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- Zoning allows hundreds of homes
There’s still no word on what will become of the once-manicured lawns of the Gettysburg Country Club. But, under current Cumberland Township zoning, the former golf course could become a development of tightly clustered houses.
The site’s 120 acres – which saw significant action during the Battle of Gettysburg – are zoned as residential, which would [...]
- Restoration work on Wheeler Home preserves history
North Alabama has a fascinating history, and the Alabama Historical Commission was wise to preserve some of that history when it agreed to help restore Gen. Joseph Wheeler's home at Pond Spring.
If all goes well, the 6,000-square-foot home could reopen to the public sometime in 2011.
Historical Commission funds helped, but many deserve thanks for the [...]
- Lowcountry’s hidden Civil War history
Some of the Lowcountry’s best-preserved Civil War-era fortifications haven’t really been “preserved” at all — at least not in the sense that someone ever worked to maintain, repair or reconstruct them.
Instead, these sites have simply been left alone. They’ve managed to survive rather nicely for more than a century by being ignored.
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- Water view of Civil War
Discussions of a possible canoe trail floated out of the conference room and into the creek over the weekend.
About 30 paddlers from the Tennessee Valley Canoe Club floated about eight miles on a swollen West Chickamauga Creek on Saturday, tracing the route enthusiasts and local officials hope to make into a blueway.
Walker County Attorney Don [...]
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Embalming Surgeons / Undertakers (Assorted Articles)
By Kimberly J Largent
Prior to the Civil War, embalming was performed mainly to preserve the body for the purpose of medical studies; however, there were no specific guidelines for the embalmer. It was performed by those with a medical background and usually involved the use of toxic chemicals. The only other two means of preservation included ice (in the form of a refrigerated coffin that housed an ice chamber on top and a drainage system below), and encasing the body in an air-tight receptacle—both could delay composition for an extended period of time.
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