During our summer 2022 trip we visited all of six the NPS sites in Mississippi and finished up the last two sites of the nine NPS sites in Tennessee. One of the overall themes of the trip was our visit to five Civil War sites in Mississippi and Tennessee. Along the way, we thought aboutContinue reading “Mississippi & Tennessee – Civil War Sites”
Monthly Archives: July 2022
Poverty Point NM and UNESCO World Heritage Site
The name Poverty Point doesn’t give us any clue as to why the site is so noteworthy that it was selected to be a World Heritage Site. For background, there are only 23 World Heritage Sites in the entire U.S. (Everglades, Grand Canyon, Great Smoky Mountains, etc.), and only three others are archaeological sites. PovertyContinue reading “Poverty Point NM and UNESCO World Heritage Site”
Mississippi – Natchez Trace Parkway, Natchez Trace NST, and Natchez NHP
The eight NPS sites in Mississippi focus on three primary themes – Civil War battlefield sites, the Civil Rights movement, and the Natchez Trace. Our goal this summer was to visit all of the Mississippi NPS sites. The Natchez Trace sites were quite historical and enjoyable. The southern terminus of the Natchez Trace is in,Continue reading “Mississippi – Natchez Trace Parkway, Natchez Trace NST, and Natchez NHP”
Mississippi and Alabama – Civil Rights Movement Sites
On our trip to visit Mississippi NPS sites this summer, we visited two sites associated with the Civil Rights movement. Selma to Montgomery NHT The highlight of our trip to Selma, Alabama was walking across the Edmond Pettis Bridge where thousands of non-violent protestors led by Martin Luther King, Jr. began their four-day, 54-mile marchContinue reading “Mississippi and Alabama – Civil Rights Movement Sites”
Two South Carolina SPs – Devils Fork and Sadler Creek
In the Summer of 2022 we visited two state parks on South Carolina lakes – Devils Fork SP on Lake Jocassee and Sadler Creek SP on Lake Hartwell. We were blown away by both lakes. The two lakes were part of a chain of three lakes in the northwest corner of South Carolina (from north to southContinue reading “Two South Carolina SPs – Devils Fork and Sadler Creek”