Today, we picked up R&L at Eloise and took off for Gallatin, Tennessee, where we toured the Bowen Plantation. The plantation was established by Samuel Bowen, Mary Bowen's brother. His son was governor of Tennessee right before the Civil War. It is now a working plantation with re-enactors giving lectures about the carpentry, gardening, etc. While we were there, one of the gardeners was hoeing a plot right outside the main house; he dug up some blue and white pottery shards. I REALLY wanted them, but alas, now they're artifacts to go in the museum.
After we left the plantation, we drove about 10-20 miles toward Nashville to the Hermitage, Andrew Jackson's home. (He was the seventh president.) It was a beautiful plantation, too. Just a bit grander than the governor's! He had a little over 1000 acres where he raised cows, pigs, chickens, geese, ducks and all manner of livestock. It was a long, hot walk around the grounds, but well worth it.
I have a new roommate now that Liz is traveling with us. All the gang is piled in our room; we're watching the Pennsylvania primary and eating pecan brittle.
Tomorrow we plan to visit the Gibson Guitar factory and the Country Music Hall of Fame. No more ancestral trekking until we get to Oklahoma. If anybody is reading this, drop me a comment; I'm beginning to think I'm the only one checking the blog.
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Reading it all at once and loving it... was delayed by house guests but am finally catching up. I think your blog is wonderful!
Mischa
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