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HENDERSON — In the 19th century, British actress Fanny Kemble described the Great Dismal Swamp as a “blasted region” devoid of “wholesome growth,” where human industry and development could never

HENDERSON — This Sunday, Oct. 22, Perry Memorial Library will host Dr. Daniel Sayers, who will give a lecture on the maroons of the Great Dismal Swamp via Zoom from

HENDERSON — Have you ever wondered why some plants are named the way that they are? Or if, perhaps, there was a plant somewhere out there whose flowers were… sheep?

Its ruins are somewhere in the swamps of Georgia. What will it take to find them?

View the Daily Dispatch for Tuesday, July 11, 2023

From the July/August 2023 issue of The Horn Book Magazine: Special Issue: ALA Awards.

HENDERSON — Dr. Daniel Sayers, an archaeology professor at American University in Washington, D.C., will give a lecture via Zoom on the Maroon communities of the Great Dismal Swamp this

Black History Month events in Hampton Roads for February and beyond.

In Death in the Great Dismal, I take a temporary break from Reess world; the District of Maine and the community of Shakers who live nearby, to send him and Lydia south to Virginia. Rees is asked by his friend Tobias to rescue his wife Ruth from the Great Dismal Swamp in Virginia. Rees and Lydia agree, somewhat reluctantly, and travel to the swamp. (The swamp still exists, bridging 100,000 acres in Southern Virginia into northern North Carolina, and has been declared a Wildlife Refuge.) T...

Inquest into HMP Durham inmate Daniel Sayers adjourned as coroner awaits hospital report Daniel Sayers, 36, was jailed for 10 years after slicing open a man’s throat in Sunderland Get the latest County Durham news and updates delivered straight to your inbox - sign up for free email updatesInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations fo...