Category Archives: Places to Go

Fort Smith National Historic Site, Arkansas

There was a fort on this site for a few years during the early 1800s, but the fort for which the town is named was established in the 1830s when settlers thought there would be trouble after Andrew Jackson’s “Indian … Continue reading

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Fort Donelson National Battlefield, Tennessee

Over Christmas break, we drove down The Trace through The Land Between the Lakes. It was cool and foggy but still a pretty drive, even in gray. We got to Fort Donelson around 3:00 and had the place almost to … Continue reading

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Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, Tennessee

As the final stop on a long, exciting but exhausting vacation, we spent two nights in a sleazy motel in Chattanooga, Tennessee. We spent all morning on this day seeing the sites on Lookout Mountain — Rock City, Ruby Falls, … Continue reading

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Tybee Lighthouse — Tybee Island, Georgia

Our admission into the Tybee Museum gained us access to the Tybee Lighthouse across the street. The lighthouse was much more interesting than the museum, but it almost killed us. I recommend that you visit, but do it in the … Continue reading

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Fort Screven — Tybee Island, Georgia

The Tybee Museum is located in the Garland Battery, which was part of Fort Screven, a coastal artillery defense site. It was built in 1897 for the Spanish-American War and continued in operation until 1945. There wasn’t a great deal … Continue reading

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