Researched by Twin Blends
Researched by Twin Blends
— Vincent Van Gogh
— Jimmy Cannon
The Louisiana State Fair of the Past
Researched by Twin Blends
We are twin brothers and best friends who grew up in Southern Hills in Shreveport and played sports together. Neither of us were really interested in history when we were younger, but we always loved looking at old photos. As we got older and retired from sports, we started to get more interested in old pictures of our city’s history. We search through thousands and thousands of old pictures from the past, go to the exact location where they were taken, snap our own picture and then combine those two pictures to form what we call a “Blend.” We then use those photos to tell the history of that location in a fun and exciting way! Since we are “twins” and “blend” the old and new photos together, that’s where the name Twin Blends comes from and you can find us on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and now the web at twinblendshistory.com.
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Had a great day helping out the cannoneers at the Battle of Pleasant Hill! I (Mike) was conscripted right before the battle! What a great family activity! Be sure to come on out Sunday! #civilwar #civilwar #civilwar #Cannon #cannonball #cannons ... See MoreSee Less
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Incredible photos of today’s Battle of Pleasant Hill re-enactment by our buddy Josh Hankins (Josh Hankins Photography)! ... See MoreSee Less
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Had a great day helping out the cannoneers at the Battle of Pleasant Hill! I (Mike) was conscripted right before the battle! What a great family activity! Be sure to come on out tomorrow!
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We absolutely LOVE stopping in at Grand Cane Trading Post to shop!! As a bonus we got to see Holly and her husband Brett Jones who happens to be our cousin! We missed seeing our buddy Shelby McRae and her mom Debbie Methvin tho!
We also grabbed breakfast at Great Commission Coffee there and met the owners of The Twisted Topiary!
Plan a trip to Grand Cane soon and be sure to tell them Twin Blends sent you! ... See MoreSee Less
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Porter’s Fleet on The Red River!
162 Years Ago Warships Come Up the Red River!! Yep, that’s right!
March 1864: United States Navy Rear Admiral David Dixon Porter starts up the Red River with an overpowering naval force. His fleet consists of ironclads, tinclads, a timberclad, high-speed rams, three river monitors (with revolving turrets), and support vessels. The fleet carried 210 heavy guns and numbered 90 boats. What a sight that must have been! His objective was to capture Shreveport. The Confederates stopped Porter's Fleet from reaching Shreveport by scuttling a giant steamboat (New Falls City) crossways in the river from one side to the other! That, along with the falling water level of the river (the confederates diverted much of the Red River's flow into Bayou Pierre) forced them to retreat.
There were many battles fought along the way (the Battle of Pleasant Hill and the Battle of Mansfield were just 2 examples). and after researching some of those battles, we were able to gain permission to detect an area that had never been detected before! To give everyone a look at what it must have looked like, we created a blend of some of the fleet at Grand Ecore. If you get a chance, you should visit the Grand Ecore Visitor Center - Vicksburg District, US Army Corps of Engineers and look out over the Red and imagine seeing the fleet as it passed by!
Search Youtube for Twin Blends Uncovering Louisiana Civil War History to see all of our dig videos! We are by no means experts in relic hunting. We have several friends that have found way more than us! We just like preserving civil war artifacts that would have been lost forever! For more information on the Red River Campaign be sure to get check out Gary Dillard Joiner’s books on the Red River Campaign!
Be sure to attend the Battle of Pleasant Hill reenactment next (April 10-12) weekend if you get the chance!
Vintage Photos Courtesy Northwest Louisiana Archives at LSUS
The Shreveport Times
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Today!Today is the day! Join us for all things Battle of Pleasant Hill! There is something for everyone no matter the age or background!
Small town. Big story.
For more information:
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Rare Glimpse of the Mansfield Battlefield in 1910!
When we came across these photos in the J. Frank McAneny collection at the Northwest Louisiana Archives at LSUS we were stunned! It seems that back in 1910, only 46 years after the Battle of Mansfield was fought, photographs were taken of the location that is now know as the Mansfield State Historic Site. The landscape now is completely different than it was 162 years ago but in 1910 it had to be very similar to what the Federals and Confederates saw that day back in 1864!
We used A.I. to colorize and bring the photos to life so that we all could get a better understanding what the cameraman saw that day!
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