History - Southern States (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN)

History of Roanoke, Asheville, Smoky, Blue Ridge, Shenandoah and Southern Appalachian Mountains History of Nashville, Louisville and Lexington in Central Kentucky and Tennessee Central Kentucky and Tennessee's colorful history is best understood by looking at central Kentucky and central Tennessee separately, to get a broad sense of the overall region's rich past. History of Myrtle Beach, Hilton Head, Charleston, South Carolina, Atlanta, Savannah, Georgia History of Jacksonville, Destin, Daytona Beach, Pensacola, St. Augustine, Northeast Florida The original inhabitants of northeast Florida and the Panhandle were Native American tribes, speakers of the Timucua language. History of Orlando, Tampa, Cape Canaveral and Central Florida Different Indian tribes, like the Calusa, Timucua, and Apalachee, had inhabited the region for thousands of years before the arrival of settlers from Europe in the 16th century. History of Key West, Ft. Lauderdale, Miami Beach, Boca Raton and Southern Florida While South Florida has very little significant history until late in the 19th century, the exceptions to this are the many instances of Spanish ships laden with valuables having sunk off South Florida's coast and the Florida Keys. History of New Orleans, Louisiana, Biloxi, Natchez, Mississippi, Mobile, Alabama Major Tourist Attractions in the Region New Orleans City Park - New Orleans, Louisiana Savannah Historic District - Savannah, Georgia Cumberland Gap National Historical Park - Kentucky Magazine Street - New Orleans, Louisiana Biltmore Estate - Asheville, North Carolina Jackson Square USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park - Mobile, Alabama Lookout Mountain Incline Railway - Chattanooga, Tennessee Dry Tortugas National Park - Key West, Florida Fort Sumter National Monument - Sullivan's Island, South Carolina Pendleton Historic District - South Carolina University of Virginia Royal Street - New Orleans, Louisiana Martin Luther King Jr National Historic Site - Atlanta, Georgia Appomattox Court House National Historical Park - Virginia The French Quarter - New Orleans, Louisiana Natchez Trace Parkway - Tupelo, Mississippi Charleston Historic District - South Carolina Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve - New Orleans, Louisiana Cades Cove - Great Smoky Mountains National Park - Townsend (Gatlinburg), Tennessee Heritage Village - Largo, Florida Natchez National Historical Park - Mississippi Fontainebleau State Park - Mandeville, Louisiana Great Mississippi River Road - Louisiana Stones River National Battlefield - Murfreesboro, Tennessee Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Historic State Park - Cross Creek, Florida The Franklin Battlefield, Carnton Plantation & Carter House - Franklin, Tennessee Booker T Washington National Monument - Hardy, Virginia Biltmore Hotel - Coral Gables, Florida The Underground - Atlanta, Georgia Cave Hill Cemetery - Louisville, Kentucky Miami Beach Art Deco Historic District - Florida