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Kentucky and Tennessee

Driving from Ohio to Georgia, I chose to stop at several attractions.

Fort Boonesborough, KY, is a recreation of Daniel Boone's fort.

Rugby, TN was founded around 1880 by the author of Tom Brown's school days. He named it after his alma mater, and intended for it to be a Utopian society. There are still several Victorian buildings standing. I learned about Rugby from the store clerk at the Sgt Alvin C. York General Store in Pall Mall, TN. The clerk lives in Rugby, and thought I would enjoy it. She was right.

Pall Mall, TN is the home-place of Sgt Alvin C. York, who was the most decorated soldier in WW I. His record is even more impressive when you realize that he was a conscientious objector. I learned about him from the Hollywood movie, starring Gary Cooper. In appreciation for his wartime service, the Tennessee Rotary Club gave him 400 acres of bottomland and a house. York is buried in a cemetery about a mile from the house. His birthplace is near there, as well, but the cabin no longer exists.
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P7200190.JPG		 This cabin represents a later settler, who was able to bring more belongings on a wagon. This one has a wooden floor, and a window facing the inside of the fort. There were no windows on the outside walls, except in the blockhouses.
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This cabin represents a later settler, who was able to bring more belongings on a wagon. This one has a wooden floor, and a window facing the inside of the fort. There were no windows on the outside walls, except in the blockhouses.

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sheep pen		 Cassius Clay was ambassador to Russia. His daughter was a member of the Suffragette movement. If you take the house tour, you will see all 44 rooms in the mansion. They said the tour takes about 45 minutes. Unfortunately, I didn't have the time to spare.
Cassius M. Clay house

Cassius Clay was ambassador to Russia. His daughter was a member of the Suffragette movement. If you take the house tour, you will see all 44 rooms in the mansion. They said the tour takes about 45 minutes. Unfortunately, I didn't have the time to spare.

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P7200206.JPG		 Alvin C. York Gristmill
Alvin C. York Gristmill
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Jack Lee 16-Nov-2007 21:38
I just finished reading a biog of D. Boone by Bobert Morgan and am interested in learning the route to the places where he lived.
Thank you for the information. I,m going to stop along my way to Florida from Massachusetts.
Guest 22-Jul-2002 23:08
We enjoyed the pictures on your page. Greetings from North Alabama.
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