Remembering the people.
Understanding their world.
EXPLORE THE COLLECTION
A community in the North River stories. Both the later Wild Mag account and the September 1907 newspaper report place the rescued woman’s return or care at Indiantown; their connection remains provisional.
FAMILY STORIES
From Indian Ridge, Joseph B. Morgan sent his son news of raids, illness, harvests and home. Read five complete letters from 1863–1864, reproduced with permission of the VMI Archives.
FAMILY STORIES
The physician of Indiantown Creek, his family, and the stories that survived the war.
FAMILY STORIES
The cries on Thoroughfare Island—and the woman remembered long after the search was over.
FROM THE SOURCES
A contemporary newspaper report with a possible connection to the Wild Mag tradition.
FROM THE SOURCES
Regional history and maps with approximate locations of historic residences.
FROM THE SOURCES
An old place name preserved on a schematic depicting Camden County in 1830.
FROM THE SOURCES
Indiantown Creek, Thoroughfare Island and the north end of Trotman Road.