tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32613653844209937832024-03-05T05:10:32.874-04:00BuddventuresBuddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263393911226757167noreply@blogger.comBlogger299125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261365384420993783.post-79424771685695359682009-03-13T15:24:00.000-03:002009-03-13T15:24:00.363-03:00Union outpost<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK2tU222Tky50HiHK5fx7USSuYjSUclTeWzQMrffEfsj0cS_4y2Qmyuu7vjiAIGVFUR_HBM9WB6GlBXIewO0IOmz1vAtDtnj-zQs29P4AM01s6akcuuX9xwphTYJUEgODPCkgy-ZfZsVs/s1600-h/DSC01950.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301252091379546114" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK2tU222Tky50HiHK5fx7USSuYjSUclTeWzQMrffEfsj0cS_4y2Qmyuu7vjiAIGVFUR_HBM9WB6GlBXIewO0IOmz1vAtDtnj-zQs29P4AM01s6akcuuX9xwphTYJUEgODPCkgy-ZfZsVs/s320/DSC01950.jpg" border="0" /></a> So, here we have a flag in the <a href="http://buddventures.blogspot.com/2009/02/fort-clinch.html">Fort Clinch</a> visitor center. It does not say, but from its condition, I am guessing it is a reproduction that has been flown over the fort in modern times.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEGaxju8yX9D3UJdWReJRNuZtjVH4ANkGNsk_4hAesZ6EQVOPkeggiQd-OQEVo1jzKgTP708eCDgkelGCg5bcLC2svQ012wS0SJbWywH9jXP71vkx9kYcZTmDuwcfdidrikmelG68FuM0/s1600-h/DSC02079.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301252087210735922" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEGaxju8yX9D3UJdWReJRNuZtjVH4ANkGNsk_4hAesZ6EQVOPkeggiQd-OQEVo1jzKgTP708eCDgkelGCg5bcLC2svQ012wS0SJbWywH9jXP71vkx9kYcZTmDuwcfdidrikmelG68FuM0/s320/DSC02079.jpg" border="0" /></a> Here is the current flag, a reproduction of the US flag in use in 1864. This is actually the most popular design of the 36 star flag, and several other variations existed.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyHc8AzW1u2w7I7xtDzq6x2PmdJz3ZiEDVsXVyZI5GsVseryRE5sum_1nLT37DEeQXJglxZEz1_T-rCZjYK_o_TCCAFmjrEXBdWI8iquTuD26eOBtHlDGGqiPVsYnX4mS8iIFngHC8RbQ/s1600-h/IMG_8601.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301252085087656082" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyHc8AzW1u2w7I7xtDzq6x2PmdJz3ZiEDVsXVyZI5GsVseryRE5sum_1nLT37DEeQXJglxZEz1_T-rCZjYK_o_TCCAFmjrEXBdWI8iquTuD26eOBtHlDGGqiPVsYnX4mS8iIFngHC8RbQ/s320/IMG_8601.jpg" border="0" /></a> This is my wife's version of the flag-in-the-window shot.</div></div>Buddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263393911226757167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261365384420993783.post-82529460327777821392009-03-12T23:00:00.004-03:002009-03-12T23:23:24.535-03:00Olustee<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit5G31GNxv4lA28zR7nehXfmVy4AyawAwxFRbD5pA4oBbnWQK-If7PgnjBvmO7ybloZIMyVcYuKz_CHBSdLlfbigkcY21P47PboVo1fWLLgqd37lF8kWWoVfmaB4hIqAaLYKJIg0-mvHc/s1600-h/DSC03149.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312488826973094258" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit5G31GNxv4lA28zR7nehXfmVy4AyawAwxFRbD5pA4oBbnWQK-If7PgnjBvmO7ybloZIMyVcYuKz_CHBSdLlfbigkcY21P47PboVo1fWLLgqd37lF8kWWoVfmaB4hIqAaLYKJIg0-mvHc/s320/DSC03149.jpg" border="0" /></a> The Union campaign that climaxed in the Battle of Olustee (or Ocean Pond) began in February 1864, when troops commanded by General Truman A. Seymour embarked at Hilton Head, South Carolina. Their immediate objective was a fourth occupation of Jacksonville. The force could then disrupt transportation links and deprive the Confederacy of food supplies from central Florida; capture cotton, turpentine and timber; gain black recruits for the Union army; and induce Unionists in east Florida to organize a loyal state government.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6moRwLMLqDO5Q2Ld0Cv32SccWzxueYf1AlvD1fxVEbo3UICG2kiKBJSHHkqe6h7QT0ukEVbbZuaaBgP8-ztqsmDAeDJ2_MOQcet9b1KbLzGzbbRHwpXYO7TZ9D2-XXsJK5BnMhIe0L8A/s1600-h/DSC03180.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312488821404259506" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6moRwLMLqDO5Q2Ld0Cv32SccWzxueYf1AlvD1fxVEbo3UICG2kiKBJSHHkqe6h7QT0ukEVbbZuaaBgP8-ztqsmDAeDJ2_MOQcet9b1KbLzGzbbRHwpXYO7TZ9D2-XXsJK5BnMhIe0L8A/s320/DSC03180.jpg" border="0" /></a> Seymour's expeditionary force landed at Jacksonville on Feb 7. Scouts and raiders moved west and met little opposition.Meanwhile, during the month of January, movement of the Federal fleet had been noted by the Confederate forces, and they began to prepare for an offensive. The defense of Florida was placed in the hands of Brig. General Joseph Finegan and Brig. General Alfred Colquitt. Once it was apparent the Union forces were moving westward in Florida, Finegan began searching for the Confederate army's best defendable position.Finegan found that position at Olustee. With a lake called Ocean Pond on his left, a nearly impassable swamp on his right and only a narrow passage between, he called for troops to help defend Florida. Colquitt answered that call, bringing veteran troops from Savannah, Georgia.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUkurs7g5OHtXa8deZJrxG6aT6li5nsJJ0Ysw7YXJBfZdsz4LrKv85IC_f_AIM8-W3zJ1YZ-7Em2iZSCHIHPiAwh2OARSS4uEU9MlBK_HAQWWHqrqN-CbwiR19bBUQrYZ-YlfyLWe5GOk/s1600-h/DSC03184.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312488816651655858" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUkurs7g5OHtXa8deZJrxG6aT6li5nsJJ0Ysw7YXJBfZdsz4LrKv85IC_f_AIM8-W3zJ1YZ-7Em2iZSCHIHPiAwh2OARSS4uEU9MlBK_HAQWWHqrqN-CbwiR19bBUQrYZ-YlfyLWe5GOk/s320/DSC03184.jpg" border="0" /></a> On Feb 20, the Union force of 5,500 men and 16 cannon marched westward from Barber's Plantation, near modern day Macclenny. Their plan was to defeat the Confederates 32 miles away, near Lake City, and then cut off the railroad there. But by this time, the Confederate forces almost equaled the Union opposing army in number, and Finegan sent skirmishers to draw the Union forces to Olustee. The Union army drove the Confederate cavalry back several miles, but resistance kept growing stronger. H.W.B. Athens wrote "At 8 o' clock in the morning on the 20th instant we were informed that the Yankees were advancing. A part of the brigade was immediately ordered to some rifle pits hastily constrcuted near at hand, the remainder forming line of battle in open field. In this position we patiently waited the coming of the foe for an hour, when our General, who is a fair man, concluded to meet halfway." The opposing armies made contact that afternoon and the Confederate line was formed, infantry in the center with cavalry on each flank.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN2Tvj18qdAs27U9igPV7xd6OTkdsn3_QUNhFikAsczbLQfkvkh9tRDj1OeCwKdVKGFbmw5nq1CWW8jf29hVO__i6GTPp3HV7-Qh-SDpQ-10YhnHBRKbuq0KwM4zWAPynKdd7bLjRFu9Y/s1600-h/DSC03143.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312488817739129234" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN2Tvj18qdAs27U9igPV7xd6OTkdsn3_QUNhFikAsczbLQfkvkh9tRDj1OeCwKdVKGFbmw5nq1CWW8jf29hVO__i6GTPp3HV7-Qh-SDpQ-10YhnHBRKbuq0KwM4zWAPynKdd7bLjRFu9Y/s320/DSC03143.jpg" border="0" /></a> The battle was joined on the floor of a forest of virgin pines, free of underbrush. Men fought in the open forest; neither force constructed earthworks. The Union army was cauhgt between two swamps, one preventing their advance, and one hindering a retreat. Initially, neither side expected the battle here to amount to much.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv8ZMqxNXhyphenhyphentmSvrzayVkvPUhxxZqEbJz8gQvekJ-edjoaIc2Sai4lqyl-sgjGeeaJNr2bK98NTXpbSWQh6DIKj3hcGJR1hZEDflkQZIYKFxTu8FedhEv3NXKAbrYtrmoMffLP86lHF0s/s1600-h/DSC03163.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312488810563040834" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv8ZMqxNXhyphenhyphentmSvrzayVkvPUhxxZqEbJz8gQvekJ-edjoaIc2Sai4lqyl-sgjGeeaJNr2bK98NTXpbSWQh6DIKj3hcGJR1hZEDflkQZIYKFxTu8FedhEv3NXKAbrYtrmoMffLP86lHF0s/s320/DSC03163.jpg" border="0" /></a> Around 2 PM, the battle intensified as the 7th Connecticut opened up heavy fire with their Spencer repeating rifles. This caught the 64th Georgia off guard and killed all of their field officers. Colonel Barrow of the 64th had told his men "I am sure that we are in the right, and that God is on our side. Follow me today, my men, and I will lead you to the enemy. Remember, that the honor of Georgia rests with you." Soon after saying these words, Col Barrow was shot through the heart by a Union bullet and killed instantly. The 7th Connecticut advanced quickly, and soon found themselves ahead of the rest of the army, and in a deadly crossfire. The Union advance was finally halted when they ran low on ammunition and witdrew several hundred yards. Milton M. Woodford of the 7th CT wrote home "As we advanced, the enemy retired, keeping just in sight. Whenever we could get near enough to atnd any chance of doing execution we would blaze away at them and they returned the fire in a way that showed that they were good marksmen, for their shots came plenty near enough, although none of us were hit."<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCqf-dQHyr6m98sS0Jm59Ca3U6iSS1jYSEZ-8-v5ljq8W3zgcO0l3fnisQ63RGTb7ZX5MGZ5M825jipaoY5Ou7q0lvmWrsvo3c2lPNYUxQn0uD6rkrN2dRxWnZ9jAmokC6uY6o6zS_qYY/s1600-h/DSC03169.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312488509258060562" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCqf-dQHyr6m98sS0Jm59Ca3U6iSS1jYSEZ-8-v5ljq8W3zgcO0l3fnisQ63RGTb7ZX5MGZ5M825jipaoY5Ou7q0lvmWrsvo3c2lPNYUxQn0uD6rkrN2dRxWnZ9jAmokC6uY6o6zS_qYY/s320/DSC03169.jpg" border="0" /></a> By 3 Pm, the 7th New Hampshire deployed on the Union right flank, battling heavy fire from the Confederates. The regiment had earlier been ordered to exchange their Spencer repeating rifles for old, defective muskets, many of which did not even fire. Colonel Hawley, leading the 7th new Hampshire, either gave a wrong command or his command was misunderstood, causing the confused 7th to scatter to the rear.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNpF4RARzObh77ACldHFrbkUMLF3Sg18izvLdbaqaL4PipbbkFI6p7Iz6gc0LQkHhF82vS-gqikWetiV7Ke85p0xuZJKbbgyL1iyaTgB7Zp7Ci_rmZTBzNZCXoJDjy-0At_pVk1RbJSw4/s1600-h/DSC03152.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312488505679447922" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNpF4RARzObh77ACldHFrbkUMLF3Sg18izvLdbaqaL4PipbbkFI6p7Iz6gc0LQkHhF82vS-gqikWetiV7Ke85p0xuZJKbbgyL1iyaTgB7Zp7Ci_rmZTBzNZCXoJDjy-0At_pVk1RbJSw4/s320/DSC03152.jpg" border="0" /></a> The 8th US Colored troops with no battle experience and little traing were deployed on the Union left flank. They had less than one month's service and had never practiced firing their weapons. They were severely mauled at a railroad crossing east of Olustee. Of the 375 men in this troop, 310 were killed or wounded. The 8th US Regimental Surgeon wrote "Here they stood for two hours... under one of the most terrible fires I ever witnessed, and here on the field of Olustee, was decided whether the colored man had the courage to stand without shelter, and run the dangers of the battlefield, and when I tell you that they stand with a fire in frint, on their flank without flinching, I have no doubt as to the center of every man who has gratitude for the defenders of his country, white or black."<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih5foZrOhmZ1KnMu-a36TiI7HyH9NMJm4WQvX-Rps0LqTzPr45k1vEuD9BYHP7aEG_a-xv7vMy9kJGZm6-XyUL-V-BjcNtJcaXisjbw1kmN4y4-IrLqk_AZ0xSudLDZMy-MVQ4YlxrUp0/s1600-h/DSC03150.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312488505286360386" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih5foZrOhmZ1KnMu-a36TiI7HyH9NMJm4WQvX-Rps0LqTzPr45k1vEuD9BYHP7aEG_a-xv7vMy9kJGZm6-XyUL-V-BjcNtJcaXisjbw1kmN4y4-IrLqk_AZ0xSudLDZMy-MVQ4YlxrUp0/s320/DSC03150.jpg" border="0" /></a> Around this time, Colonel Harrison arrived with Confederate reinforcements. The area recently vacated by the 7th New Hampshire now came under concentrated fire. The train also had a large cannon mounted on a flatcar which shot a lare shell every five minutes with devastating effects. By now the Union had five cannon captured and almost all others rendered useless. James H. Clark remarked "the horses and men were nearly all killed or wounded, and it was the greatest slaughter among artillery known in the history of the war."</div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSMz5cMLT92n6R27Yh9O_Fm7ViMQ3Qs541rSfy6-0bFqsR8WKpJabL0gAJTKQqsLo9ax5D0GtoZy_pqVuJr26R1VTITAF8kV8WQT_Flf9CKaR24GcsNHYcd9iC1G4XWWHTi60jVHv7kzI/s1600-h/DSC03173.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312488505307419794" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSMz5cMLT92n6R27Yh9O_Fm7ViMQ3Qs541rSfy6-0bFqsR8WKpJabL0gAJTKQqsLo9ax5D0GtoZy_pqVuJr26R1VTITAF8kV8WQT_Flf9CKaR24GcsNHYcd9iC1G4XWWHTi60jVHv7kzI/s320/DSC03173.jpg" border="0" /></a> By now the Union felt the day was lost, but the 54th Massachusetts and 1st North Carolina US Colored advanced, staggering the enemy.<br />By 5 Pm the fire slackened on both sides as soldiers ran out of ammunition. The men searched the pockets of their fallen comrades, desperate for more ammunition. New supplies arrived for the Confederates and the entire line moved forward, led by the 27th Georgia.