Category Archives: Battlefields

Battle of Piqua

Posted on May 24, 2015 by Roger

In the summer of 1780, during the Revolutionary War, George Rogers Clark led a band of 1,000 men across the Ohio River into what is now Ohio. Their objective was a series of Shawnee villages. The Indians, allied with the … Continue reading →

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Honey Springs Battlefield

Posted on March 27, 2015 by Roger

Some people relax by sitting around. I relax by exploring. After three days of relative inactivity, I was ready to explore. I headed off into Oklahoma by myself to visit Honey Springs Battlefield, a Civil War site in McIntosh County. … Continue reading →

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The Battle Above the Clouds

Posted on January 21, 2015 by Roger

I drove up Lookout Mountain (which was about eight minutes from my hotel) and toured two parts of the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park. The Battle Above the Clouds refers to the battle that took place on the slopes … Continue reading →

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Minuteman Missile National Historic Site — South Dakota (Part 2)

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Roger

After visiting the Delta-09 site, we spent the morning touring the Badlands. At 1:00, we headed north to the headquarters of Minuteman Missile National Historic Site — which turned out to be a trailer in the parking lot of a … Continue reading →

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Minuteman Missile National Historic Site — South Dakota (Part 1)

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Roger

After breakfast in the fireworks store, we headed back east two miles to an exit that led to this. They weren’t kidding about the cows either. This one was standing four feet from the road. After about a quarter mile, … Continue reading →

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