Dirt Path to the Boat DockDirt Road to the Catawba RiverDirt Pathway between the Trees Dirt Paths along the Catawba River & Great Falls DamBattle of Fishing Creek Sign by Road Great Falls, South Carolina
Location: Catawba River; Great Falls Dam; Great Falls, South Carolina, USA
God Bless. Thank you for visiting the Great Falls Dam. Enjoy the beautiful great outdoors. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
Ritvais this week’s host for the Lens-Artist Photography Challenge; she has chosen the theme of behind. What backgrounds to choose may seem easy, but some thought process may determine just the right background & balance you what to achieve and capture when you are snapping your photos.
Battle of Beckhamville Marker Beckhamville, Chester, South Carolina, USA
BATTLE OF BECKHAMVILLE
May 1780
Inscription.
British under Houseman surprised and defeated by band of 33 patriots under Capt. John McLure with 9 Gaston brothers and neighbors, who struck first blow for liberty and resisted attempt to subject people to oath of allegiance to king.
Erected.
By Citizens of Chester County
Mary Adair Chapter DAR
May 10, 1942
This Historical Marker was taken by my father in the summer of 1963. It is located at 34° 35.424′ N, 80° 55.194′ W in Beckhamville, South Carolina. Beckhamville is located in Chester County just south of Great Falls where my dad grew up. You can find the Marker at the intersection of State Highway 97 and State Highway 99, on the left when traveling east on State Highway 97.
The Battle of Beckhamville is recorded to have been fought during the Revolutionary War around June 6, 1780. This was following the disasters at Charleston and Waxhaws where Patriot forces struck a blow against the British in South Carolina.
On June 6, 1780, Captain McClure and his small force, wearing hunting shirts, wool hats and deer-skin caps and each armed with a knife and rifle, attacked Houseman and routed about 200 of the gathered loyalists at Alexander’s Old Fields. The Battle of Beckhamville’s victory helped solidify resistance to the Crown in this up country area.
Beckhamville was also known by Beckham’s Old Field and Alexander’s Old Field. Chester County has battlefields, historic markers, monuments, cemeteries, and stories that relate to the important role this area played in our winning our Independence from England.
DAR stands for the Daughters of the American Revolution. The DAR strives to promote the historic preservation, education, and patriotism.
Location: Beckhamville, Chester County, South Carolina, USA
God Bless. Thank you for taking a trip with me to visit an historical marker near my father’s hometown. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all very much.
South Carolina has experience a burgeoning of Cicadas due to the simultaneous emergence of two large broods, Brood XIX and Brood XIII. Brood XIX is the brood that has infiltrated the Carolinas. The Brood XIX variety, also referred to as periodical cicadas, emerge every thirteen (13) years across the Midwest and the Southeast. This is said to be a once-in-a-decade event where you have this many hatched.
Magicicada septendecim
The emergence began in April in the south and is expected to start in June in the north. The cicadas’ emergence caused a major commotion in South Carolina, with some residents calling the police to complain about the noise.
Pharaoh cicada or the 17-year locust
The loud sounding noise that people hear is caused by male cicadas singing to attract mates after spending more than a decade underground.
Cicada exoskeleton
If you do not wish to have cicadas burgeoning in your yard or in your garden, you can spray your trees and plants with some essential oils or other sprays that won’t harm the vegetation to detour them from coming into your yard. Cicadas hate the smells of peppermint, vinegar, and eucalyptus.
God Bless. What are y’all looking forward to in 2024? May God grant you many blessings, love and happiness as you journey through life in the New Year. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all very much.
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