</div><div>"The whole line moving as directed, the enemy gave way in confusion. We continued the pursuit for several miles, when night put an end to the conflict." -Brigadier General Alfred Colquitt</div><div>"Claiming to be the last to leave the field, the 54th Massachusetts heard their Lt Col Hooper say 'Well boys, we must hold this line: We must fix bayonets and stay in our tracks.' The men shouted 'we can do it.' They gathere all the cartridges from the field they could, and as the enemy advanced... the men would cheer so that the Rebels thought it was a trap and fell back. After some time our men were withdrawn a little way, and a line formed there as the army retreated our regiment fell back taking different positions until off the field." -Major John Appleton, 54th Massachusetts </div><div>Colquitt's brigade gradually advanced until they were nearly on the enemy's left flank. The Yankees broke and fled, and the Rebels knew they had won. </div><div>"Grape and canister swept by with hideous music, and shell after shell tore through our ranks and burst amid heaps of our wounded heroes. The 115th New York swept forward in the face of a galling fire, through reeds higher than our heads, over logs and fences, until the hateful columns of Southern grey were plainly visible.After three hours of fighting, every regiment excepting the 115th New York had been compelled to leave the field. Our boys occupied precisely the same position which they did at the opening of the battle. They stood battling over the bodies of their fallen comrades...At last the shades of night covered the field of blood, and we were then ordered to the rear. After giving three ringing cheers of defiance to the rebels, the regiment slowly and sadly dragged themselves away. Over one half were killed and wounded, and the remainder were black with powder and the smoke of battle, and could hardly move."</div><div> -James H.Clark: "The Iron Hearted Regiment." </div><div>Battle casualties amounted to 1,861 Union and 946 Confederate soldiers.</div><div>"It was a fair, square, stand-up fight in pine woods, just there not very thick, and having little undergrowth, save about an occasional swampy hole. There was probably a difference of less than five hundred in the numbers engaged. The Confederates knew the ground and were formed for battle. We rushed in, not waiting for the proper full formation, and were fought in detail. The enemy had the great advantage, with modern weapons of being on the defensive and ready. There was absolutely no pursuit of the defeated party until the next day. The Confederate loss was 940; the Union loss 1861. This left the former with say 4500; the atter with about 3700, or about that proportion. It was one of the sideshows of the great war, but the loss on the Union side was proportionately about three times as great as at Buena Vista. I suppose it did help to whittle away the great rebellion." -Col Joseph Hawley</div><div>Union soldiers remained in Jacksonville until the end of the war and occupied several coastal towns and various places along the St Johns River. They carried out frequent operations against Confederate forces defending east Florida but did not venture out in significant force again.<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4oSYi5Q_EZjpeKLa-Pq5fP6AUrwhTqYXkmbVwVii8GyCYdrqMfp-uV4dojT0zLalooUY2nU2ZOH7LZ7jOVHmGtS8A25bI0ICGcDAeY1zKvf843ZOsoFxl24IQ6ZmcjEGeCktODS8oNRU/s1600-h/DSC03155.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312488507759486418" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4oSYi5Q_EZjpeKLa-Pq5fP6AUrwhTqYXkmbVwVii8GyCYdrqMfp-uV4dojT0zLalooUY2nU2ZOH7LZ7jOVHmGtS8A25bI0ICGcDAeY1zKvf843ZOsoFxl24IQ6ZmcjEGeCktODS8oNRU/s320/DSC03155.jpg" border="0" /></a> The 1899 Florida legislature created a commission to select a site and to raise funds for a suitable monument to commemorate the battle. The site was acquired by the state of Florida in 1909. the monument was built in 1912 and dedicated in 1913, just 49 years after the battle.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSyvSIXX6JCoSV9LIfvXvfO8k3gIYjTbJs8Xc_VPRwI0EHJxlpyGleKTTkphpBtsAzg0YHoBTvlt6TWSFcd1TVmKbPa8p_uzxly4Lp9lTOdiJFFpDSBMGBsV5YDgaKDwjCDiaCBrZBH-I/s1600-h/DSC03151.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312488171896652786" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSyvSIXX6JCoSV9LIfvXvfO8k3gIYjTbJs8Xc_VPRwI0EHJxlpyGleKTTkphpBtsAzg0YHoBTvlt6TWSFcd1TVmKbPa8p_uzxly4Lp9lTOdiJFFpDSBMGBsV5YDgaKDwjCDiaCBrZBH-I/s320/DSC03151.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheoteOPjlmdMwxQuDrF6TK7txG6reqxywE19Rx5EViiFFi-tlJT-1E4-sj0h_xvh1lncMciQ6H7MCkSe3loKErwAaYUqYaGaYIw6tlSPULtxqQ4R_IKCyJa5wV3YMnawuoYk_EwysRYVQ/s1600-h/DSC03153.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312488170737001426" style="WIDTH: 280px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheoteOPjlmdMwxQuDrF6TK7txG6reqxywE19Rx5EViiFFi-tlJT-1E4-sj0h_xvh1lncMciQ6H7MCkSe3loKErwAaYUqYaGaYIw6tlSPULtxqQ4R_IKCyJa5wV3YMnawuoYk_EwysRYVQ/s320/DSC03153.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjdqCYNrdZpHHuBQINIfPM88W9ewJaXTYh8KtVMRYzo1yCg8VkmPOYUHnKm44cCHExxOx7LrVMUIUoNF9cbDkwuNUKaScjN3quaQarGDnyKb2IXE10_Wy-erFHJD4PPIJ4gEeh6brQrKs/s1600-h/DSC03154.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312488168933166898" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjdqCYNrdZpHHuBQINIfPM88W9ewJaXTYh8KtVMRYzo1yCg8VkmPOYUHnKm44cCHExxOx7LrVMUIUoNF9cbDkwuNUKaScjN3quaQarGDnyKb2IXE10_Wy-erFHJD4PPIJ4gEeh6brQrKs/s320/DSC03154.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpRe2T7FjyS_TFjdzdG46RQ__AZ7s5mgY5kapTRZGjcu2obGe5zWG8wB9_d-ots54qYd4uyxvvowdwaRtFm18lnL0Fra8iViGLBMVSRU8Ao6BYm2VKrkUp99-UsaJWkw3PF1gYYfO4Z8M/s1600-h/DSC03159.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312488165604540482" style="WIDTH: 235px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpRe2T7FjyS_TFjdzdG46RQ__AZ7s5mgY5kapTRZGjcu2obGe5zWG8wB9_d-ots54qYd4uyxvvowdwaRtFm18lnL0Fra8iViGLBMVSRU8Ao6BYm2VKrkUp99-UsaJWkw3PF1gYYfO4Z8M/s320/DSC03159.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlJnWoaglsOQYQsCUydal1LreQM05l50EeVuDqtZ4fb9sVccwe5EhayeN2Y4YjNfx-uq3Yepcuj97LtResf9yR1mn473d3PfpeUNjI-353e0pTbSO145iq9wevsfKLf4NTrbMXmNiSBi4/s1600-h/DSC03141.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312488165728185954" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlJnWoaglsOQYQsCUydal1LreQM05l50EeVuDqtZ4fb9sVccwe5EhayeN2Y4YjNfx-uq3Yepcuj97LtResf9yR1mn473d3PfpeUNjI-353e0pTbSO145iq9wevsfKLf4NTrbMXmNiSBi4/s320/DSC03141.jpg" border="0" /></a> A small onsite museum has several artifacts, but does not say if they are originals or reproductions.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Buddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263393911226757167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261365384420993783.post-69233103685797857162009-03-11T14:13:00.001-03:002009-03-11T14:13:00.759-03:00World's Smallest practical joke?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn2WCz5b6SP8tVfQTJ1YLW4o1-k2LYoEtjXyaGdsSwCxsVRTStp2waYmTvJGY39mwDCVL7IwsKZ-Qtxr03hqXiJh4vW3NS6s0_RmhkEwNx-IzowpOQ6hOmzn8YBqQ5K3lY400L-uG9GVY/s1600-h/DSC03136.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310650007314129026" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn2WCz5b6SP8tVfQTJ1YLW4o1-k2LYoEtjXyaGdsSwCxsVRTStp2waYmTvJGY39mwDCVL7IwsKZ-Qtxr03hqXiJh4vW3NS6s0_RmhkEwNx-IzowpOQ6hOmzn8YBqQ5K3lY400L-uG9GVY/s320/DSC03136.jpg" border="0" /></a> This is the World's Smallest Police Station, in downtown Carrabelle, FL. A few stories abound about how it came to be, but here is what is known: The Polices had a phone bolted to a nearby building, but its use exposed them to the elements, and supposedly it was used by people for illegal calls. So in 1963 when the phone company decided to retire a phone booth, the Police took it to put their phone inside. The illegal calls continued, however, and vandalism plagued the tiny station, so eventually the phone was removed. But the reputation as a Police Station lived on.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixtcyJskkzxqxIAVuasM0DbQIQn2-feuTx5ltwF5fM4j-VlIGGtRpoUgSVjPid56VNIChboMjp6fKVLtRulJH9mF4hrSSWGTgXKNjJ8n6cIP28fsM39cKrlKUmAqtE9WsBKTSBqZYFDII/s1600-h/DSC03137.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310650001563405058" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixtcyJskkzxqxIAVuasM0DbQIQn2-feuTx5ltwF5fM4j-VlIGGtRpoUgSVjPid56VNIChboMjp6fKVLtRulJH9mF4hrSSWGTgXKNjJ8n6cIP28fsM39cKrlKUmAqtE9WsBKTSBqZYFDII/s320/DSC03137.jpg" border="0" /></a> Now it is an empty booth, still with the Smallest Police Station label. Supposedly, this is a reproduction and the original is on display somewhere else. I love local lore, never can get one straight story.</div>Buddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263393911226757167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261365384420993783.post-67826307556643192062009-03-10T15:38:00.002-03:002009-03-10T15:38:00.687-03:00D-Day Training<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaZul1qLrrWayILPMymnpzc81jbvIm6oEVddIuaUoWXu9GhQ4G2-q_IWzjPslHyPV6md7EsfyNynAvq92AW0H2nxtvFkR9LkoxxlIhlk743PGsnuneN6j0pnj3O00E3odWda5eoqovNZc/s1600-h/DSC03135.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310640998613805890" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaZul1qLrrWayILPMymnpzc81jbvIm6oEVddIuaUoWXu9GhQ4G2-q_IWzjPslHyPV6md7EsfyNynAvq92AW0H2nxtvFkR9LkoxxlIhlk743PGsnuneN6j0pnj3O00E3odWda5eoqovNZc/s320/DSC03135.jpg" border="0" /></a> This marker is in a rest area just east of the Crooked River Lighthouse.<br />In late 1943, Carrabelle Beach and Dog Island, while they were a part of Camp Gordon Johnston, were used by the US Army 4th Infantry Division to train for the Normandy Invasion on D-Day, June 6th, 1944. The Amphibious Training Center had been officially closed, but it was reopened and staffed for the purpose of training for this important mission. Although the troops had trained for over three years, the amphibious training conducted on this site was the last step before shipping out to England for the invasion. On D-Day, the first amphibian infantry assault teams to arrive on French soil were from the 4th Infantry Division at Utah Beach. On June 6, 2000, the Camp Gordon Johnston Association extracted a small amount of soil from this site and delivered it to the National 4th Infantry Division Association to be placed in the Association's monument in Arlington, VA. The US Department of Defense's World War II Commemoration Committee in 1995 named the Camp Gordon Johnston Association an official "Commemorative Community."Buddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263393911226757167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261365384420993783.post-15111589552935852002009-03-09T10:04:00.005-03:002009-03-09T10:04:00.301-03:00Crooked River of the Florida variety<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp2-npI7klbotIi07ZChANbrUSiuLnCW9bazwBNyrUVcMIZj4jGtJksxFlqPF8NLUH86h_TUoHnjo_sOIpw2Y7QCys7wAnua4IixDbVfS7_Gn21nZ3XUYsSn0rp7KkgHnttWaQsXHOg_Y/s1600-h/DSC03133.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309704986471738882" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp2-npI7klbotIi07ZChANbrUSiuLnCW9bazwBNyrUVcMIZj4jGtJksxFlqPF8NLUH86h_TUoHnjo_sOIpw2Y7QCys7wAnua4IixDbVfS7_Gn21nZ3XUYsSn0rp7KkgHnttWaQsXHOg_Y/s320/DSC03133.jpg" border="0" /></a> The Crooked River Lighthouse, just west of Carabelle, Florida, has seen many mariners safely home for the 100 years it was lit and used. It was built in 1895 to replace one on Dog Island that was destroyed in a hurricane in 1873. Authorities decided it would be better to have a lighthouse on the secure mainland rther than the exposed Dog Island. After construction delays, the Crooked River Lighthouse, flanked by two identical keeper's houses was completed. The twin houses, one for the keeper and the other for the assistant keeper were sold in 1964 and moved from the site. A fire destroyed one of the houses and the other remains in private ownership.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbweKditYY1gTH-CwggbyZPFZLY-TswJRiYtCjlixE_LTP1W-sjKOrLtuoy6uXeRifTV0NoKAnsvaDg929xyCa_iiUhlCJnQRrpvW8uaTmAfl7G1c6Puxu0CQWtsXAp0ibOj-COi-l0k8/s1600-h/DSC03127.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309705001475853682" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbweKditYY1gTH-CwggbyZPFZLY-TswJRiYtCjlixE_LTP1W-sjKOrLtuoy6uXeRifTV0NoKAnsvaDg929xyCa_iiUhlCJnQRrpvW8uaTmAfl7G1c6Puxu0CQWtsXAp0ibOj-COi-l0k8/s320/DSC03127.jpg" border="0" /></a> Electricity came to the lighthouse in 1933 and it became automated in 1952. The lens was built in 1894 by Henri LaPaute in Paris France. The lens currently is on display at the US Coast Guard District 8 headquarters in New Orleans. The lighthouse was decommissioned in 1995.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfmmg0Ul5yrHxTT6zLE0_dOXbjgT40cJbbFyIoxhifIZm9-z2uzLgpIAnZ2dsHWHQzG11QgtEolEvl_cMZ_b9ki5kFcQTZiqID8fSIf0SjeD-17r3nkkqGj1mlROa71N-jXJ_npOxIe1c/s1600-h/DSC03125.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309705099798699986" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfmmg0Ul5yrHxTT6zLE0_dOXbjgT40cJbbFyIoxhifIZm9-z2uzLgpIAnZ2dsHWHQzG11QgtEolEvl_cMZ_b9ki5kFcQTZiqID8fSIf0SjeD-17r3nkkqGj1mlROa71N-jXJ_npOxIe1c/s320/DSC03125.jpg" border="0" /></a> In 1999, the lighthouse belonged to the US Coast Guard, but was inoperable and deemed surplus property. The Carrabelle Lighthouse Association was formed and in August 2001 the deed was transferred to the city of Carrabelle. The following February, the CLA reached an agreement with the city to care for and restore the lighthouse.<br /><div>On December 8, 2007, with the restoration of the light complete, the park was opened to the public and the Coast Guard recommisioned the light as a private aid to navigation.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFM16lhSJ49R4c3BxIq7sRPWbtpn7BmKH1MlJIqhRznaUjc426sT-WvMrJ0GueJ6skESO24-4kSJYsYij0hDrVbyGKDQvIF6subvR80TI6epdMv3AQ0PbDA4NOsA740CBUs3QgXRCWbz0/s1600-h/DSC03130.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309704989941852802" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFM16lhSJ49R4c3BxIq7sRPWbtpn7BmKH1MlJIqhRznaUjc426sT-WvMrJ0GueJ6skESO24-4kSJYsYij0hDrVbyGKDQvIF6subvR80TI6epdMv3AQ0PbDA4NOsA740CBUs3QgXRCWbz0/s320/DSC03130.jpg" border="0" /></a> Tower Height: 103 feet</div><div>Construction: cast iron skeletal tower with cement foundation</div><div>Number of steps: 138</div><div>Original light apparatus: 4th order open bivalve revolving lens (Henry Lepaute 1894)</div><div>Modern light apparatus: 4th order open bivalve with 190mm rotating lantern</div><div>Light: two-group flashing white, flashes every twelve and a half seconds</div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuJZyzdVIj5BjOuemYIsJhwpGCg6dVXD45rOntDzlA3QPTSAO84t_3ihPsAQirGSMk9vdJiWcMvk3aWlZQo678emA0zJ_r5U4cZAJIJi2lfAlvLLego57xBxtEymMPmVnOvef6vI5gV7g/s1600-h/DSC03129.