Friday March 24, 2023 Road video and map The only attraction I booked before leaving home was a tour of the BMW factory assembly building just south of Spartanburg. Unfortunately, the only time they had open was midday so that left little time for much else except a walk in Falls Park on the Reedy … Continue reading Engineering Marvels
Thursday March 23, 2023 Road video and map On my previous visit to Greensboro I focused on the Civil Rights history (blogged here) but, after the rewarding experience visiting Yorktown, I decided to visit another revolutionary war battlefield, Guilford Courthouse National Military Park. In this battle Lt. Gen. Charles, Earl Cornwallis and a force of … Continue reading Old Salem and a revolutionary war battle “won” by the British
Today’s three stops on the journey from Charlotte, NC to Augusta, Georgia were just as diverse as yesterday’s. Just a few minutes down the road from last night’s hotel is the Billy Graham Library and I was the first visitor in the parking lot this morning. The recent death of “America’s Pastor” brought more relevance … Continue reading Religion, Art and State
I recently learned of an event at home that I want to attend on Tuesday so, today, I decided to drive over 400 miles to get to Norfolk, VA and get into position to get home on Monday. This entailed nearly eight hours of driving which did not leave a lot of time for sightseeing. … Continue reading Kitty Hawk, Kill Devil Hills and Aviation History
Today I drove from Savannah, Georgia to Conway, South Carolina and the only stop I made was to do the tour of Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor. Fort Sumter is the place where the first shots in the American Civil War were aimed. It was a union fort that had been under construction for 30 … Continue reading Fort Sumter – Boning up on my American History