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.