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Springfield and New Salem IL
I have been to Springfield, IL many times! My dad is from the area and when I was growing up we would go visit my grandma. There’s so much history in Springfield and it mostly revolves around President Lincoln. Lincoln … Continue reading
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Sheldon Church Ruins Yemassee SC
Seventeen miles from Beaufort, SC is a small town called Yemassee there’s a beautiful old church called Sheldon Church. It is in ruins, but that doesn’t take the beauty from it. Old Sheldon Church was built between the years of … Continue reading
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Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington National Cemetery is such an amazing place. It’s weird to say that a cemetery is a major travel destination, but it Arlington is quite the exception. When we went to Gettysburg in 2013, we stopped for a night in … Continue reading
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Savannah and Tybee Island GA
We also love Savannah, GA. There’s so much history in this beautiful city. From Revolutionary to civil war you can learn a great deal from Savannah! The streets are lined with the beautiful Spanish moss draped Southern Live Oaks. I … Continue reading
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Plains GA Home of President Carter
President Carter turned 91 a few days ago! He grew up in Plains, GA and has lived there his entire life. Exception for the years that he was governor of Georgia and President. He and his wife Roslynn are very … Continue reading
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Andersonville Prison Camp
Can you imagine what civil war prisoners went through? Learning about the civil war in school always told us that Andersonville was the worst of the prison camps. After seeing the actual site and learning more about Andersonville I still … Continue reading
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St. Simon’s Island and Fort Frederica
St. Simon’s Island GA is another one of our favorite places. We have been several times and there’s still so much we haven’t seen. In the 1700’s Georgia was in the middle of a centuries old conflict between Spain and England. James … Continue reading
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Jekyll Island GA
Jekyll Island GA happens to be on of my favorite places we have ever been. It was the first place Mr. RCGG and I went on vacation by ourselves. It was where we were married in 2012. It’s a place … Continue reading
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Appomattox VA
On April 9, 1865, General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant in Appomattox VA. 150 years later Mr. RCGG and I went to the reenactment of the surrender. You could see all the emotion on the faces … Continue reading
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Gettysburg PA
Have you been to Gettysburg PA? It’s a somewhat small town just over the border from Maryland and about an hour and half from Washington DC. Well, it’s a small town until the Fourth of July weekend rolls around every … Continue reading
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