On 05/19/2010 we moved to Jones RV Park in Norcross, GA. We went shopping on 05/21/2010 at American Girl with a gift certificate from Kathie and Ken for Pam’s birthday. While there we had lunch with Abigail, Cindy, and Emilie. The picture is of Abigail in a regular baby’s highchair.
The picture is of Cindy and Emilie at the table in specialized doll chairs.
We continue our trip on 05/26/2010 by stopping a NACO Carolina Landing in Fair Play, SC. We visited Oconee Station State Historical Site in Walhalla, SC on 05/29/2010. In the late 18th and early 19th century, a small plot of land along South Carolina’s western frontier served as a military compound against attack from the Cherokees and later a trading post. The park just off S.C. 11 (Cherokee Foothills National Scenic Highway) contains two structures: Oconee Station, a stone blockhouse used as an outpost by the U.S. military from about 1792 to 1799, and the William Richards House, named for the Irish immigrant who built it as a trading post in 1805. The Picture is of the blockhouse.
Oconee Station State Historical Site also has a hiking trail that leads to the Station Cove Waterfalls. The picture is of Station Cove Falls.
The picture is of Abigail in front of the Station Cove Falls.
Then on 05/30/2010 we drove to Clinton, SC to visit the Musgrove Mill State Historic Site. Musgrove Mill is the location of a Revolutionary War Battle that took place on 08/19/1780. This brief but bloody contest was between about 200 Patriot Militiaman and about 500 Loyalist Militia and Provincial Regulars. The Patriots decided to form a strong defensive position on southern facing ridge about a half mile from British camp at Musgrove Mill. The Patriots would then play cat and mouse with the British until they got to the battlefield. The Patriots fired two volleys at the British. The first volley was at 70 yards and the second volley was at 15 yards. They managed to kill or wound five out of seven British Officers. The British broke and ran for their lives and during the melee the Patriots received news that they had lost the Battle at Camden, SC. The Patriot Commanders then retreated back the way they came. The picture is of the battlefield looking toward the British line from the Patriots position.
On 06/01/2010 we arrived at Freightliner in Gaffney, SC to have the RV serviced. We then traveled on 06/03/2010 to TT Forest Lake at Advance, NC. While we were there, we visited the NC Transportation Museum in Spencer, NC. The NC Transportation Museum is located on the site of Southern Railway’s steam locomotive repair facility on Spencer, NC. The Spencer Shops complex, begun in 1896, is located halfway between Atlanta, GA, and Washington, DC. When Southern Railway switched to diesel locomotives in 1950’s, the railway attempted to convert the shops to repair diesels. These locomotives, however, required far less maintenance then steam, and Spencer Shops eventually closed. The site was donated, through two gifts in 1977 and 1979, to the state of NC for use as a transportation museum. The museum also runs a train that you can ride thru the facility, and we took the train ride. The picture is of the Turntable in front of the Roundhouse.
