JoAnne and Kevin's Southern Road Trip
Again the rainy skies cleared beautifully, but it was another day in sweaters and windbreakers. Gotta get warmer soon ...
After mass this morning, we walked the historic district of Charleston for several hours. This is a good size city and the historic district is a very large area. There are countless public buildings that have been restored to their original grandeur and even more private homes. The city of Charleston was built on its harbor and shipping business ... and was the primary port for the slave trade in the South. Much of the wealth of sea captains, traders and plantation owners was based on slavery. So, we saw that side of things throughout the historic district.
But later in the day we saw the other side at Fort Sumter, where the first shots of the Civil War were fired. The National Park ranger gave a great talk about the war and the necessity to end slavery and preserve the union. Lowering the flag and folding it up with several visitors was a stirring end to a great day.
Two pictures from the historic district:
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April 8 - Gone With The Wind
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Charleston, SC
Again the rainy skies cleared beautifully, but it was another day in sweaters and windbreakers. Gotta get warmer soon ...
After mass this morning, we walked the historic district of Charleston for several hours. This is a good size city and the historic district is a very large area. There are countless public buildings that have been restored to their original grandeur and even more private homes. The city of Charleston was built on its harbor and shipping business ... and was the primary port for the slave trade in the South. Much of the wealth of sea captains, traders and plantation owners was based on slavery. So, we saw that side of things throughout the historic district.
But later in the day we saw the other side at Fort Sumter, where the first shots of the Civil War were fired. The National Park ranger gave a great talk about the war and the necessity to end slavery and preserve the union. Lowering the flag and folding it up with several visitors was a stirring end to a great day.
Two pictures from the historic district:
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Southern Road Trip - The Plan
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April 1 - A Visit with an Old Friend
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April 2 - Cherry Blossoms and Another Old Friend
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April 3 - Descendants from a Spanish Galleon
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April 4- Deluge on the Outer Banks
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April 5 - Blues Skies over Kitty Hawk
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April 6 - Lighthouses and Sand Dunes
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April 7 - Southern Charm
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April 8 - Gone With The Wind
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April 9 - Life on the Plantation
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April 10 - The Bird Girl
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April 11 - Warmth At Last
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April 12 - The Big Garden & The Big Easy
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April 13 - The Big Festival
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April 14 - The Big Washout
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April 15 - The Mississippi River
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April 16 - Walking In Memphis
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April 17 - Graceland
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April 18 - The Lorraine Motel
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April 19 - Music City
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April 20 - Eastern Tennessee
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April 21 - The Great Smokies
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April 22 - The Biltmore
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April 23 - Blue Ridge Parkway
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April 24 - Luray Caverns
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April 25 - Shenandoah National Park
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April 26 - The End of the Road
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