I know I'm on a blogging sabbatical but I had to share with you our photos of Georgia. We've met up with friends and made new friends here. We visited two historic sites in the area; Jimmy Carter and Andersonville.
Andersonville National Historic Site was a very sad experience. The Site is the only national park to serve as a memorial to all American prisoners of war. It was once filled with desolation, despair and death. The prison site is where nearly 13,000 Civil War soldiers died in 14 months, mostly from disease and starvation. The National Cemetery brought to reality just how many died and were buried shoulder to shoulder.
We had a few happy hours with old and new friends.
Thanks for stopping in.
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| Don't get to see one of these every day |
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| Spending time with the Carter's |
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| Walked the property of Carter's boyhood farm |
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| Jimmy Carter and Rosalynn Smith got married at this church on July 7, 1946 |
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| Bill Carter's service station - the museum was closed |
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| Tasted the best home made peanut butter ice cream at Plain Peanuts |
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| Entrance to the museum - got my National Park book stamped at two places today |
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| The first prisoners arrived in February 1864 |
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| This area depicts what the prisoners used as shelter from the heat and the 15-foot-high stockade wall surrounding the 16-acre pen |
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| The cemetery was overwhelming |
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| John and his wife (oops, I did it again) |
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| Ken and his wife (Mary Kay LOL) |
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| Randy and Sherry |
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| Bill and Susan Rasmussen our gracious hosts |
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| Larry and Gail enjoying the beautiful blossoms |
Thanks for stopping in.
My heart aches when I see all those crosses. War and death are so very sad. The peanut butter ice cream would help to make the world a happier place.
ReplyDeleteThose cemeteries are so sad with all the needless deaths.
ReplyDeleteNow peanut but anything has got to be good, as well as Happy Hours. nice see you are still around.
Enjoy some time off!!!
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