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309704994642757330" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuJZyzdVIj5BjOuemYIsJhwpGCg6dVXD45rOntDzlA3QPTSAO84t_3ihPsAQirGSMk9vdJiWcMvk3aWlZQo678emA0zJ_r5U4cZAJIJi2lfAlvLLego57xBxtEymMPmVnOvef6vI5gV7g/s320/DSC03129.jpg" border="0" /></a> Currently the CLA and the city of Carrabelle are in the process of building a replica of the Light Keeper's house to be located in the park to serve as a museum. When completed the museum, lighthouse, and recreational conservation site will be open to the public.</div><div> </div><div>History and information from park brochure at the site.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicVBRBTufNlLU2X3BundR1aUzQp2ITvl__xWpo1jaIrA8-EfQlH9HwIJ_q9qFpbgdyhDBLFpwJuHqoNa9e7hPL7Udl1YsUGF2pMPkcLpaV4UPsNHo5cYmdnDbEHrn5VJdD1iylSYVyZkE/s1600-h/DSC03128.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309704997261989410" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicVBRBTufNlLU2X3BundR1aUzQp2ITvl__xWpo1jaIrA8-EfQlH9HwIJ_q9qFpbgdyhDBLFpwJuHqoNa9e7hPL7Udl1YsUGF2pMPkcLpaV4UPsNHo5cYmdnDbEHrn5VJdD1iylSYVyZkE/s320/DSC03128.jpg" border="0" /></a> This is a playground that was not here in 2003. I sure wish I had a pirate ship when I was growing up!!</div></div>Buddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263393911226757167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261365384420993783.post-87909850703273189052009-03-08T13:00:00.004-03:002009-03-08T13:00:00.989-03:00U-534<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHlRZrlIigf5S36XN6RVSayxajhT-3spugQU4q0A778201r4_A8iE5bYlSJls9WnN8Jul5bAEgTH5826l6uR1bv_Gi-rYWBCce0y1GRYLJm-8AdqhXJR8cgiMmJWhAoHgNCBAyayxqcso/s1600-h/311161230_358281a617.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307292246530437362" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 198px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHlRZrlIigf5S36XN6RVSayxajhT-3spugQU4q0A778201r4_A8iE5bYlSJls9WnN8Jul5bAEgTH5826l6uR1bv_Gi-rYWBCce0y1GRYLJm-8AdqhXJR8cgiMmJWhAoHgNCBAyayxqcso/s320/311161230_358281a617.jpg" border="0" /></a> From the Runcorn and Widnes Weekly News:<br /><div>A HISTORIC German U-boat which was cut into sections by a Widnes-based contractor and transported to its new home in Merseyside is now a key exhibit in a maritime museum.<br />The U-534 is the centrepiece of a major exhibition centre being constructed by Appleton-based Whitfield and Brown at the Woodside Ferry Terminal.<br />The U-boat was sunk in a Norwegian fjord by the crew of the “G” For George, a Liberator bomber of the RAF’s 547 Squadron.<br />The vessel is believed to be the last U-boat to make an attempt to escape the Allies at the end of the war.<br />Legend has it that the vessel contained a valuable cargo of contraband gold bullion, or possibly even a sacred relic known as the Spear of Destiny – said to be the spear that pierced Christ’s side.<br />The sub was found to be carrying an enigma cypher machine.<br />The Liberator dropped 10 depth charges on the sub during two attacks and one charge is said to have stuck to the upper part of its hull before exploding.<br />The U-534 sank stern first and 49 of its crew survived.<br />The Widnes contractor excavated a 60x20m “reception dock” into which the four sections of the historic vessel were placed. The Mersey Mammoth floating crane was used to transport the sub to its new home.<br />A project spokesman said: “The sub U-534 was formerly the centrepiece of Wirral’s Historic Warships Museum until it closed two years ago.<br />“It was bought for a nominal sum by Merseytravel after there were fears it could be sold for scrap.<br />“Because of space limitations and operational difficulties in moving the sub, it was cut into four sections and floated to its new home.”</div><div>By Adrian Short</div><div>Original article <a href="http://www.runcornandwidnesweeklynews.co.uk/runcorn-widnes-news/runcorn-widnes-local-news/2009/02/12/german-submarine-u-534-becomes-exhibit-at-merseyside-museum-55368-22905464/">here</a></div>Buddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263393911226757167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261365384420993783.post-25475960486988563222009-03-07T11:06:00.005-04:002009-03-07T11:44:31.181-04:00The Seminole Wars<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRmw0dfKI8ww2GgWfcFvYxh7mnxLBNgUwMSMsHXR93bcOSuZDhipiUua1Ha8n0wbMyiTSj18COEtXr_vUAb-UEI1Xg6GajPDjk1a_v2J_thruNjXCV_UfeqGhx90TzafYx2JDqcAyNA6w/s1600-h/51SCKBVZFGL__SL500_AA240_.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310463168661427922" style="WIDTH: 156px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRmw0dfKI8ww2GgWfcFvYxh7mnxLBNgUwMSMsHXR93bcOSuZDhipiUua1Ha8n0wbMyiTSj18COEtXr_vUAb-UEI1Xg6GajPDjk1a_v2J_thruNjXCV_UfeqGhx90TzafYx2JDqcAyNA6w/s320/51SCKBVZFGL__SL500_AA240_.jpg" border="0" /></a> Despite this book's kid-like appearance, it is actually quite valuable, and I would have kept it if I had bought it, and not checked it out from the library. When it comes to the Seminole Wars, most books (which there are not many) focus on only one of the three wars, or a specific aspect, etc. Only two that I have found completely cover the entire conflict from start to finish. This is the good one. The other one was written and arranged in a very confusing manner that made the sequence of events hard to follow. This book is neither long, nor hard to read, but it covers all aspects of all three wars to satisfy any curious history buff. Anyone living in or near Florida should read this and I would recommend it to anyone else, also, as the Seminole Wars were THE major event in Florida of the 19th century and had a profound impact on the rest of the country as well. The book can be purchased on Amazon <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Seminole-Wars-Americas-Longest-Conflict/dp/0813027152/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1236440071&sr=8-1">here</a>. Also see the several Seminole War sites I have visited <a href="http://buddventures.blogspot.com/search/label/Seminole">here</a>.<br />The Seminole Wars<br />John and Mary Lou Missall<br />280 pages<br />2004 University Press of FloridaBuddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263393911226757167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261365384420993783.post-66328692700790785112009-03-06T12:03:00.002-04:002009-03-06T22:07:20.513-04:00Shall not have died in vain...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzpLkCKnB1_h9Fd28ldpFHSQymW-R6RfIIlcNAHioIXL6OZKeiBN0rcwW0oEDArYWlXp98AHfEGpkAFRaAqLDYGEADFql8geWTAlcKouY7T8MV_drhaVIGrfqS3Ha7QPgb3b2CQLXkl5Q/s1600-h/DSC02784.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303550468038672434" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzpLkCKnB1_h9Fd28ldpFHSQymW-R6RfIIlcNAHioIXL6OZKeiBN0rcwW0oEDArYWlXp98AHfEGpkAFRaAqLDYGEADFql8geWTAlcKouY7T8MV_drhaVIGrfqS3Ha7QPgb3b2CQLXkl5Q/s320/DSC02784.jpg" border="0" /></a> Just a couple shots of the flag over the cemetery at <a href="http://buddventures.blogspot.com/2009/02/san-marcos-de-apalache.html">San Marcos</a>.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgT2Ct_NlX4q1QmCDyLFDkrzS-1CG47dUxIbs1YLIaiTw8WBQ9oKAZ9QCA3C6wvF3lJVEkZ2WLZl01i_9DHgcH5pxRFu0xZWsVAN59ds_ShaJofNWHxT9CQSsite-M3RMgO3JxvIR0xOw/s1600-h/DSC02785.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303550465217439554" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgT2Ct_NlX4q1QmCDyLFDkrzS-1CG47dUxIbs1YLIaiTw8WBQ9oKAZ9QCA3C6wvF3lJVEkZ2WLZl01i_9DHgcH5pxRFu0xZWsVAN59ds_ShaJofNWHxT9CQSsite-M3RMgO3JxvIR0xOw/s320/DSC02785.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div>Buddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263393911226757167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261365384420993783.post-56961106134820933892009-03-05T11:05:00.004-04:002009-03-05T11:05:00.987-04:00Cape San Blas<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309535348287431906" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiue6V4nAKDmpMuzDJsH27oYPqeUFyR7HX8HxohsanYC5CKQ0opvSmv_-QUc_Q5jYqVrKgjdowgIuBMPekcnftLgG2p7NTD54WFxasPr6UwwGsOA0R5rHQh5J7Wyxn5YAkJ6djgig0NjWA/s320/DSC03101.jpg" border="0" /> This is a lighthouse on the Gulf coast that I visited in 2003, and decided to come see again. When I was here before, only one of the dwellings had been restored, while the other was in terrible condition. I had read that it had since been restored as well, which is my I came back to see it.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAuIEZkn9FGpKxTe2zVRegHUKUB1LvdoSb7JNzOYumXhn2VPp8B3q5rZaYwwqkEmZWSaIBiFuyb8DN9nnq4u1oHcYKjk1uRAZtbCfMLC-8pNsLdq133Rqy14YslLIdr6EB3Z1HKQCVoO0/s1600-h/capesanblas2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309535353406078402" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 217px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAuIEZkn9FGpKxTe2zVRegHUKUB1LvdoSb7JNzOYumXhn2VPp8B3q5rZaYwwqkEmZWSaIBiFuyb8DN9nnq4u1oHcYKjk1uRAZtbCfMLC-8pNsLdq133Rqy14YslLIdr6EB3Z1HKQCVoO0/s320/capesanblas2.jpg" border="0" /></a> As it turns out, somehow I lost most of my pictures from the 2003 trip, which kinda upset me. I was going to do this great before and after sequence and blah blah blah.... Anyway, so this picture is not mine, it is from <a href="http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=591">Lighthouse Friends</a>. But it shows how the second dwelling looked when I was here before.<br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Fro8h5ATbhPNkTQnmdFRcQSxqQA6W1YfP45H8J8hF7TGBbPJdLhYMP4-QksI4MpP_D02yb8wZF9Q9HQyiqCocx-Y-LwWzT8OOerSlBEdrG9Znq39R9c1AYSai5emGMWA6DMLK2lSHQE/s1600-h/DSC03103.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309535343578049554" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Fro8h5ATbhPNkTQnmdFRcQSxqQA6W1YfP45H8J8hF7TGBbPJdLhYMP4-QksI4MpP_D02yb8wZF9Q9HQyiqCocx-Y-LwWzT8OOerSlBEdrG9Znq39R9c1AYSai5emGMWA6DMLK2lSHQE/s320/DSC03103.jpg" border="0" /></a> Now the second dwelling is fully restored and serves as a gift shop that is, naturally, not open on Sundays, which is when I was here.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO5zHhjgDgqKQPK4v1coCHXKh4jbKlaiIhAd7H3BbZoaiohHdLlxztot4-pJwWbYr2A13B7kG6EXfKag0Scw52nM3vfhl_8057mAJUIouVFGu-BghBY3aj_2aDaWEdGa2yXz_ohVlHyuA/s1600-h/DSC03105.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309535338426050962" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO5zHhjgDgqKQPK4v1coCHXKh4jbKlaiIhAd7H3BbZoaiohHdLlxztot4-pJwWbYr2A13B7kG6EXfKag0Scw52nM3vfhl_8057mAJUIouVFGu-BghBY3aj_2aDaWEdGa2yXz_ohVlHyuA/s320/DSC03105.jpg" border="0" /></a> The site has no markers or brochures, so no locally available information. This small building is also there and was probably associated with operation of the lighthouse.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaRw_aN1TSiK8KxN1wu_gdLFyiusnaAadAGgkdb4nfxiwnZh8S8TBufeMnVvKL43-yNayhikwYPWmwv0F5Vls3vTp6tJiwgtcdqjdOTyOv9kursx5KAn9otALX_9cRTt0QCE4GCyXGU1w/s1600-h/DSC03106.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309535336273215682" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaRw_aN1TSiK8KxN1wu_gdLFyiusnaAadAGgkdb4nfxiwnZh8S8TBufeMnVvKL43-yNayhikwYPWmwv0F5Vls3vTp6tJiwgtcdqjdOTyOv9kursx5KAn9otALX_9cRTt0QCE4GCyXGU1w/s320/DSC03106.jpg" border="0" /></a> A brief overview of the light's history, thanks again to <a href="http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=591">Lighthouse Friends</a>. To read the full story, go to their site. I don't want any kind of copyright snafu.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzsXvUAb11b0KxY03gy3uMF-mveJMdu8V8-DN4rAZoypD75rvq_VBTNOk7cxjFwI5P1fGJxIvDoUWKzj1Lc8KT7GqLQo0krpFo0J67ktEQHfuxgVR77V0une3Blny07pG4NTSwNEcnAQU/s1600-h/DSC03110.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309535082191040354" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzsXvUAb11b0KxY03gy3uMF-mveJMdu8V8-DN4rAZoypD75rvq_VBTNOk7cxjFwI5P1fGJxIvDoUWKzj1Lc8KT7GqLQo0krpFo0J67ktEQHfuxgVR77V0une3Blny07pG4NTSwNEcnAQU/s320/DSC03110.jpg" border="0" /></a> A lighthouse here was originally built in 1836, further north, near the tip of the St Joseph cape. From 1847-48 it was dismantled and rebuilt at the current location near the southern end. This light was destroyed by wind in 1851. A second brick tower was built in 1855, but was destroyed by a hurricane less than a year later. In 1857 the third brick tower was built, which lasted until 1882, when the beach around it had completely eroded away.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTfKxvJ39NmTG3Eb89Bellbhz87U2PEgObeFuR0oiiZzC5heNRATTLADBGjV5jh8JIBMGX-uz1eNW9L5yNoYdG9k9vm5JZzbNoMOFcItzyL8Uwny-53KRB_l7OuFus3EG9SvwWJp0jmT0/s1600-h/DSC03111.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309535079198805730" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTfKxvJ39NmTG3Eb89Bellbhz87U2PEgObeFuR0oiiZzC5heNRATTLADBGjV5jh8JIBMGX-uz1eNW9L5yNoYdG9k9vm5JZzbNoMOFcItzyL8Uwny-53KRB_l7OuFus3EG9SvwWJp0jmT0/s320/DSC03111.jpg" border="0" /></a> Following the loss of the third tower, it was decided to replace it with an iron skeleton tower that could easily be moved if needed. It was built in 1885, after the ship carrying it, ironically, sank. The iron skeleton proved to be a good idea in 1918, when the light was moved inland to protect it from the eroding shoreline. The light remained active until 1996, and in 1999 was placed under care of the Air Force.<br /><br /><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyNGVUddWYATOCA5pVLYkF7Jqw8GsDgTMMQAJbhoLfK5m6g7_IRS2EnG3xGblt0TyIwu_0uUm8trmzz-6hH9IKqMAeX-LKM6fntZb5fsqdecnqE84Jd_pPXvLnMlHTvzy3LV1xmAWYLBU/s1600-h/DSC03116.