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Inspired by the Stono Rebellion, this show brings history to life in smashingly real stepping glory.

Built in 1927 by the Charles Ward Engineering Works, the Duncan Bruce was described as “a last attempt to revive the sternwheel towboat.”

TUCSON (KVOA) - Fire crews were hard at work battling a fast moving brush fire up in Avra Valley on Tuesday.

April 21, 2021 By Capt. David Smith The Charles Ward Engineering Works, Charleston, W.Va., was a pioneer in the advent of the screw propeller as a means of providing thrust to towing vessels. The James Rumsey, built by Ward in 1903 as a 350 hp. steam, single-screw towboat for the U.S. Engineer Department, created a lot of attention with a celebrated shoving contest against the steam sternwheel D.T. Lane of the Campbells Creek Coal ...

Apr 8, 2021 Earl L. Hare, age 91, a well-known resident of Mayfield, died tragically in a fire at his home on Wednesday morning, March 31, 2021. He was born August 25, 1929, at home in Mayfield, the son of the late Leverne and Evelyn Gifford Hare. Earl was educated and graduated from Mayfield Central School District. Earl attended and graduated from Cortland University, Albany State University, and attended Siena University for courses in guidance counseling. Earl served in the Army from 1954 t...

The Lower Cherokee Town of Esseneca was built on both sides of the Keowee River, now Lake Hartwell. In 1775, naturalist William Bartram described the village and its size in detail, including “the number of inhabitants is now estimated at about five hundred, and they are able to muster about one hundred warriors.” After the Revolutionary War, the former South Carolina Cherokee lands were being developed, and the first Hopewell-Keowee Church opened in 1791. Rev. James McElhenney of Johns Isl...