Welcome to Indigo Blue! (1)
7/24/09 •
Welcome to Indigo Blue! My name is Stephen and Maxi is my wife of 5 years. We are both South Carolina natives who have a deep love and appreciation for the beautiful state in which we live. We live in the Upcountry, but we travel the state extensively searching for good eats, little known places and old standbys…
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Apples, Peaches & Patriots- York County (0)
2/02/10 •
Fall in the foothills of South Carolina is truly a spectacular time of year. The autumn breeze greets the vibrant October hues like two friends who haven’t seen each other in a while. Maxi and I recently made a trip to four of western York County’s best fall destinations. We left Greenville on a splendid late October afternoon. Halloween was just around the corner. The anticipation of this exciting fall holiday filled the autumn air…
Greenville County- Purple Paladins & Mountain Sunsets (0)
1/12/10 •
I have to admit I’m a little biased when it comes to Greenville. I first set eyes on the world here. Maxi and I were both born at Greenville General Hospital in the winter of 78-79. Most of our family lives here, including both sets of my grandparents. My grandmother loves reciting tales from Greenville’s good ol’ days. She often speaks of the classic Greenville High vs. Parker Thanksgiving football game. I too enjoyed my youth in Greenville. Twenty years ago Greenville still had a large town feeling to it, unlike the moderate sized city of today…
Notable South Carolinians- Mary Boykin Chesnut (0)
12/24/09 •
South Carolina is often referenced when the Civil War is discussed. On December 20, 1860 we became the first state to secede from a Union we helped form. South Carolinians also fired the war’s first shots at Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor on April 12, 1861. We even had a visit from General Sherman you might have heard about. Most major battles during the [...]
Walnut Grove Plantation (3)
12/10/09 •
I have always been fascinated with colonial history. I believe our state can match Pre-Revolutionary banter with nearly any former American colony. South Carolina’s Lowcountry was settled by Europeans in the early 1670’s, but the Upcountry took much longer to develop. Settlers slowly began to migrate here after traveling the Great Wagon Road in search of a new home in South Carolina’s backcountry. One family who made that long trip south was the clan of Charles and Mary Moore. The Moores were Scots Irish immigrants who settled in Pennsylvania in the late 1750’s. They received a large land grant from King George III in 1763 and traveled the famous 18th Century “highway” to their new home in the Carolina wilderness…
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