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309535073706753666" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyNGVUddWYATOCA5pVLYkF7Jqw8GsDgTMMQAJbhoLfK5m6g7_IRS2EnG3xGblt0TyIwu_0uUm8trmzz-6hH9IKqMAeX-LKM6fntZb5fsqdecnqE84Jd_pPXvLnMlHTvzy3LV1xmAWYLBU/s320/DSC03116.jpg" border="0" /></a> A short walk takes you to the beach<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZq-8YHOymJG59bw-0TuEDIHiycXMxJvfoar_E19Tkp5ZrGP5TnDF2E1KcUSFkTuMVI1dehZ87VonDrL_PJXc342QISTDdfFj3fotW9hyphenhyphenhE5FmWZkv7ZZnNJbOr20haUifFNU94_xg7EE/s1600-h/DSC03119.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309535067831601170" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZq-8YHOymJG59bw-0TuEDIHiycXMxJvfoar_E19Tkp5ZrGP5TnDF2E1KcUSFkTuMVI1dehZ87VonDrL_PJXc342QISTDdfFj3fotW9hyphenhyphenhE5FmWZkv7ZZnNJbOr20haUifFNU94_xg7EE/s320/DSC03119.jpg" border="0" /></a> The light is also clearly visible from the beach<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaAFpK_7cl-MrPR0uwaYcNJpRw9eaz9_wl_OIk6tpKcGesiysdY7z_RFcfNnnVKgvCTRI054KF7iiPPP9h-uj6p-hL3K8NqRUJ0ezmGCyL3QbBa_R0ViVgu478BK0aGh_JxMmfAWvrn3I/s1600-h/DSC03123.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309535066839882930" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaAFpK_7cl-MrPR0uwaYcNJpRw9eaz9_wl_OIk6tpKcGesiysdY7z_RFcfNnnVKgvCTRI054KF7iiPPP9h-uj6p-hL3K8NqRUJ0ezmGCyL3QbBa_R0ViVgu478BK0aGh_JxMmfAWvrn3I/s320/DSC03123.jpg" border="0" /></a> The light is on Air Force property, part of the Eglin Air Force Base, seen above. It is accessible to the public, unless special AF testing is occurring. There is also a state park a few miles up the road.<br /><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Buddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263393911226757167noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261365384420993783.post-6444606599216972742009-03-04T19:40:00.010-04:002009-03-04T22:31:19.266-04:00Fort Gadsden<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Qun_Ct_prnHEez6r-FSdeaPCjI8SMOc0O6Am5NtGpEPs5v_hDfEmyEIUkFOzVYmzEGRetQhTSpnT0r8SzMjzm_J8hS1ORiGUgvJ9mKKOC0xLBiDwqn4I3Iic6ssvmKJRzgUFCjVKEPc/s1600-h/DSC03059.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309482526013984802" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Qun_Ct_prnHEez6r-FSdeaPCjI8SMOc0O6Am5NtGpEPs5v_hDfEmyEIUkFOzVYmzEGRetQhTSpnT0r8SzMjzm_J8hS1ORiGUgvJ9mKKOC0xLBiDwqn4I3Iic6ssvmKJRzgUFCjVKEPc/s320/DSC03059.jpg" border="0" /></a> This is another little known fascinating site, just a while south of <a href="http://buddventures.blogspot.com/2009/02/florida-capital-outside.html">Tallahassee</a>. During the War of 1812, the British recruited Native Americans and runaway slaves in an attempt to use them against the Americans. Here on the banks of the Apalachicola River they built a fort to shelter them and make a base for operations against American shipping on the river. The British left in 1815, but the fort continued to harass American shipping on the river. In spite of the fort being in what was still Spanish territory, the United States ordered it destroyed.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaPHZfJaQP6o7hbsP9VLxPFi1Rket0wGZ961nOn9Bc7OUfOuJg5eYwJztmaxyP5i2IvOJ2dAmo2yT_AFFsyf467H-S3mrWdg0kqsLrFcXBZpowwPWCGYmbxl6_DTdZ9n9KkXHZi9kWmlk/s1600-h/DSC03044.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309482866954680354" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaPHZfJaQP6o7hbsP9VLxPFi1Rket0wGZ961nOn9Bc7OUfOuJg5eYwJztmaxyP5i2IvOJ2dAmo2yT_AFFsyf467H-S3mrWdg0kqsLrFcXBZpowwPWCGYmbxl6_DTdZ9n9KkXHZi9kWmlk/s320/DSC03044.jpg" border="0" /></a> Alerted to the threat from the US, the local Natives and runaways took shelter in the fort and awaited an attack. <a href="http://buddventures.blogspot.com/2008/10/and-angels-sing.html">Col Duncan Lamont Clinch </a>with 116 men in riverboats met with Major John McIntosh and 150 friendly natives. On July 23, 1816 word was received that four men sent to the river for water had been killed by men from the fort. That was the excuse needed to attack, and on July 27, they approached by land and on the river with the gunboats.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhFNiF3tY8YqxTr1UaK1cS_9w0JZRpLu7AecHUeq70b8AQDA_nib3x1ylXT1Z3vQzoi9DCQuszjRaJooEjYyt7FFlbqRK4ABfazBuRyLz5CY6Y66uxKIKrvkV57ZDKzxclPHoHd2DRJJM/s1600-h/DSC03085.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309482210233491058" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhFNiF3tY8YqxTr1UaK1cS_9w0JZRpLu7AecHUeq70b8AQDA_nib3x1ylXT1Z3vQzoi9DCQuszjRaJooEjYyt7FFlbqRK4ABfazBuRyLz5CY6Y66uxKIKrvkV57ZDKzxclPHoHd2DRJJM/s320/DSC03085.jpg" border="0" /></a> The gunboats opened fire, and on the fifth salvo, an explosive shot landed in the fort's magazine, which exploded, killing over 300 of the people in the fort. Clinch reported that "the explosion was awful and the scene horrible beyond description." When the fort surrendered, the Native Chief and leading runaway were captured and executed for the murder of the four men who went to the river. In the above photo, small wooden posts mark the corners of the fort's magazine. In the center is a flagpole flying the British flag.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSdX0eoad7PiLA83RkstTdo-dukL5OesfTWe7-Kmmb8u3jzZs_DZqI-nwUhKiBHNqbw9UXnRSbCDb_qn3CCBK1zvC19su9bh3-_tPaAxo48YwkvZAqnjKwucMI59OKRma3uOK7eE0_JL4/s1600-h/DSC03070.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309482519352164306" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSdX0eoad7PiLA83RkstTdo-dukL5OesfTWe7-Kmmb8u3jzZs_DZqI-nwUhKiBHNqbw9UXnRSbCDb_qn3CCBK1zvC19su9bh3-_tPaAxo48YwkvZAqnjKwucMI59OKRma3uOK7eE0_JL4/s320/DSC03070.jpg" border="0" /></a> While this dramatic episode occurred after the official end of the War of 1812, and before the official beginning of the <a href="http://buddventures.blogspot.com/2007/06/seminole-war.html">First Seminole War</a>, it has often been considered a battle of both wars.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkbiaS2mK8FTd_Ejpo1jo_HKPN8QWELuCSeL0qwVgZFUlmomHQYi7cNtGXD0Q7BCUmcmqmaur7EQKGSwKgFAZrzfW-dXtWiiEClQQ-KTFgjfRxnNJyRcnm-URqSCGhRAchaSE_IJtJgNc/s1600-h/DSC03047.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309482859364885346" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 179px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkbiaS2mK8FTd_Ejpo1jo_HKPN8QWELuCSeL0qwVgZFUlmomHQYi7cNtGXD0Q7BCUmcmqmaur7EQKGSwKgFAZrzfW-dXtWiiEClQQ-KTFgjfRxnNJyRcnm-URqSCGhRAchaSE_IJtJgNc/s320/DSC03047.jpg" border="0" /></a> In 1818, after the official start of the First Seminole War, <a href="http://buddventures.blogspot.com/2007/11/andrew-jackson.html">Andrew Jackson</a> sent a group of men down the Apalachicola River to destroy Seminole Villages. Upon encountering the site of the old fort here, he was so impressed by the location, that he ordered a new fort constructed. The new fort was smaller, but on the same spot. The above model shows what the new American fort would have looked like.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjywtMOJQMushb2wMEUdIsEwmXFmQidQlB16E6G6MoQRMeTGFqm6ewtyHdZV49lu1hYioM5-zf9uSffqB2d1dJN_10_Pgj4UOwnQPhU7z8Juii0HtviUJ69DGceSbUds23bmV5UozlMdM8/s1600-h/DSC03050.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309482855565591170" style="WIDTH: 281px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjywtMOJQMushb2wMEUdIsEwmXFmQidQlB16E6G6MoQRMeTGFqm6ewtyHdZV49lu1hYioM5-zf9uSffqB2d1dJN_10_Pgj4UOwnQPhU7z8Juii0HtviUJ69DGceSbUds23bmV5UozlMdM8/s320/DSC03050.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div>Lt. James Gadsden, who would later negotiate the Gadsden Purchase in Arizona and New Mexico, was put in charge of building the new fort. Jackson was so impressed by Gadsden's enthusiasm that he named the fort for him. Above is a portrait of Gadsden.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKn-30fLjBv5XBFQMU5BWEfLtZcSC1PCrZbImw_7X83JnFYcZiKMc66RMnX_ebjI91qyb0va_NOHxzv3ZEPXDuy_CBicfcODXwTHRXpnTL4KFs0lMukHNOAseCV6U0pyM9dq1LOF7m1bc/s1600-h/DSC03073.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309482515523701474" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKn-30fLjBv5XBFQMU5BWEfLtZcSC1PCrZbImw_7X83JnFYcZiKMc66RMnX_ebjI91qyb0va_NOHxzv3ZEPXDuy_CBicfcODXwTHRXpnTL4KFs0lMukHNOAseCV6U0pyM9dq1LOF7m1bc/s320/DSC03073.jpg" border="0" /></a> The new fort was not occupied for long, and the site was virtually forgotten until the Civil War. With the Apalachicola River leading to vital plantations in southern Georgia and Alabama, the Confederates realized its importance and occupied the Fort Gadsden site until 1863 when Malaria drove them away. </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE84Z7H4uQf9ZIV2HrJIlhBzhZ2Usu7JwrcijtmSQNec1fSsZn4ZHWkptw7E1r7Ur2WiRCr3vPkchIf7lZnIfZcI-Mqh1jyqnQaHwHMx0uLuFFJyi0Aw6LoI_GVvB7hYqOB66uHqOLkd4/s1600-h/DSC03077.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309482509747648930" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE84Z7H4uQf9ZIV2HrJIlhBzhZ2Usu7JwrcijtmSQNec1fSsZn4ZHWkptw7E1r7Ur2WiRCr3vPkchIf7lZnIfZcI-Mqh1jyqnQaHwHMx0uLuFFJyi0Aw6LoI_GVvB7hYqOB66uHqOLkd4/s320/DSC03077.jpg" border="0" /></a> Today little remains of the American fort, and almost no trace exists of the British fort. The site is a National Historic Landmark, and is well maintained by the Apalachicola National Forest. </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir3Rvxt9KWEDnfQ1q_lWc4ZIFsseCnKEMxlk1tUR5sRuFQ9kT8LuYIYc6KZ9wjCy38nIXujsxXyJ2VKaul6WuEffl6Wa5dq2awCJt5boz5JApZSURaQWxdkhjmWE8QNofE_6QJqVnlyOc/s1600-h/DSC03090.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309482201307098194" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir3Rvxt9KWEDnfQ1q_lWc4ZIFsseCnKEMxlk1tUR5sRuFQ9kT8LuYIYc6KZ9wjCy38nIXujsxXyJ2VKaul6WuEffl6Wa5dq2awCJt5boz5JApZSURaQWxdkhjmWE8QNofE_6QJqVnlyOc/s320/DSC03090.jpg" border="0" /></a> In this site, locally known as the "Renegade Cemetery," the remains of many of the persons killed in the explosion of the British Fort were buried. The brick burial vault dates from the late 19th century. Grave Robbers, though to be workmen building a nearby railroad, broke into it in the early part of the twentieth century. Archaeological excavations revealed that the wet acid soils had destroyed all physical remains of the persons buried here. Only the numerous shallow depressions mark the resting places of those killed in the terrible explosion.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEVGP97DX8BuSxWxjRB_5E44GSilpjO1YVDSaaxIWEuIISPr16S2T9tEP-VxPt4nPG0pgPoZ1lu8kNy50sE8IPEfJ_voI5WyOnRQPl_nSebHR-m69yYJ9iOwICv5dE3v4UnIBOywB0ZoI/s1600-h/DSC03092.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309482196479692754" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEVGP97DX8BuSxWxjRB_5E44GSilpjO1YVDSaaxIWEuIISPr16S2T9tEP-VxPt4nPG0pgPoZ1lu8kNy50sE8IPEfJ_voI5WyOnRQPl_nSebHR-m69yYJ9iOwICv5dE3v4UnIBOywB0ZoI/s320/DSC03092.jpg" border="0" /></a> The brick vault in the cemetery<br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHaU3LoWmEyT2dYFtPkXDKHrurCrD_DFE-La_TgrgwYOHd1PFg-VwVj3ZUamAggaw94C9z6VW44ZaXmQerxe5gol6M-OQiiGGutB6hnhNJzuQfcy-wsdLSZoBjcJFKPgwaZqD0CoU_yCg/s1600-h/DSC03056.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309482844771958642" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHaU3LoWmEyT2dYFtPkXDKHrurCrD_DFE-La_TgrgwYOHd1PFg-VwVj3ZUamAggaw94C9z6VW44ZaXmQerxe5gol6M-OQiiGGutB6hnhNJzuQfcy-wsdLSZoBjcJFKPgwaZqD0CoU_yCg/s320/DSC03056.jpg" border="0" /></a> In 1838 the Steamship Irvington, carrying 200 bales of cotton on a downstream run, burned and sank four miles upstream from here. This 15 foot sidewheeler was constructed in 1836 in Madison, Indiana. These boilers and parts were dredged from the river about where the Irvington went down. The ship's short life on the river came during the early part of the Apalachicola steamship period. Later over 200 ships worked the river from the Gulf to as far north as Columbus, Georgia.<br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIW4rRp8DJrqjX1hQ1Tw8iowrhyphenhyphenM4-f7-y2ivaoXChR72Py5X5a8IKSBe-Uz7h4K9bJihFtLPIA2DEZv06srhENf8OXyXjb_lDowPAvixY87wiPRuBdBpqOmNrHpFU24RIfC26r1ziV9k/s1600-h/DSC03058.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309482534658643538" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIW4rRp8DJrqjX1hQ1Tw8iowrhyphenhyphenM4-f7-y2ivaoXChR72Py5X5a8IKSBe-Uz7h4K9bJihFtLPIA2DEZv06srhENf8OXyXjb_lDowPAvixY87wiPRuBdBpqOmNrHpFU24RIfC26r1ziV9k/s320/DSC03058.jpg" border="0" /></a> More parts from the Irvington<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAZQwhN2EuLIKYmxGSxG-vrKP-_7PRwl0w7p5L_7-83ddlWAQv_fT89xZP3w5yf4P8jEdtjkIGdYwm8X71ezI9ecJ3t8w5ZE_ArQJSBIhD4UWSMEhHJ-cc7pJeno4CAMq0OqEywUifFoY/s1600-h/st+marks.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309482190282010818" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 54px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAZQwhN2EuLIKYmxGSxG-vrKP-_7PRwl0w7p5L_7-83ddlWAQv_fT89xZP3w5yf4P8jEdtjkIGdYwm8X71ezI9ecJ3t8w5ZE_ArQJSBIhD4UWSMEhHJ-cc7pJeno4CAMq0OqEywUifFoY/s320/st+marks.jpg" border="0" /></a> View of the Apalachicola River<br /></div><div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMsPbGhb9HHltBAoIFuXUoaqiTxYnNDn0Jvx_ABn4E9G73iDhU2uXcC-LFWRgPahs2CQW8GY_JuLAPrt1pnaQMswy_-tcsF02eR5qeTeU9-Sk5gf5G8pQWBsXTjdL1qZOn6JP031U94Qw/s1600-h/DSC03041.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309483187626158386" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 78px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMsPbGhb9HHltBAoIFuXUoaqiTxYnNDn0Jvx_ABn4E9G73iDhU2uXcC-LFWRgPahs2CQW8GY_JuLAPrt1pnaQMswy_-tcsF02eR5qeTeU9-Sk5gf5G8pQWBsXTjdL1qZOn6JP031U94Qw/s320/DSC03041.jpg" border="0" /></a> Near the parking lot for the site is a large encased booth with many excellent artifacts found here and displays including the fort model and Gadsden portrait. Above are Native and British items from the time of the first fort.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEialcWdhfspsf3zjM7OjDZxY1vMNSxgmY25u9z2JpdgClZPuVyif28yQp_M5vk-cTIhFBFC2F6jH4f2HVcewFh7Dspzpghc3llAjtNpOrhSA8bKLbP4jjyXMj8uL3EQ6J2Zs3NCBtU0KL0/s1600-h/DSC03042.