we’re going to talk about pirates. And I’m not talkin’ the AAAARRRGGG, me hearty kind of pirates. Okay, you ask, where did it happen? So, you wanna know where they hung out? Listen up! Well, it happened in Savannah, Georgia, when Savannahians had had enough of the things that pirates do… and they ended up in a donnybrook. Ah… and your next question is….. Did the Americans lose the fight, or did French pirates get their booties swashed and buckled b ..read more

32.079849° -81.091614° Hey, everyone! Is this a great day for a podcast, or what? No storms… no bad weather… at least not for me where I am. Sorry if you are. You know the old saying… If you don’t like the weather stick around… It’ll change. So stick around I’m going to tell you a story about a bad day… weather wise See, in Savannah and South Georgia, back in 1881, they had a really bad day. A devil of a hurricane… The carnage started several miles south of the city where at the sportsman’s club on Wolf Island, the home of the club’s caretaker, Mr. Stokes, was ripped from the foundation and p ..read more

One Duel. One Died. One Didn’t. 32.077938° -81.082580° Hey, everyone! What a great day for a podcast! Do we have a great country or what? Yes… our country has problems… all countries have problems. But at the time of the forming of our nation during the American Revolution, things got pretty bad, not just in the way the war was going, but in the political landscape of the founding fathers. Tensions were high between the early patriots. Some said that in 1777, at the early phases of the fighting, Georgia’s war-time President was murdered by poisoning. Yes or no, his death definitely had ..read more

32.042645° -81.046146° Other coordinates are at the end of the notes. Hey, everyone! Okay… okay… A while back, I heard a story of a famous person doing something that I would never do. I doubt that any of you would either, but, hey, what do I know. Anyway… I ask myself this question… Why would a young man… an Why would a young man… an intelligent and educated young man… hike 700 miles, walk into a strange cemetery where he had never been and knew no one buried there… then unknowingly lie down on an important grave and go to sleep? educated and young man… hike 700 miles, wal ..read more

Georgia’s First Partier — George Symes Hey, everyone! What a great day for a podcast! I don’t know if you know, but Savannah, Georgia, where this podcast… is based… is known for being a bit of a party town. If you’ve never been here, this is a place where you can walk around downtown with a plastic cup of your favorite beverage… of any kind… in your hand… legally. Also, our city has… as claimed by some people… the second-largest St. Patrick’s Day celebration in the country. That, of course, is in the springtime. But it also has a large and popular Octoberfest in the fall. And… during the rest ..read more

Pirate bootie sacked 32.081384° -81.089784° Hey, everyone! Another fine day for a podcast. And it is a fine day… because today we’re going to talk about pirates. And I’m not talkin’ the AAAARRRGGG, me hearty kind of pirates. Okay, you ask, where did it happen? So, you wanna know where they hung out? Listen up! Well, it happened in Savannah, Georgia, when Savannahians had had enough of the things that pirates do… and they ended up in a donnybrook. Ah… and your next question is….. Did the Americans lose the fight, or did French pirates get their booties swashed and buckled b ..read more