re: #236 ckkatz

That was my understand as well. Particularly after the Nat Turner ‘Rebellion’.

After the Civil War a lot of Federal Troops were stationed there during Reconstruction. After Reconstruction, rural poverty, cheap land, better training weather, and a very powerful Congressional delegation all played a role.

My base, and I, are here because we have 300+ flying days a year. Mother Rucker takes up a good part of a couple counties.