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Twice Told Tales of the Dark Corner - Dean Campbell

Remembering Turner’s Spring on the old State Road

Turner’s Spring, located on State Road H912 1/4 mile west of Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, has been a ... Read more

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Honey bees in peach trees

The abundance of rain this summer has subdued the usual, bustling activity of gathering peaches, and I find ... Read more

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For some, like John Campbell, the uncivil war never ended

John (called John the younger) Campbell, second child of John Landrum and Nancy Williams Campbell, was born in ... Read more

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Master gunsmith, carpenter, Baptist preacher

Marcus Lafayette Davis, son of Morgan and Ellie Lindsey Davis, was born June 10, 1836, in Greenville County. ... Read more

Twice Told Tales of the Dark Corner - Dean Campbell

Dandelions once were staple foodstuffs for people

Before dandelions became the scourge of well-manicured lawns and picture-perfect, equestrian pastures, the rugged, colorful and masterful plants ... Read more

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Hogback and Glassy Mountains headwater four rivers in Dark Corner

The earliest settlers to the upper Spartanburg District of South Carolina and Cherokee Nation territory, now known as ... Read more

Twice Told Tales of the Dark Corner - Dean Campbell

Hogback and Glassy Mountains headwater four rivers in Dark Corner

The earliest settlers to the upper Spartanburg District of South Carolina and Cherokee Nation territory, now known as ... Read more

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Singing families chose ballad as their theme song

Dark Corner families that had two or more members, who  blended in close harmony when singing old ballads ... Read more

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Ward infant killed during war between distillers

During the fiercest fighting between illicit distillers themselves and Revenue Agents during the 1870s and 1880s, a number ... Read more

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One moonshiner trained steers to help in his operation

One of the less widely known tales of the Dark Corner is the one about an unnamed, yet ... Read more