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309483174779533554" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 77px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEialcWdhfspsf3zjM7OjDZxY1vMNSxgmY25u9z2JpdgClZPuVyif28yQp_M5vk-cTIhFBFC2F6jH4f2HVcewFh7Dspzpghc3llAjtNpOrhSA8bKLbP4jjyXMj8uL3EQ6J2Zs3NCBtU0KL0/s320/DSC03042.jpg" border="0" /></a> Remains of a British musket and bayonet<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS2T6sgeXd3tbrdX4uLFlWs5LQ7JBtSJbipBlTHuFb9Zu-IgCgFdrb90cC6VCw71hHdqSiwnWf4pHDXQ0HMv6nlAfi8Xd5RJnZeFszy0nGzGJZOveeKkgX2GWh24IqGEwcydQN0fmiQZs/s1600-h/DSC03051.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309482848176678450" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS2T6sgeXd3tbrdX4uLFlWs5LQ7JBtSJbipBlTHuFb9Zu-IgCgFdrb90cC6VCw71hHdqSiwnWf4pHDXQ0HMv6nlAfi8Xd5RJnZeFszy0nGzGJZOveeKkgX2GWh24IqGEwcydQN0fmiQZs/s320/DSC03051.jpg" border="0" /></a> Items from river steamboats found in the area<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1sPX4iq93IWY6cuOGG8K_j3rZfuK9tmNAd_wKQ0JntUfjuaiGULzksjXypl1e0KDWUnCsLE397DC2q_8MCSvVV0fRqi0PQFVOaIX3CLoX-30gQHOGBuJZ4N3NJk5nWiGhZMiDdm-ZZZg/s1600-h/DSC03037.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309483296212076130" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 225px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1sPX4iq93IWY6cuOGG8K_j3rZfuK9tmNAd_wKQ0JntUfjuaiGULzksjXypl1e0KDWUnCsLE397DC2q_8MCSvVV0fRqi0PQFVOaIX3CLoX-30gQHOGBuJZ4N3NJk5nWiGhZMiDdm-ZZZg/s320/DSC03037.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBs6PwCH-l4SivoZxM_BJlhTbz0HVtArP2bKs8qyMz4I0XQj3PovF5F1AUhptH8W721112Ui1KZw8whtDCLWu5flUbkf2-rrsaC3pjpuPpF9YyTbnjEGOlgzEtOI3UJwGj6saGwJVBnx4/s1600-h/DSC03038.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309483202870021810" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBs6PwCH-l4SivoZxM_BJlhTbz0HVtArP2bKs8qyMz4I0XQj3PovF5F1AUhptH8W721112Ui1KZw8whtDCLWu5flUbkf2-rrsaC3pjpuPpF9YyTbnjEGOlgzEtOI3UJwGj6saGwJVBnx4/s320/DSC03038.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHdQnGhT4YwFLE2qbd3pucXyf6iwrDMjkq1-E0oCdQgKRAB1-DOKMRxKW27SzKJQZI6wZbEmJPEAhnRiIT0DjUJ9q55j-p-wHhzwtrudSSk4AlqFI0u8DsINZtwdBO7srdgw_Z3XMs3OU/s1600-h/DSC03039.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309483197259142690" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 236px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHdQnGhT4YwFLE2qbd3pucXyf6iwrDMjkq1-E0oCdQgKRAB1-DOKMRxKW27SzKJQZI6wZbEmJPEAhnRiIT0DjUJ9q55j-p-wHhzwtrudSSk4AlqFI0u8DsINZtwdBO7srdgw_Z3XMs3OU/s320/DSC03039.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0JsHts8GVDziYAedwDZV3jq8X4WcJgLS26ehSH33kWJiJUTnLLGWPJQjTey55Qg0e9RISvBzgvy4cl-R932vfUxb7mqthCiAQ3e2OhqJsihsJ16iVJiVuTSrdhyxJ-j9y7nqpQJn5Hvw/s1600-h/DSC03040.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309483194564734514" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 234px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0JsHts8GVDziYAedwDZV3jq8X4WcJgLS26ehSH33kWJiJUTnLLGWPJQjTey55Qg0e9RISvBzgvy4cl-R932vfUxb7mqthCiAQ3e2OhqJsihsJ16iVJiVuTSrdhyxJ-j9y7nqpQJn5Hvw/s320/DSC03040.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6d_Ur_byKKpLqvZ3Qmv9Dxss53PZUtqBwTUEtxsYWHszWuzDG-lxBNN05A6v7Wy3M7b6K2w5CW6GxOVWCZh9qZBW-s5Nhgc_EFEjFMAS3BF40CS-hQ-EByMzWadAP-aLzKPjY6gkdjNA/s1600-h/DSC03095.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309482191349282178" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6d_Ur_byKKpLqvZ3Qmv9Dxss53PZUtqBwTUEtxsYWHszWuzDG-lxBNN05A6v7Wy3M7b6K2w5CW6GxOVWCZh9qZBW-s5Nhgc_EFEjFMAS3BF40CS-hQ-EByMzWadAP-aLzKPjY6gkdjNA/s320/DSC03095.jpg" border="0" /></a> I'm not sure what this is, unless it's just a baby tree. </div></div>Buddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263393911226757167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261365384420993783.post-9940835962160087192009-03-03T10:33:00.001-04:002009-03-03T10:33:00.106-04:00Tallahassee<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEIaP33Fv4nG4EJeFpW82SXY6RaQbcEjA1u-izGcR6uiwAqB1ZTWpKVNbVqgO33mNrWxio48sau03GJJDrGOwRUL5oXP4lVRbuAypYuilTRVyGEXmH1azx0BLc4Lrcs0Bte9EG9TQ3GtU/s1600-h/DSC03029.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306372254497490066" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 186px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEIaP33Fv4nG4EJeFpW82SXY6RaQbcEjA1u-izGcR6uiwAqB1ZTWpKVNbVqgO33mNrWxio48sau03GJJDrGOwRUL5oXP4lVRbuAypYuilTRVyGEXmH1azx0BLc4Lrcs0Bte9EG9TQ3GtU/s320/DSC03029.jpg" border="0" /></a> Just a few last shots of Tallahasee before we move on. Here is the capitol at sunset.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-6sVbRyVrFcfOxT265RmYNI2UyWyeSmJ0AaEOQbQGHZSfpf3BYMXrBWmPXJa6V5ntuwD-1uWVT7yI_mH2Z7e_8vN2Kpw0iGqRvSsj1qeYko2fAg-ThV1q9tyboy6as1oGoFtzJx8_3bw/s1600-h/DSC03030.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306372182967825298" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-6sVbRyVrFcfOxT265RmYNI2UyWyeSmJ0AaEOQbQGHZSfpf3BYMXrBWmPXJa6V5ntuwD-1uWVT7yI_mH2Z7e_8vN2Kpw0iGqRvSsj1qeYko2fAg-ThV1q9tyboy6as1oGoFtzJx8_3bw/s320/DSC03030.jpg" border="0" /></a> Another view<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH8wgEgCrI0jkwt9rimJjwNXCunam8NZZhQ0tVP-AhD-DglEb0T9HK9QB58OrKZeU95ImDw6fyfK_KRRO3i76Ypj78PSxKk4Uf2DiFK5Y81ZimDi-vccnxFQtgnFA3dHL_eTSL_M7ta_M/s1600-h/DSC03032.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306372180890122034" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH8wgEgCrI0jkwt9rimJjwNXCunam8NZZhQ0tVP-AhD-DglEb0T9HK9QB58OrKZeU95ImDw6fyfK_KRRO3i76Ypj78PSxKk4Uf2DiFK5Y81ZimDi-vccnxFQtgnFA3dHL_eTSL_M7ta_M/s320/DSC03032.jpg" border="0" /></a> By the way, did I mention my hotel was cheap, nice, had free wireless, AND a nice view of the capitol? Oh yeah...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuYmZcQo_Ae2LOpelSP2hHqfnCtOVvjfEUXIKBvJsQswR8J0BvHVMoheXwCMYJAxj7-fo8Qbd2y_NgFdjIjLNPD5_R6l60-Jw0mVWO0gJf6b0mNXyrjYWqTDZOmpUTD93-KEmdQR7T91E/s1600-h/DSC03033.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306372179082514146" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuYmZcQo_Ae2LOpelSP2hHqfnCtOVvjfEUXIKBvJsQswR8J0BvHVMoheXwCMYJAxj7-fo8Qbd2y_NgFdjIjLNPD5_R6l60-Jw0mVWO0gJf6b0mNXyrjYWqTDZOmpUTD93-KEmdQR7T91E/s320/DSC03033.jpg" border="0" /></a> Now a few on my way out of town...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4vnkoCcRR_gFzkbZJU8s6FebEQ7jtZUg_ruqXo3TcfRk8JWLRy2rSUy9zCbrMbbksKV3XMFngx-obTNNrN_t4nYfjAeUieHts7d8V9QfDRmt1GkpH_bYaK3pIfHlOHXf6vtl9kGIq2MQ/s1600-h/DSC03034.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306372178228769090" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4vnkoCcRR_gFzkbZJU8s6FebEQ7jtZUg_ruqXo3TcfRk8JWLRy2rSUy9zCbrMbbksKV3XMFngx-obTNNrN_t4nYfjAeUieHts7d8V9QfDRmt1GkpH_bYaK3pIfHlOHXf6vtl9kGIq2MQ/s320/DSC03034.jpg" border="0" /></a> Here is Florida State University (FSU), home of the Seminoles. Oh, and this looks like a nice, fancy admin building right?<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBN8NvA8PFf5emvMD9-YpDzvWBTp4lyrNb2L1BFXxpG-eOTehIfA-dZQKP6SA3dqTa8ZtmP4smOGCiBG5LdbfQ_AG5WWx6ORhPLOfx4120uonV2piuZW7Z4Mx7mfzmK3-qYx84_N_nZes/s1600-h/DSC03035.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306372171182034546" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBN8NvA8PFf5emvMD9-YpDzvWBTp4lyrNb2L1BFXxpG-eOTehIfA-dZQKP6SA3dqTa8ZtmP4smOGCiBG5LdbfQ_AG5WWx6ORhPLOfx4120uonV2piuZW7Z4Mx7mfzmK3-qYx84_N_nZes/s320/DSC03035.jpg" border="0" /></a> Think again! It's the stadium!<br /><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div>Buddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263393911226757167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261365384420993783.post-79742489829570479432009-03-02T12:20:00.006-04:002009-03-02T12:20:00.148-04:00Lake Jackson, part two<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI7o7e7VO6Gui6sUkhXZ4pfJeXwPiq2MvO_5Nwx2PodcAAN1tR-gSu5-yZs6HFGmW5OkAgqDrmvGkh9vHaM8n1LHFyM3QlsFQ4pnpIuolM2s4xLfjltRIGyPSjXyWd5TSEYiX0Pv3OXhA/s1600-h/DSC02987.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306183946982938322" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI7o7e7VO6Gui6sUkhXZ4pfJeXwPiq2MvO_5Nwx2PodcAAN1tR-gSu5-yZs6HFGmW5OkAgqDrmvGkh9vHaM8n1LHFyM3QlsFQ4pnpIuolM2s4xLfjltRIGyPSjXyWd5TSEYiX0Pv3OXhA/s320/DSC02987.jpg" border="0" /></a> During Florida's territorial and early statehood time period, the land where the <a href="http://buddventures.blogspot.com/2009/02/lake-jackson-mounds.html">Lake Jackson Mounds</a> are was owned by Col. Robert Butler. He was the state's first Surveyor General when <a href="http://buddventures.blogspot.com/2007/11/andrew-jackson.html">Andrew Jackson</a> was governor. Under his ownership, much of the land was used as a plantation, but some remained in its natural state. Here are some photos from the nature trail through the upland pinelands that surround the park today.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhms7nM8a7QU_pJLMz1HW5Wip38x_CIstKmX-iEZeHgyj8NK8H4-GEPYdUM0ycfpcIF505Nl6mShcwFTWYt4eF_tCggKocchbm1YY4hT8cBiDnYSLUEnabWiX2i6nLjNh0y6x8ICk9sl7I/s1600-h/DSC02988.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306183862386021938" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhms7nM8a7QU_pJLMz1HW5Wip38x_CIstKmX-iEZeHgyj8NK8H4-GEPYdUM0ycfpcIF505Nl6mShcwFTWYt4eF_tCggKocchbm1YY4hT8cBiDnYSLUEnabWiX2i6nLjNh0y6x8ICk9sl7I/s320/DSC02988.jpg" border="0" /></a> Looks like some trail improvement going on. Should be interesting to come back again in a few years and see how it looks.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_zUwvzSxnCsXUcaJFBYK0A3iStcU-K5vKcl-eAd2VZ8lS9ipVEUYrXfIUMa62DTtxm1YTGW18FL15t1yCAimMFxQXAUdjEyw4lHpUveuHB79dDbUsA7Aosqh9gFLRP8ecLaT6Vr9QsPg/s1600-h/DSC02993.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306183858253930146" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_zUwvzSxnCsXUcaJFBYK0A3iStcU-K5vKcl-eAd2VZ8lS9ipVEUYrXfIUMa62DTtxm1YTGW18FL15t1yCAimMFxQXAUdjEyw4lHpUveuHB79dDbUsA7Aosqh9gFLRP8ecLaT6Vr9QsPg/s320/DSC02993.jpg" border="0" /></a> This area waslabeled as "historical," but with no explanation why.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghNXxgOqMdfRcBrrO524r75rtzr4cPJYTmmR2ARr2gYDAf2OeufjfXABBvSyvsa3xjqb_w-NZYcKZllQTHtfPkl-YZoKD6CYXm08CtV9ww37KimVvlUeGft8e3Qt1XjQ6BTSQj6AX8akA/s1600-h/DSC02994.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306183858842398002" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghNXxgOqMdfRcBrrO524r75rtzr4cPJYTmmR2ARr2gYDAf2OeufjfXABBvSyvsa3xjqb_w-NZYcKZllQTHtfPkl-YZoKD6CYXm08CtV9ww37KimVvlUeGft8e3Qt1XjQ6BTSQj6AX8akA/s320/DSC02994.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1KzmrRQbv22pYyZ_Z0DwNzOXId2Nuyk80Zo5y2FRQ8fac8VSARvtqXGYWSUUIA_EkFkADG-pK8265vlTGT8AZ-oTYS6fiWydDQ9__Iqoh74Bvw98GIU7xm0HrOVWiJTeVVut9J0skZiw/s1600-h/DSC03000.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306183856993317394" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1KzmrRQbv22pYyZ_Z0DwNzOXId2Nuyk80Zo5y2FRQ8fac8VSARvtqXGYWSUUIA_EkFkADG-pK8265vlTGT8AZ-oTYS6fiWydDQ9__Iqoh74Bvw98GIU7xm0HrOVWiJTeVVut9J0skZiw/s320/DSC03000.jpg" border="0" /></a> I have no idea what this fascinating plant is. I even looked in books and online, with no luck. Does anyone know?<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYzmMxStic2k_m9ToNUwLscWnPG8EguuPkX_wbNuxWUNMB3wVQ7Aye65GNX4I6-8OVu0rdF-yFeU-iFZy6eKDVkr58MKT3TGVO-jS9OfHWL8s5aPthv5mgy73aFcCnLt8lYZAtMl6SZME/s1600-h/DSC03004.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306183855408539826" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYzmMxStic2k_m9ToNUwLscWnPG8EguuPkX_wbNuxWUNMB3wVQ7Aye65GNX4I6-8OVu0rdF-yFeU-iFZy6eKDVkr58MKT3TGVO-jS9OfHWL8s5aPthv5mgy73aFcCnLt8lYZAtMl6SZME/s320/DSC03004.jpg" border="0" /></a> These steep-walled, forested ravines are locally called "steepheads" and are normally found along the east bank of the Apalachicola River in Liberty and Gadsen counties. Most have small streams and a cool, moist microclimate, quite different from that of the surrounding terrain. The flora, in part, consists of Southern Magnolia, Redbud, and the Oakleaf Hydrangea. All have a rich herb and vina flora,includingmany fern species such as Maiden, Venus Hair, and Southern Lady ferns, most of which are often rare elsewhere. Related ravone forests occur along mainly the northern tier of counties in the panhandle. All with similar flora and faunas.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5kZpPIxAEkkdFsaux25g6QUcKhGZvqBCQt_nyx2m65bEZQXvCjvGCbyXAmlX1X6j1quNnw4eCdLUi1aOjRrxsiAN4eywSLqcwdbojzc5yS1UUsMdhRXOfbCDgMDzZZ0AnLbogR7LIB4w/s1600-h/DSC03010.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306183579343221330" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5kZpPIxAEkkdFsaux25g6QUcKhGZvqBCQt_nyx2m65bEZQXvCjvGCbyXAmlX1X6j1quNnw4eCdLUi1aOjRrxsiAN4eywSLqcwdbojzc5yS1UUsMdhRXOfbCDgMDzZZ0AnLbogR7LIB4w/s320/DSC03010.jpg" border="0" /></a> Getting late in the day...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr2bd-5mpdBKiYH8dwvyacv2k62t3vyzWiaPIRbLJRURv6lBwsjz9SUBYZS7PDPH53L4umB3OYaaughQ7VQQUuSDZ3mqmg-wfp2GP-bEBJEo3_VKlJBzgQsYaRyQkhzyiaYTby4IaL6Wk/s1600-h/DSC03011.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306183582426998370" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr2bd-5mpdBKiYH8dwvyacv2k62t3vyzWiaPIRbLJRURv6lBwsjz9SUBYZS7PDPH53L4umB3OYaaughQ7VQQUuSDZ3mqmg-wfp2GP-bEBJEo3_VKlJBzgQsYaRyQkhzyiaYTby4IaL6Wk/s320/DSC03011.jpg" border="0" /></a> Termite paradise?<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDHqzso5Wp-yTrGCiY2qJQckMA2SGMPu6HM-rUu98VMP6D0QjXN8Q_PUktipTPI6edUJ8nPXs7IRaUv-tbGeAuY6eagcYkKGtnoOFGtUTpBKN7LITxaMbSRJtBaVuQeFG_dL50SQ5R5EQ/s1600-h/DSC03015.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306183577988047970" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDHqzso5Wp-yTrGCiY2qJQckMA2SGMPu6HM-rUu98VMP6D0QjXN8Q_PUktipTPI6edUJ8nPXs7IRaUv-tbGeAuY6eagcYkKGtnoOFGtUTpBKN7LITxaMbSRJtBaVuQeFG_dL50SQ5R5EQ/s320/DSC03015.jpg" border="0" /></a> This is Lake Jackson, just a quick jaunt away from the park.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN4BOK4BNLzp6-5vJq2dg2jsGSRzl9VKXpxXWYuBSwfMG0SGKvrD-s8uP8yatDDXiFuzkm-l2al1-VlpKFohWFnTsVsw_yQWQtU4nPs0iC2BN8kBPqccjmZ2rYeRr-LyOkjSJ0pqvzCkQ/s1600-h/DSC03017.