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Written by trainiac
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Tuesday, 30 March 2010 |
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jstagg over at Atlanta Metblogs wrote a nice piece on Shoupades used along the Chattahoochee
He has a picture of one that still sort of exists in Smyrna. Here's his succinct definition of a Shoupade:
They’re called “Shoupades” after their designer, Francis Shoup, a Indiana-born Confederate Brigadier General.
The Shoupade is sort of arrowhead-shaped with the business end pointed towards the advancing foe. A particular advantage is that two Shoupades could provide crossfire into an area that would typically be defended by a longer, traditional trench. Focused point defenses can, in the right terrain, be murderously effective. And it could be done with fewer defenders, meaning more would be available for flanking counterattacks.
Worth a read:
http://atlanta.metblogs.com/2010/03/29/shoupade-at-river-line-park-in-smyrna Comments |
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Written by trainiac
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Saturday, 27 February 2010 |
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Here's an old photo of a new transmitter for WSB in 1929  Here's the picture description from a 1947 book: "Transmitting facilities constructed in the East Lake section of Atlanta late in 1929 allowed WSB to increase its power to 5,000 watts considerably expanding its coverage area" Anybody know exactly where it was? Thanks! Discuss this article on the forums. (0 posts) |
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Written by trainiac
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Thursday, 28 January 2010 |
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I've been exploring a great website lately: Like the Dew. It was founded by a bunch of ex-AJC folks and has many other writers too and they don't just cover Atlanta but there's a lot of Atlanta stuff to be found. Here's a taste. A great old photo of Lewis Grizzard and Hosea Williams  Here's a link to that story but there's lots more to explore. Discuss this article on the forums. (0 posts) |
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