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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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View from the Cemetery
View from the Cemetery
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It was intriguing, to me, to see the books carved into the memorial.  Very appropriate for a man who founded a training institute after he returned from the War.
Alvin York's Burial Site

It was intriguing, to me, to see the books carved into the memorial. Very appropriate for a man who founded a training institute after he returned from the War.

Alvin's grave
Alvin's grave
Gracie's grave
Gracie's grave
Episcopal Church, Rugby TN
Episcopal Church, Rugby TN
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