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306183577493382418" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN4BOK4BNLzp6-5vJq2dg2jsGSRzl9VKXpxXWYuBSwfMG0SGKvrD-s8uP8yatDDXiFuzkm-l2al1-VlpKFohWFnTsVsw_yQWQtU4nPs0iC2BN8kBPqccjmZ2rYeRr-LyOkjSJ0pqvzCkQ/s320/DSC03017.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-aHL2fL2U0XAtpGGwOyJlhNyARgk2pDveMsav8FPFWN_Qs4pYaXMb-uF3F-yMoA9VMwz957D1KdaC69EPCRlv-q9TIXvDW6Qbm4YJvoKCpBFT8XuPiASo3oZqaxV65pT7hxCpPyOec1o/s1600-h/DSC03021.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306183572621513490" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-aHL2fL2U0XAtpGGwOyJlhNyARgk2pDveMsav8FPFWN_Qs4pYaXMb-uF3F-yMoA9VMwz957D1KdaC69EPCRlv-q9TIXvDW6Qbm4YJvoKCpBFT8XuPiASo3oZqaxV65pT7hxCpPyOec1o/s320/DSC03021.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Buddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263393911226757167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261365384420993783.post-38911686930337281752009-03-01T11:06:00.003-04:002009-03-01T11:06:00.803-04:00My first boat<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6mBE0txx4s7Hbb2DRn2u32KJVeMgxkfrTyxRC3dqBWsF9MZSsIVoNL_lNnRKLNzlv9DXkI7kBKShZtPTFDGOTi2JXB73RoICRDo_ZNYtTGLxsjGBv3FaibRIH_pdEzRMWHMyKfzstTF0/s1600-h/DSC03420.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307681262210608258" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 230px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6mBE0txx4s7Hbb2DRn2u32KJVeMgxkfrTyxRC3dqBWsF9MZSsIVoNL_lNnRKLNzlv9DXkI7kBKShZtPTFDGOTi2JXB73RoICRDo_ZNYtTGLxsjGBv3FaibRIH_pdEzRMWHMyKfzstTF0/s320/DSC03420.jpg" border="0" /></a> So this is my first boat, the USS Maryland 738 (b). I am officially checked out and on my way to my new boat in Groton. But before I left I got ahold of one of the boat posters showing the sub, battleship, and sloop Maryland. Then I had everyone in my division, and the whole chain of command up to the CO sign it. My little souvenir of my time here.<br /><div></div>Buddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263393911226757167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261365384420993783.post-39664984046497153082009-02-28T14:20:00.003-04:002009-03-06T22:08:14.147-04:00Blazing Angels part 2<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAmkL0qXWB8yvpdrBbGFgWqS3XoIcyYsRikDeXKGxl8VhN_XRuCpItcWzNvISKYFC44fBMixXdzjG8qGTBT9vBYvpfHtnu9bFaOZh15baE0W8X5fce_B9EMGZBGrH-2gH-00wQbW8brFU/s1600-h/blazing-angels-wii-1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303155125218902130" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 222px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAmkL0qXWB8yvpdrBbGFgWqS3XoIcyYsRikDeXKGxl8VhN_XRuCpItcWzNvISKYFC44fBMixXdzjG8qGTBT9vBYvpfHtnu9bFaOZh15baE0W8X5fce_B9EMGZBGrH-2gH-00wQbW8brFU/s320/blazing-angels-wii-1.jpg" border="0" /></a> The day is mine! When we last met, I was stuck on the mission flying through the ice canyons to destroy the heavy water plant. Before we begin, may I re-emphasize HOW^$%%#&$%#$ REDICULOUS THIS STUPID LEVEL IS AND HOW IF I EVER MEET THE *&^%$%^**$ WHO DESIGNED IT I'M GOING TO SKIN HIM ALIVE!!!! Ahem. Anyway, I hate to say it, but there aren't really any tricks, you just have to keep flying the mission until you figure it out. The only real hints I can give are to try different planes. they all fly differently and you may have better luck with a certain one. I wound up using the Spitfire. Also, each time you re-try the level try something different. Find out which corners you can fly around full speed and which ones you have to slow down for. See if you can fly around obstructions a different way. You may be surprised. And remember, there is a rediculous time limit, so you have to go full speed 99% of the mission. Once you get through the first canyon (yes you read that right, FIRST CANYON!!!! THERE ARE MORE!!!) you have to bomb some German ships in an alcove. This is rather tight flying, but is not terribly tricky. Then you follow Joe through ANOTHER canyon, but this time, there are enemy fighters in there with you. Take my advice: IGNORE THE FIGHTERS! Shooting them down does you know good, and if you don't shoot them, it doesn't matter. Just concentrate on flying through the canyon. Once again, stupid time limit. After this canyon, you have to shoot down the fighters and sink some more ships. Fortunetly, this cove has more room than the last one, so you don't really have to worry about crashing. However, these enemy fighters are a pain. They have equal planes, and these guys are GOOD. Use the target follow mode here. Trust me. Once you destroy the enemy, Joe will unceromoniously disappear and you have to follow him again. Look for the blue arrow on your radar, that's him. He is busy going through the last (finally!) canyon. Follow him, this is just like the last one, fighters and all. By the way, each canyon is worse than the last, and the time is harder to beat, but without realizing it, by practicing the mission you are getting better at canyon flying. After the final canyon, you finally reach the heavy water plant. Just bomb it and get it over with. No problems here. Oh and one last thing, there's a sub to sink at the end too.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />After that HELLACIOUS mission throught the ice, it's time to get back to the real world. Now you have to assist the DDay landings at Normandy. This seems fairly standard shooting bombers and ground targets. Biggest trick is there are soooo many targets. Each time you come around, use the joystick to select the target closest to you. This makes it easier to see. Here you have to beat both a timer and the little meter saying how many friendly troops are left. It's not terribly hard, but you have to be quick. And the land targets are low and tucked into small ravines. Try not to crash! Oh and also, one of your wingmen is killed on this mission. Just like landing your damaged plane on a previous mission, this is part of the story and nothing you do can change it.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />After saving the Normandy invasion, you have to rid Paris of German troops. By now it should be becoming clear that the missions are getting harder. Imagine the last mission, but all the enemy tanks are in between tall buildings. The biggest challenge with this mission is to not run into the buildings. To avoid this, your best bet is to fly along roads, rivers, etc as much as possible. There are a lot of them, but you have plenty of time to take them all out, so relax and watch out for the buildings. Also, unlike previous levels, if you are called to help another area here, you have to go immediately. You can not wait until you finish cleaning up the area you are at, or you will lose. After cleaning up all the Germans, you have to take out the fleeing German general. This is very bizzare, because he will pop up and dissapear on your radar repeatedly in a pattern that is physically impossible. Your best bet: Hang out by Notre Dame, just circle over the river. With about 35 seconds left on the timer, he will appear in this area on three boats on the river. Take these out, then a few fighters, and the mission is done.<br /><br />Your next assignment is the Ardenne Woods, more commonly called the Battle of the Bulge. This one seems to be quite a doozy. First up is a wave of German fighters to take out, then some armored columns, then a bomber wave. Oh, and you have one restrictive time limit to take out all of it. Well, this is where I am now. I was going to wait longer to post this next installment, but since I am leaving now and who knows when I will get back to the game. So when I do, I will continue my little narrative. Have fun!Buddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263393911226757167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261365384420993783.post-79136595623464484512009-02-27T13:32:00.004-04:002009-03-06T22:08:42.168-04:00Farewell Kingsland<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijXmoCKEokq1cgGgl11s3TtGLP3aI2Ww-p6CL6KyUhzON4PGTcb3NF3oMPuvZZh93fvqXDghyphenhyphenDqFtu_Osj36o-y9woHcIy8r5Fr4p29zwJaCLBd5KPfyuot9FWPtxI4zddBb6sVz8di7M/s1600-h/DSC03399.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307299824236251522" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijXmoCKEokq1cgGgl11s3TtGLP3aI2Ww-p6CL6KyUhzON4PGTcb3NF3oMPuvZZh93fvqXDghyphenhyphenDqFtu_Osj36o-y9woHcIy8r5Fr4p29zwJaCLBd5KPfyuot9FWPtxI4zddBb6sVz8di7M/s320/DSC03399.jpg" border="0" /></a> Well, tommorow I leave for the frozen north, and what better final flag friday here than to show a few landmark flags I will miss driving by every day. First is this pair, the foreground one at Kingsland Park and the tall one at the police station.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_4ZQWJF2Re3Hi5M8oQtxjEZO1K2TfWSNtpC5pJ9gqo6DfTvJmxFvK2_qkYjVsK_IfHf7wQkP7VQ2aQ_9PbnbCraFXdd5O8vJXcGTbsbISHAqXfPKpVOo-SmAOiPapYvhqWl6oW3d1B1E/s1600-h/DSC03398.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307299822061652546" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_4ZQWJF2Re3Hi5M8oQtxjEZO1K2TfWSNtpC5pJ9gqo6DfTvJmxFvK2_qkYjVsK_IfHf7wQkP7VQ2aQ_9PbnbCraFXdd5O8vJXcGTbsbISHAqXfPKpVOo-SmAOiPapYvhqWl6oW3d1B1E/s320/DSC03398.jpg" border="0" /></a> The tall one from the other side.<br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeIJIAhfMg-fgPYk230W0ddGxSlWly_GT5gqSQaKLU1h1ybOD7BpwxCWVH_gOCY-wNr-nKR4YqmdmurNOENVsw4lhDGK9jFD34mFb242nCyW3j5hrco6YOTcjHl46uZAN6hQtzLBPe_F4/s1600-h/DSC03393.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307299812578714354" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeIJIAhfMg-fgPYk230W0ddGxSlWly_GT5gqSQaKLU1h1ybOD7BpwxCWVH_gOCY-wNr-nKR4YqmdmurNOENVsw4lhDGK9jFD34mFb242nCyW3j5hrco6YOTcjHl46uZAN6hQtzLBPe_F4/s320/DSC03393.jpg" border="0" /></a> And this large flag, at the Freedom Self Storage in St Marys near the base.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGcu1brBFRAqFlqtw9BhxEIJHKX5ySADqjKgHK0JGjoK9oRGHeresWI-196F2X5qjDk9n2QMvjRixLntq5x8b73wFFCPalWJ4SzsWdpRsxZUDZSdSDavppZc4znpmPlaYklV2QBm2j870/s1600-h/DSC03395.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307299818512819570" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 235px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGcu1brBFRAqFlqtw9BhxEIJHKX5ySADqjKgHK0JGjoK9oRGHeresWI-196F2X5qjDk9n2QMvjRixLntq5x8b73wFFCPalWJ4SzsWdpRsxZUDZSdSDavppZc4znpmPlaYklV2QBm2j870/s320/DSC03395.jpg" border="0" /></a> I always love to see a little patriotism on my way to work in the morning. I do hope I can find some in the liberal north!<br /><div></div></div></div>Buddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263393911226757167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261365384420993783.post-37043743154423805972009-02-26T12:14:00.004-04:002009-02-26T16:50:49.647-04:00Lake Jackson Mounds<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhImQGhABMm0UxPFpwDusXPND08utexypXSk01tlAJxs7QiKISUK3AXGBrQxNe8-xWa66RilIzre1_D8Bq9rV54-54_mODkOX3wezZDh_MfhzQgRK0jTiLJqI2ZvBnlFyyEn5EatCPmi6A/s1600-h/DSC02952.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306182986719162418" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhImQGhABMm0UxPFpwDusXPND08utexypXSk01tlAJxs7QiKISUK3AXGBrQxNe8-xWa66RilIzre1_D8Bq9rV54-54_mODkOX3wezZDh_MfhzQgRK0jTiLJqI2ZvBnlFyyEn5EatCPmi6A/s320/DSC02952.jpg" border="0" /></a> This is the Lake Jackson mounds site, on the northern edgeof the <a href="http://buddventures.blogspot.com/2009/02/florida-capital-outside.html">Talahassee</a> area. The site consists of six arthen temple mounds, two of which can be visited. There is evidence that the Lake Jackson Indians participated in a southeastern socio-religous complex known to archaeologists as the Southern Cult or Southeastern Ceremonial Complex, which flurished around 1200 AD. It is believed that the society had a well organized political system with tribal leaders residing in regional centers, such as this one. The remains of important tribal members have been found here with burial objects such as copper breast plates, shell beaded necklaces, braclets, anklets, and cloaks. These indicate trading ties with other major pre-historic settlements throughout the southeast. They traded shell beads and tools, as well as salt and shark teeth, in exchange for copper, soapstone, and mica<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdTnv1stuzT2B4rlvkX5XDHGTwnxIlZsNg3rdzyckf9QXlKKBWxP24rjzCdhE7AS6bHptZl9y1h5Np2ipNKE1q_P-695uTZjXHBDfSrfiSheRvyNBQPFZQpC1C4i9R_Pg12E6Q4OmCXw8/s1600-h/DSC02955.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306182915046146722" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdTnv1stuzT2B4rlvkX5XDHGTwnxIlZsNg3rdzyckf9QXlKKBWxP24rjzCdhE7AS6bHptZl9y1h5Np2ipNKE1q_P-695uTZjXHBDfSrfiSheRvyNBQPFZQpC1C4i9R_Pg12E6Q4OmCXw8/s320/DSC02955.jpg" border="0" /></a> This site was abandoned around 1500 AD for unknown reasons. Descendants of the residents here met members of the <a href="http://buddventures.blogspot.com/2007/11/desoto-nhs.html">De Soto</a> expedition in 1540.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtm1NUPs9GPIPFUeKbWIOaVsao7ZXdLiZzorutE8q7xI7JCAlD8ECbjwjQ6VhkaiYFio7De0qADlwpriVBuTHHL8cLkq8PEwT8mOGGtkBPF9gfbkSMcEf3j5TlA9D5A2E875Y_pFF70bI/s1600-h/DSC02968.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306182910369184466" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtm1NUPs9GPIPFUeKbWIOaVsao7ZXdLiZzorutE8q7xI7JCAlD8ECbjwjQ6VhkaiYFio7De0qADlwpriVBuTHHL8cLkq8PEwT8mOGGtkBPF9gfbkSMcEf3j5TlA9D5A2E875Y_pFF70bI/s320/DSC02968.jpg" border="0" /></a> When I came here before in 2003, there was a large orange sign here that said "Water not fit for consumption, do not drink." Since the sign is nolonger here, does that mean it's now safe? *shudders*<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzGpXgoz5aI_i8TromuHduGxC4bhPL-YCwHGOqD62r9xS-fY4hvwCG-rti-tnm6bq3z0XycekJ-ppkk2a62XYTCxSwOQPZjqfXju73Fb-ew4CdEVHT7ed6mLGfOtNQYq3AVt6EhqiEqoU/s1600-h/DSC02975.