Down Savannah Way

 On Wednesday we just drove from the Atlanta area down to the Savannah area. We planned to go to the Augusta Riverwalk but there was no parking for a trailer. We ended up picnicking in our car again, but we went to the aqueduct & at least had a nice view.

In Atlanta it was in the 60's & breezy. We noticed on the drive how humid it was becoming. It's been in the 70's & beautiful down south. The drive was 5 hours without the stops. There are few freeways down in the South (several states) There are a lot of small highways that have traffic lights on them & go through towns. Everything just seems to take a long time. But I will say those meandering roads are beautiful & green!

Today, Thursday, we went into Savannah. Our first stop was the Savannah History Ctr.

This is an Eli Whitney cotton gin. This revolutionized cotton processing which was very labor intensive.

This is a copy of the bench in Forrest Gump.

The US pretty much cobbled together uniforms during the Revolutionary War.

This guy talked all about Savannah's Spring Hill battle in 1878.

Other interesting things in the museum were these ship models both named "Savannah"

& the Confederate iron ship.

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Juliet Gordon Low was the founder of the Girl Scout Organization. They had wonderful displays about the Girl Scouts.

Our next stop was for lunch at the Boar's Head Tavern down by the river. We drove around about 1/2 hour just looking for the restaurant & parking. There were many one way streets & google wasn't helping. Finally we found a parking place & walked to where the restaurant is. Unfortunately, there were lots of steps! We had a reservation..

After lunch we raced back to the Georgia State Train Museum which of course was back up where we were. It was a completely  outdoor museum. It was all the buildings you would see in a train yard. 

It was completed in 1855 & was used clear through 1965.

This was the turntable.

Next up was the Battlefield of Spring Hill. The British actually won this battle.

Names of the many who died or were wounded during the battle.

Savannah has many squares or parks throughout the city. Forsyth Square has many beautiful mansions.

This was called The Confederate House

This was Mansion on Forsyth Park

Whittaker Huntingdon Inn

In the park were statues & one of  the most photographed fountains in the world.The park was a parade ground for the Confederate soldiers. The city rebuilt a small fort where the original stood. It is now a restaurant.

The Exchange Bell hung in the Old City Exchange from 1802 till the building was razed. The replica of the tower the bell originally  resided in was placed in 1957.

Lastly is the Cathedral of St. John.

Sorry I am running behind. I just sbout fell asleep Thursday night waiting on slow internet to upload 1/2 the pics! I will have to bring you up to date on Fort Pulaski, Tybee Island, & Hilton Head Saturday night.

We will be going to Fort Sumpter Saturday.