Revolutionary Road Trip: Ninety Six, SC

In our last Revolutionary Road Trip stop, we visited the site of the Battle of Musgrove Mill, fought on (August 19, 1780) Check out the blog recap on Musgrove Mill here. This victory was the crucial spark that triggered a shift in momentum, laying the groundwork for the “turn of the tide” at Kings Mountain. […]

Revolutionary Road Trip: Musgrove Mill

After a jam-packed weekend at the 245th anniversary of the Patriot victory at Cowpens, I decided to take a “Revolutionary detour” to an often overlooked but vital battle site: Musgrove Mill, located about thirty minutes south of Spartanburg, South Carolina. As I parked my car and headed toward the visitor center, I could feel the […]

Exploring The Cape Fear: A Revolutionary Road Trip

A Revolutionary Road Trip to the Cape Fear In today’s American Nomad adventure, we’re embarking on a Revolutionary Road Trip through North Carolina’s Cape Fear region. From the Stamp Act Crisis of 1765 through the American Revolution, Wilmington, Brunswick Town, and the greater Cape Fear area stood at ground zero for patriot resistance and the […]

Revolutionary Cape Fear: The Stamp Act Crisis

In this edition of American Nomad Traveler, we’re going back in time to circa 1765 in North Carolina’s Lower Cape Fear Region—a time of unrest, turmoil, and outcries for liberty against the despised Stamp Act of 1765. Whoever thinks history is boring certainly wasn’t in Wilmington in 1765. The Cape Fear Region was ground zero […]

Port of Call: Four Fun Days in Wilmington NC

Just a short two-hour jaunt down I-40 from my home base in Raleigh, Wilmington, North Carolina, has long been my favorite coastal escape. Recently, I had the incredible opportunity to spend four jam-packed days exploring this vibrant city and the surrounding Cape Fear region, and I discovered even more reasons why it’s a must-visit destination. […]

Fall into History Event in Raleigh’s Moore Square

On Friday, October 10th, I journeyed through more than 230 years of Raleigh’s history at the “Fall into History” event, presented by the City of Raleigh Museum. This wonderful historic event offered a chance to ‘meet’ several of Raleigh’s iconic figures and hear their stories and significance in their own words. The event took place […]

History Trails: North Carolina’s Oldest Town – Bath

Today on American Nomad’s History Trails, we’re time-traveling through over 300 years of history as we visit North Carolina’s oldest established town: Bath, North Carolina. Today Bath is a quiet riverfront community where the past feels ever present. As you stroll its historic streets, you can hear voices of the past whisper in the rustle […]

History Trails: Discovering Hillsborough’s Moorefields

On our latest American Nomad Historical Adventure, we’re traveling through time to a true North Carolina treasure: the 1785 Federal-style estate of Moorefields in Hillsborough. Nestled on seventy-five acres, adjacent to the protected wilderness of Seven-Mile Creek, the story of Moorefields spans centuries. Before European settlement, Native American tribes like the Occaneechi lived in this […]

America 250 -Liberty Trails: Third Provincial Congress in Hillsborough NC

On Saturday, September 6th I had the privilege to travel back in time 250 years to one of the pivotal events in North Carolina’s movement towards independence during the American Revolution: The 3rd Provincial Congress. Held in Hillsborough NC from August to September 1775, this Congress featured a now ‘who’s who’ of Hall of Fame […]

Must-See in Williamsburg VA

In our last American Nomad adventure, we journeyed back to the 18th century, where we explored the historic streets of Colonial Williamsburg, discovering what life was like in America’s first colony and the city’s important part in the American Revolution. Today we’re continuing our Williamsburg adventures, learning about fun activities in the area from historic […]