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306182908716095298" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzGpXgoz5aI_i8TromuHduGxC4bhPL-YCwHGOqD62r9xS-fY4hvwCG-rti-tnm6bq3z0XycekJ-ppkk2a62XYTCxSwOQPZjqfXju73Fb-ew4CdEVHT7ed6mLGfOtNQYq3AVt6EhqiEqoU/s320/DSC02975.jpg" border="0" /></a> It is hard to imagine how the site would have looked, as erosion and vandalism have taken their toll on the mounds, and plants have overgrown the site as well.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Qm1CfuFLK92O9Yz0rTSlpebt8BTG7lcExVLVbC_ml3VEsBdN0CC4zvyMm3v8pPyd7rmydaZlBB0Day68bRuW3bq3eEad4hrfybJ-djNeV8d7Q0haYmUS-VgsqlGdbe-Lz0jKRwnUdxU/s1600-h/DSC02977.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306182898561912994" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Qm1CfuFLK92O9Yz0rTSlpebt8BTG7lcExVLVbC_ml3VEsBdN0CC4zvyMm3v8pPyd7rmydaZlBB0Day68bRuW3bq3eEad4hrfybJ-djNeV8d7Q0haYmUS-VgsqlGdbe-Lz0jKRwnUdxU/s320/DSC02977.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqL0zG4uM2fd4OmH1Jr-OoURQinS25kicTA96uUFN2Hnyyo4uohsVLwuT0R3xMPOTLpTUaU_OXM_u67N1keeKktEE4pm8cm6t4DgNcwAKXcmlL3xl8CeLhyphenhyphenR-6TZ6pvKgrarSrnfIEmiM/s1600-h/DSC02980.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306182893804795106" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqL0zG4uM2fd4OmH1Jr-OoURQinS25kicTA96uUFN2Hnyyo4uohsVLwuT0R3xMPOTLpTUaU_OXM_u67N1keeKktEE4pm8cm6t4DgNcwAKXcmlL3xl8CeLhyphenhyphenR-6TZ6pvKgrarSrnfIEmiM/s320/DSC02980.jpg" border="0" /></a> The people here are knwon to have hunted deer, turkeys, turtles, fish, and other small game using spears, bow and arrows, traps and snares. They also grew corn, beans and squash, as well as gathering berries and roots. They built small, simple houses of natural materials, but did most activities outdoors.<br /><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div>Buddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263393911226757167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261365384420993783.post-9850033063141130042009-02-25T12:25:00.002-04:002009-02-25T12:25:00.163-04:00Old Fort Park<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeCJU3Esy8U80mhdSrQQPaAFBHOkny8Wmur1S5So5LhXkOCvsexceB5t8jmSi-WIJDrvzPzvzulYUnszswJmbGiuEmQXM3C0KW-4f9nl89BItk6FJsDvyLzmHrE_hlZDILvMD62ciN0Gk/s1600-h/DSC02942.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305844684560812130" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeCJU3Esy8U80mhdSrQQPaAFBHOkny8Wmur1S5So5LhXkOCvsexceB5t8jmSi-WIJDrvzPzvzulYUnszswJmbGiuEmQXM3C0KW-4f9nl89BItk6FJsDvyLzmHrE_hlZDILvMD62ciN0Gk/s320/DSC02942.jpg" border="0" /></a> This is Old Fort Park, also known as Fort Houston because it was located on the plantation of E.A. Houston. It was hurriedly built by locals in the Civil War to prevent the Union army from capturing the capitol at Talahassee. The Union army was stopped at Natural Bridge by an army that included Houston's son, Patrick, who commanded the artillery. Now the fort is a peacefull park in a nice neighborhood near the capitol. A silent testimony to the dedication of the local citizens to defend their territory.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5WPRUaagDUJbNUleQjVWXGmlZG40fy8vfmlNcVPM4QXiD1H14WMyp2qqruRgtGVmj7HlFfxbsE-FqH-GoMO3CyE66l3L3GFX_rbyrFXHfeBEmNO6e2ao-XcqErP3LxHDbKMYlJ8nIVFI/s1600-h/DSC02946.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305844604431275330" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5WPRUaagDUJbNUleQjVWXGmlZG40fy8vfmlNcVPM4QXiD1H14WMyp2qqruRgtGVmj7HlFfxbsE-FqH-GoMO3CyE66l3L3GFX_rbyrFXHfeBEmNO6e2ao-XcqErP3LxHDbKMYlJ8nIVFI/s320/DSC02946.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvMl0as9tTwzDYCbh2GfNqziCF93o3qnLOi2TaVQHDLonffvfEyRZjbaaiidq2mnmdgTSO0JleYIjHX3i2S1NoNukhpYyJd8iS-sUa5tPrwGs8zRO3X0cpkXZ2pA1sJJMOm_MELqJZd6o/s1600-h/DSC02947.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305844606940950082" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvMl0as9tTwzDYCbh2GfNqziCF93o3qnLOi2TaVQHDLonffvfEyRZjbaaiidq2mnmdgTSO0JleYIjHX3i2S1NoNukhpYyJd8iS-sUa5tPrwGs8zRO3X0cpkXZ2pA1sJJMOm_MELqJZd6o/s320/DSC02947.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWrFQSyDLvj6_nbxG6GfqdUObzQd251UTa1sXNuCFDjks-2tRFXPL7Stdr1NWOJqBrkrRSa2LM0oJOo6HLk2AEgGFDu2eN2DnnYhovBp5G0jy_C4QkXoYfIN0EFiyqpC039XD2Uk5ECtQ/s1600-h/DSC02948.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305844603706700786" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWrFQSyDLvj6_nbxG6GfqdUObzQd251UTa1sXNuCFDjks-2tRFXPL7Stdr1NWOJqBrkrRSa2LM0oJOo6HLk2AEgGFDu2eN2DnnYhovBp5G0jy_C4QkXoYfIN0EFiyqpC039XD2Uk5ECtQ/s320/DSC02948.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLrkG-1dJVNBnnTCr2iIFTPIidQoTU82K3FQue9H8Zf0h85nBKlw9YDamKrCKGwJJ2-NZmaWd0F2wW4S_wNbkZedJPjuT0aRkv-SAWKoBEHN25oLxY_Wym3-sd-vqJN1on21UN0xiWbFM/s1600-h/DSC02940.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305844600812424306" style="WIDTH: 290px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLrkG-1dJVNBnnTCr2iIFTPIidQoTU82K3FQue9H8Zf0h85nBKlw9YDamKrCKGwJJ2-NZmaWd0F2wW4S_wNbkZedJPjuT0aRkv-SAWKoBEHN25oLxY_Wym3-sd-vqJN1on21UN0xiWbFM/s320/DSC02940.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX58Och_3uLDoWkVvUi3_TauHl1ZEYdelVl_r6yo68CNar-a0Uaywa1SivlU64d21LNMd-eIz6kgF3EpFDaaHytcXhKbCIHjXK4UKeqU8419ll3KcpyTOH_RMyon-z4rdS6zgcpeZCsc0/s1600-h/DSC02941.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305844598864818114" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 295px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX58Och_3uLDoWkVvUi3_TauHl1ZEYdelVl_r6yo68CNar-a0Uaywa1SivlU64d21LNMd-eIz6kgF3EpFDaaHytcXhKbCIHjXK4UKeqU8419ll3KcpyTOH_RMyon-z4rdS6zgcpeZCsc0/s320/DSC02941.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div>Buddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263393911226757167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261365384420993783.post-64777178548866277882009-02-24T12:45:00.005-04:002009-02-24T12:45:01.135-04:00Korean memorial<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTUQ10P-8N2k8i5MgK2pcBthEt6jD9CMzPh706FrXDm-bTG1SBDWtLQqMIBAMBJhgXeLJ7Hqwg9EZ888nWi_qp8PhpHbE3yqe-SReV8FGeSiCfezPdkHCTBW_gxl477rc6GQpksjbkWNg/s1600-h/DSC02935.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305834138054151506" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTUQ10P-8N2k8i5MgK2pcBthEt6jD9CMzPh706FrXDm-bTG1SBDWtLQqMIBAMBJhgXeLJ7Hqwg9EZ888nWi_qp8PhpHbE3yqe-SReV8FGeSiCfezPdkHCTBW_gxl477rc6GQpksjbkWNg/s320/DSC02935.jpg" border="0" /></a> This is the brilliantly designed Florida Korean War Memorial a few blocks from the <a href="http://buddventures.blogspot.com/2009/02/florida-capital-outside.html">capitol</a>. The information here is from the state Department of Veterans' Affairs <a href="http://www.floridavets.org/memorials/korea.htm">Website</a>.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVf3OfDPQXMn3ouMogTwC-mLRNBYRmK51MV0YCe9gg1sq8yRHMQvlJZ0bc25-I8Qz5H0uXimQE9dmoTImSHK2eSmFRGE2JdLq6dsAXWXtjvDuSfL2kmZcBzilxzqz3Z5Pv0q185rzpJkY/s1600-h/DSC02936.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305834138065807074" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVf3OfDPQXMn3ouMogTwC-mLRNBYRmK51MV0YCe9gg1sq8yRHMQvlJZ0bc25-I8Qz5H0uXimQE9dmoTImSHK2eSmFRGE2JdLq6dsAXWXtjvDuSfL2kmZcBzilxzqz3Z5Pv0q185rzpJkY/s320/DSC02936.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />The designer said of the memorial:</div><div>The main entry to the Memorial occurs at the corner of Gaines Street and Suwannee Street in Tallahassee. The concrete walkway, which meanders through the existing trees in Cascade Park, provides an approach where one will catch glimpses of the memorial area through the trees. It reveals the Memorial in small pieces or frames, and refrains from disclosing the entire Memorial until the visitor has fully arrived. At the terminus of the approach, one crosses a threshold marked distinctly by a change in the walking surface.<br />The focal point of the memorial plaza is a large vertical circle that represents the purity of life through perfect geometry. This the "Circle of Life." The top of the circle is broken, signaling an interruption in this purity. A broken fragment that would complete the circle is lying adjacent to the large circle and has become embedded in the ground. The names of those killed in action are etched on the inside of the broken fragment which once completed the "Circle of Life."<br />The Memorial represents those who have fallen and shows that the Korean War interrupted the lives of all involved, including family, friends, and those of all services who fought there. This interruption in the "Circle of Life" left an indelible mark on our nation, a mark that will never be replaced -- a point in history.<br />The visitor will find a large map of Korea located on the ground of the Memorial. The map is divided into two parts by the "Circle of Life" element. The Demilitarized Zone shown on the map is what guided the placement of the circle.<br />The final major component is the timeline. Upon entry, the visitor will be able to walk around the outer edge of the Memorial and experience a timeline that chronicles the War. Along the timeline are rough-hewn markers that give a brief story of the war and its major battles. Markers are placed in relation to the time of the occurrence.<br /> -- Shawn Bliss, Designer<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2XDAQg421FW_cwVGrwvUlDlp1MC163AobEVryRd36CxAC2MoKqKxLdwudjjQ-O2gZ4XCS1WqiI_RrVL0kAlGWsikImHpdBCq5WqUE4aqbaHMGpoAyoUngKqlt7meV1xpFZsEy9jBmAqk/s1600-h/DSC02937.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305834134226579426" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2XDAQg421FW_cwVGrwvUlDlp1MC163AobEVryRd36CxAC2MoKqKxLdwudjjQ-O2gZ4XCS1WqiI_RrVL0kAlGWsikImHpdBCq5WqUE4aqbaHMGpoAyoUngKqlt7meV1xpFZsEy9jBmAqk/s320/DSC02937.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />The groundbreaking ceremony for the Korean War Veterans' Memorial was on December 2, 1998 at Cascade Park in Tallahassee. The dedication was December 11, 1999, and was attended by about 1,000 people from all over the state. The keynote speaker was Governor Jeb Bush. Among the dignitaries attending were Harley Coon, National KWVA President and Kwang-Sok Ryu, the Korean Consul General.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuPw7-OoPP3s6AAw8sHRyj75swzUOj7CK7lgQQapiYJy2COVPFvn-0oyq_eoSfvylwyXTZ__vrV3vWjeeIMuRog-vJ5PQJ9qTooKOjzxAFiC-Bg-I9bIS14GFa312KHy_qCufF-ySOuP0/s1600-h/DSC02938.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305834131697378530" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuPw7-OoPP3s6AAw8sHRyj75swzUOj7CK7lgQQapiYJy2COVPFvn-0oyq_eoSfvylwyXTZ__vrV3vWjeeIMuRog-vJ5PQJ9qTooKOjzxAFiC-Bg-I9bIS14GFa312KHy_qCufF-ySOuP0/s320/DSC02938.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Here are the names of the 583 Floridians who gave their lives in the war.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKjFbWUVge-Vl0JIpWtnTRpMq__QME1zriLofXEagdHfvgvHJ59Kd2_Sfu9N1HfvC_wiEzER2Pce4XpuEr54Ds1u4AJ1igNX8Ten0ZB4JtBr-i9fY8SN6JIWHwhbzB0sgxw6hH3upk-Aw/s1600-h/DSC02939.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305834134465980498" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKjFbWUVge-Vl0JIpWtnTRpMq__QME1zriLofXEagdHfvgvHJ59Kd2_Sfu9N1HfvC_wiEzER2Pce4XpuEr54Ds1u4AJ1igNX8Ten0ZB4JtBr-i9fY8SN6JIWHwhbzB0sgxw6hH3upk-Aw/s320/DSC02939.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />A ceremony was held on Saturday, June 24, 1 pm marking the 50th anniversary of the beginning of the war. Attending were Lt.Gen. Bob Milligan, USMC (Ret.), Comptroller, State of Florida; Edward Magill, National 1st V.P., Korean War Veterans' Association; Lt.Col. Robin Higgins, USMC (Ret.), Executive Director, Florida Dept. of Veterans' Affairs; Scott Maddox, Mayor, City of Tallahassee; and Frank Brogan, Lieutenant Governor, State of Florida<br /><div> </div></div></div></div>Buddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263393911226757167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261365384420993783.post-40504923223845512152009-02-23T11:10:00.000-04:002009-02-23T12:09:52.448-04:00Union Bank<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXdcD9vOE-rIjSi_5SwGS1CabLMXuGPjprlC6rcJ_r8kvQYoe_oQGm7_ZvSjGI63Rt0ntG1r8XHyWzakCHbnDeq47Le3rj45k-WYm7DuP3fjN9LFNHuM67v3FwCC944KSQtCS4gDqMYrY/s1600-h/DSC02933.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305825423920018290" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXdcD9vOE-rIjSi_5SwGS1CabLMXuGPjprlC6rcJ_r8kvQYoe_oQGm7_ZvSjGI63Rt0ntG1r8XHyWzakCHbnDeq47Le3rj45k-WYm7DuP3fjN9LFNHuM67v3FwCC944KSQtCS4gDqMYrY/s320/DSC02933.jpg" border="0" /></a> Just a quick stop at the public parking near the Florida State Capitol. This is the Union Bank of Florida building, Florida's oldest surviving bank building.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFarM8X0eZ1h4jOSJ6shWkFTmE6GCLDCJ9vwHjdaVWp-CpWcKO8ulkg_oNI5GX8EFg1PpNalQMfmQz9I4tjEVqCNJiMKaS57_zcYRyktSqH1halnNFo4eGfAGpZEqjfOdYwQiJBJzY1BY/s1600-h/DSC02931.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305825425555151938" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 247px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFarM8X0eZ1h4jOSJ6shWkFTmE6GCLDCJ9vwHjdaVWp-CpWcKO8ulkg_oNI5GX8EFg1PpNalQMfmQz9I4tjEVqCNJiMKaS57_zcYRyktSqH1halnNFo4eGfAGpZEqjfOdYwQiJBJzY1BY/s320/DSC02931.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div></div>Buddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263393911226757167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261365384420993783.post-9781163331859532902009-02-22T14:58:00.013-04:002009-02-22T21:31:26.725-04:00Florida capital Inside<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkon-zQ3zVRgoV6JBlTAdHPtDv82i8SVloxp4l53wTfEsACHuaw_57hUX-8CuzMVRMd8ErgOoLCoQoF8_a69KxlUOW_58JkJ1Jauqh1aEkUziIN_5sVzlFOMRqwu7PFxQe1exkM_I2mW8/s1600-h/DSC02833.