: About Me

Dale Cox is a writer and historian. A native of the quaint Northwest Florida community of Two Egg, he has written or edited a number of books on the history of the Southeast.

His books include the 2007 release, "The Battle of Marianna, Florida." The book has been acclaimed by reviewers as an outstanding history of a small Civil War battle. His other publications include "The Battle of Natural Bridge, Florida" and "Two Egg, Florida: A Collection of Ghost Stories, Legends and Unusual Facts."

Cox's career as a journalist has included tenures with some of America's largest media companies, including The New York Times Company.

My passion is ...

American history.

I know too much about ...

minute bits of trivia that are of interest only to me!

My parents always told me ...

"If someone else can do it, so can you."

My childhood ambition ...

to be President of the United States.

My favorite memory ...

growing up in rural Florida.

Why I write ...

It is a passion that is difficult to explain, but extremely compelling.

Travel > Kansas Destinations Guide to Arkansas' national parks

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Natural scenery and cultural history abound at national parks in Arkansas. From colonial outposts and Civil War battlefields to one of America's most scenic wild rivers and a civil rights landmark, the National Park Serves preserves a series of sites in Arkansas that may be unparalleled. Near the small community of Gillett in the Delta region, the Arkansas Post National Memorial preserves the site of the first permanent European settlement in the Mississippi River Valley. The site of an outpost founded by the French in 1686, Arkansas Post was occupied over time by the France, Spain, the Co...

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