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304724264433741714" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkon-zQ3zVRgoV6JBlTAdHPtDv82i8SVloxp4l53wTfEsACHuaw_57hUX-8CuzMVRMd8ErgOoLCoQoF8_a69KxlUOW_58JkJ1Jauqh1aEkUziIN_5sVzlFOMRqwu7PFxQe1exkM_I2mW8/s320/DSC02833.jpg" border="0" /></a> When I went through Tallahassee this time, I arrived to find the old <a href="http://buddventures.blogspot.com/2009/02/florida-capital-outside.html">State Capitol</a> open for visitors. In 2003 when I came through before, it was not, so this was new, and rather neat. This makes four that I have been in- California, Arizona, South Carolina, and now Florida. The capitol here features the rooms where the state government worked, as well as a museum of Florida history. Seen here is the interior of the capitol dome.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu2dbHl3eoCKtsiJUp4a_yyfTnA-xg6_bNnmPn33EBr44yNxx8MImwNJYSi0Yp_p1KzvN9oXpNpcXVUk6b6-DacOpUlOuWBLFNuT2Czdnen4oE2P-UDB3uXnmwpNEv4g7W8zO5EVphe6c/s1600-h/DSC02823.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304724457567000354" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu2dbHl3eoCKtsiJUp4a_yyfTnA-xg6_bNnmPn33EBr44yNxx8MImwNJYSi0Yp_p1KzvN9oXpNpcXVUk6b6-DacOpUlOuWBLFNuT2Czdnen4oE2P-UDB3uXnmwpNEv4g7W8zO5EVphe6c/s320/DSC02823.jpg" border="0" /></a> On March 4, 1824, Tallahassee was chosen as the new Florida state capitol, uniting east and west Florida, which had traditionally been governed from <a href="http://buddventures.blogspot.com/2008/05/castle-on-hill.html">St Augustine</a> and Pensacola, respectively. Log buildings housed the government for two years, until a masonry building was built. Seen above is the portrait if <a href="http://buddventures.blogspot.com/2007/11/andrew-jackson.html">Andrew Jackson</a>, the first governor of Florida, that hung behind the desk of the Senate President's desk from 1929 to the 1970's.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPa-6HIua0GCzGmIDSI-A_9XpaWLIXujltgBgPKKGQxTXiJ_i-46NYOAHTsvgOuwcyRIJ1-aQ04tLpbzfN55qLK0cEDkp2FboVMnz9hyqfwhXNyktnJSdHCGQmDPkLXmENCB68P9m8NUM/s1600-h/DSC02817.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304724623914988722" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 173px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPa-6HIua0GCzGmIDSI-A_9XpaWLIXujltgBgPKKGQxTXiJ_i-46NYOAHTsvgOuwcyRIJ1-aQ04tLpbzfN55qLK0cEDkp2FboVMnz9hyqfwhXNyktnJSdHCGQmDPkLXmENCB68P9m8NUM/s320/DSC02817.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />In 1839, Congress approved $20,000 for a new capitol building, to replace the unfinished masonry building. On June 25, 1845, Floridians celebrated their home's new status as a state on the steps of the new capitol building. William D. Mosely became the first elected governor of the state. Seen here are Andrew Jackson and William Duval, who suceeded him, becoming the first civilian governor of Florida. These portraits are in the hall of Governor portarits.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil3mltIVcz6h5k43GpFtSFKzEkKGEkXKjIpvsYVSxl3FAo-MkUR7EC5aKmuLAmHBe2LbhrhfsqBDNT07qCtjboogtkXD0TBXkXbnyT_TMR5AV9-w2A5y7s937Tnx5qfkpx3XZDJqlqL3E/s1600-h/DSC02829.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304724452782366850" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil3mltIVcz6h5k43GpFtSFKzEkKGEkXKjIpvsYVSxl3FAo-MkUR7EC5aKmuLAmHBe2LbhrhfsqBDNT07qCtjboogtkXD0TBXkXbnyT_TMR5AV9-w2A5y7s937Tnx5qfkpx3XZDJqlqL3E/s320/DSC02829.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />In 1891, the building was refurbished, including adding the cupola and bright red and white striped awnings to shade the windows from the bright Florida sun. In 1900, it was decided by voters that a larger facility was needed, and $75,000 was appropriated for the expansion of the capital building. Frank Pierce Milburn designed the new capitol, and although it was much simpler than his usual designs, it included similar features, such as the new dome that was much like those in South Carolina and Kentucky. He also added metal reliefs over the capitol entrances depicting the state seal. When it was all said and done in 1902, this expanded building was the last in which the entire Florida government was under one roof. Within ten years, the Supreme Court was moved to a separate building. Seen above is the restored Supreme Court room in the old capitol.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIs3WqR2t2KLHkh9AS2EvKp5i3PL0MEShNs-3uaB9Msx1YGJyCRULqaM31XJIqi-FR1pAIeSyVF0L4UrJO3vKyafdgPKFW3vmrbk8iixlY0Ki4H6KBB52-EiTO40pW5L1Z8jFdN4fVz0k/s1600-h/DSC02830.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304724264012744930" style="WIDTH: 169px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIs3WqR2t2KLHkh9AS2EvKp5i3PL0MEShNs-3uaB9Msx1YGJyCRULqaM31XJIqi-FR1pAIeSyVF0L4UrJO3vKyafdgPKFW3vmrbk8iixlY0Ki4H6KBB52-EiTO40pW5L1Z8jFdN4fVz0k/s320/DSC02830.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Robe of one of the Florida Supreme Court Justices<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOLjFs_UUJlaI0wAM1q0NcM7MS4BX8pnCNJfN43s5pxmZg2rKkVjZkAX7vf2nIwMUc3RhBgREn0k6ws9OsyH_wER9QE_i45BfdwNQ1tMBZQzf1yNIPHil8XMn9ijeaCLsaEeVxahV1J84/s1600-h/DSC02851.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303935802100774642" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOLjFs_UUJlaI0wAM1q0NcM7MS4BX8pnCNJfN43s5pxmZg2rKkVjZkAX7vf2nIwMUc3RhBgREn0k6ws9OsyH_wER9QE_i45BfdwNQ1tMBZQzf1yNIPHil8XMn9ijeaCLsaEeVxahV1J84/s320/DSC02851.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>The capitol building went through another change in 1923 under Governor Cary hardee. Henry Klutho, a student of Frank Lloyd Wright, had already become well known in Florida for rebuilding Jacksonville following the <a href="http://buddventures.blogspot.com/2007/10/wandering-about-jax.html">fire of 1901</a>, and designing the governor's mansion in 1906, before he was given the job of improving the capitol. The last alterations done were the additions of wings for the House of Representatives and Senate in 1936 and 1947 respectively. Seen above is the restored House, and below, the restored Senate room.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjViJONcTPZnFVAJ6CBHBSsgZl00IKvcRTqyJAVOU0OQmDGvGX8O07bQeSfnBFu0SkBoSSqZUxG9ChpKsmSYaoTTJoIAgFBvcadNJPoh_n-rEShTn-NRMr8IOwUlfBy9qbOp-mPjh_ROrw/s1600-h/DSC02838.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304724256348467378" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjViJONcTPZnFVAJ6CBHBSsgZl00IKvcRTqyJAVOU0OQmDGvGX8O07bQeSfnBFu0SkBoSSqZUxG9ChpKsmSYaoTTJoIAgFBvcadNJPoh_n-rEShTn-NRMr8IOwUlfBy9qbOp-mPjh_ROrw/s320/DSC02838.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY5VymzvIVzFpIQLSfcqBFixoIit8WcZO1pH-hjlxelU6JbPynEyBzqgTxZ9uL3QuPg6D6KlbbWzY0cvO0gBNBCM-0LGZv-z_0SXSpxEDUzGxDU7brNl5vgwldXvnOM6CzK5uwsfObnb8/s1600-h/DSC02837.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304724259081302402" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 282px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY5VymzvIVzFpIQLSfcqBFixoIit8WcZO1pH-hjlxelU6JbPynEyBzqgTxZ9uL3QuPg6D6KlbbWzY0cvO0gBNBCM-0LGZv-z_0SXSpxEDUzGxDU7brNl5vgwldXvnOM6CzK5uwsfObnb8/s320/DSC02837.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div>These hankerchiefs were traditionally dropped to signal the end of a Senate session.</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwFbJHhVtKNLX87Qz20HGITFJoRrF8UA-JrRq8WSiYs6U0deItPnZ7BUTv8ou8U0PMQtBU98pURC7-Mnp5j0UePjpfCnYiEwYvv48JhMFeFPVSe28SU3GCpcGeEhPnCi7V2Cl81OrNEig/s1600-h/DSC02846.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303935815844082482" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwFbJHhVtKNLX87Qz20HGITFJoRrF8UA-JrRq8WSiYs6U0deItPnZ7BUTv8ou8U0PMQtBU98pURC7-Mnp5j0UePjpfCnYiEwYvv48JhMFeFPVSe28SU3GCpcGeEhPnCi7V2Cl81OrNEig/s320/DSC02846.jpg" border="0" /></a> Original desk from the House of Representatives, before it was moved to the Capitol wing. M. Ohmer's Sons Company of Dayton, Ohio, built all the new furniture for the remodeling of the captol in 1902, including legislators' desks and chairs. they were used in 1903 for the first legislative session to be held in the remodeled capitol building. One hundred sets were purchased, 68 for the house and 32 for the senate. The desks were oak and cost $25.50 each. When the legislative chambers were remodeled again in 1923, the old desks were refurbished. New chairs were purchased for $13.70 apiece. In 1939, when the house moved to a newly constructed wing of the capitol, all new desks and chairs were bought. The old furniture was either sold at auction, given to schools, or acquired by legislators as family heirlooms. This desk and chair set is the only original now in the state's pessession.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbPbGouIf8GHjQS5rQvAhKu5LSKoNJ7Xelpq7reRDUuajAA7rTWcOTjkYRyb2PVsKrxBA9gnBs2mnlKKcDen46bqDXSc_zGvCtZ3oZZKQy_iyoLimbVxHLFP-5mA6MGmy0P-3C1Y4Vfq0/s1600-h/DSC02834.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304724264263462690" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbPbGouIf8GHjQS5rQvAhKu5LSKoNJ7Xelpq7reRDUuajAA7rTWcOTjkYRyb2PVsKrxBA9gnBs2mnlKKcDen46bqDXSc_zGvCtZ3oZZKQy_iyoLimbVxHLFP-5mA6MGmy0P-3C1Y4Vfq0/s320/DSC02834.jpg" border="0" /></a> The capitol rotunda originally had a spiral staircase, but this was removed in 1923 and the marble stairs seen above were built. In the 1970's, the new state capitol was built, and the old one was going to be torn down, until a public outcry saved the historic building. Now the new capitol wraps around the old capitol building, the central area of which has been around since 1845.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge0WTA5DRgWU17BIACUiDXigcLjC_F-uzhVV85P2PYJhKRqaEmMv_PqW2hpAPoiADQ2aYtGCsL4oJFNDOcjyY5lrVYIZzn6wM_QTPWCna8zm4FqYFBwXihr7P_I-ZZeMQ2nVImhuPzMIY/s1600-h/DSC02818.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304724624011337906" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge0WTA5DRgWU17BIACUiDXigcLjC_F-uzhVV85P2PYJhKRqaEmMv_PqW2hpAPoiADQ2aYtGCsL4oJFNDOcjyY5lrVYIZzn6wM_QTPWCna8zm4FqYFBwXihr7P_I-ZZeMQ2nVImhuPzMIY/s320/DSC02818.jpg" border="0" /></a> The restored Governor's office<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsGAnWx1VgThmeGeu0f9VpOpXDv_46PZFR9sBF9pfe729aPnmoXrrqANkY2bGklHwCwa52VixSE9pplfFwr9ELNK5vp375Gi4M1w_97qjo21Z7dnLrI7m4Q1V43ogQrU95tu4OCeVG8UI/s1600-h/DSC02813.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304724621773047010" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsGAnWx1VgThmeGeu0f9VpOpXDv_46PZFR9sBF9pfe729aPnmoXrrqANkY2bGklHwCwa52VixSE9pplfFwr9ELNK5vp375Gi4M1w_97qjo21Z7dnLrI7m4Q1V43ogQrU95tu4OCeVG8UI/s320/DSC02813.jpg" border="0" /></a> Governor's secretary office<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglE2yZEobw1xaQTnVXrgtsZv4gzYb5LkJkbS-YV-ynwmO-9kHKC7WiZUMkSTcMNKRx6eekuDORajVbRMmmUu6ouYnuwITcFY4WhUNssh1kHJgumcKokEArxEoTh-3mGTwrhBR7YeuYikY/s1600-h/DSC02819.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304724458701671538" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglE2yZEobw1xaQTnVXrgtsZv4gzYb5LkJkbS-YV-ynwmO-9kHKC7WiZUMkSTcMNKRx6eekuDORajVbRMmmUu6ouYnuwITcFY4WhUNssh1kHJgumcKokEArxEoTh-3mGTwrhBR7YeuYikY/s320/DSC02819.jpg" border="0" /></a> Governor meeting room</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7uPkZqx5hwaMI5CXCRVLZjQj_OO3gIeVs6wzgahJeSsYb2-ObPE4jvlygPkn-CIK2lsfSOcQtatjczkVd4vwaBV7Xjn-Nzfp5EldJqVXBaMqeRiigjlogPnOmFblJ1YxDtOkHur-1H0U/s1600-h/DSC02806.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304724703198130738" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7uPkZqx5hwaMI5CXCRVLZjQj_OO3gIeVs6wzgahJeSsYb2-ObPE4jvlygPkn-CIK2lsfSOcQtatjczkVd4vwaBV7Xjn-Nzfp5EldJqVXBaMqeRiigjlogPnOmFblJ1YxDtOkHur-1H0U/s320/DSC02806.jpg" border="0" /></a> And now a collection of artifacts from the various rooms of the capitol.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3pEHpeQ_dj8GeTfzBiSzf-m59s__jh6R2ndvbhvrAv1wf2nbreSSJOBeAwd2dMKUzjKrRlB_yGFiHXDt7s1TYC3ne_lhW2zkHL-2DEzfiE8X4xM83o-w69li-kvV5DyCMu6C1RLXKRCI/s1600-h/DSC02809.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304724626469605474" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3pEHpeQ_dj8GeTfzBiSzf-m59s__jh6R2ndvbhvrAv1wf2nbreSSJOBeAwd2dMKUzjKrRlB_yGFiHXDt7s1TYC3ne_lhW2zkHL-2DEzfiE8X4xM83o-w69li-kvV5DyCMu6C1RLXKRCI/s320/DSC02809.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8pXxXy9EJq_EqGfUCG_3aFINK99cbg5yBsp_j4ResfZLnXDiv3aRUzDjPqDgiCyGB7G-eeQL3o7RBeexUmHl6PGtdjdBf_AJalIirL8b8WxuGZ_sKDuVCRZNE9gBjpnUXS8V2Sq4WQg8/s1600-h/DSC02808.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304724627468804210" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8pXxXy9EJq_EqGfUCG_3aFINK99cbg5yBsp_j4ResfZLnXDiv3aRUzDjPqDgiCyGB7G-eeQL3o7RBeexUmHl6PGtdjdBf_AJalIirL8b8WxuGZ_sKDuVCRZNE9gBjpnUXS8V2Sq4WQg8/s320/DSC02808.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM4vGJhEHQscmLoIgxdTyYhLjDtCYCME9kc77CYSZnQjZMOuOp-TpUgx5Ht16P_i5mNcr7KPis7jEtx8OkdMJc1Z2FOU9e9AxmPt8_l2EAddQxWd8k_2y59TfXUEenbGdc88T77s2f9WE/s1600-h/DSC02825.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304724455591609954" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM4vGJhEHQscmLoIgxdTyYhLjDtCYCME9kc77CYSZnQjZMOuOp-TpUgx5Ht16P_i5mNcr7KPis7jEtx8OkdMJc1Z2FOU9e9AxmPt8_l2EAddQxWd8k_2y59TfXUEenbGdc88T77s2f9WE/s320/DSC02825.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuFUivNrIk952U0lA8rECOXuTmm2VTNP1o45Qrh7I_n6EWmUlanqVbVuTONXE8q-E5DEmvpkMBeXjcP_rUbNK_N7m4i3pvNN_lyQlw9f5K2VxIAa4M5LNa9aFp0LcgdsXMeuMgbdO5BHo/s1600-h/DSC02828.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304724456171717986" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuFUivNrIk952U0lA8rECOXuTmm2VTNP1o45Qrh7I_n6EWmUlanqVbVuTONXE8q-E5DEmvpkMBeXjcP_rUbNK_N7m4i3pvNN_lyQlw9f5K2VxIAa4M5LNa9aFp0LcgdsXMeuMgbdO5BHo/s320/DSC02828.jpg" border="0" /></a> Who could forget the rediculous fiasco that was the 2000 election? Thanks, Florida.<br /><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYHnWex_CAYi9w0BkFf5guoh6BVpSfv60GHefvvwAaSimfsqPiQRB16OjhbdSxHjjGqT1B1JlaSkkygoUhbVUnaA_DQ1NMBoLJ3P5DWN2NVt7rmvK9fNNZNvlrYN9w0UiTaHXFu8C8WGo/s1600-h/DSC02839.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303935827531149474" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYHnWex_CAYi9w0BkFf5guoh6BVpSfv60GHefvvwAaSimfsqPiQRB16OjhbdSxHjjGqT1B1JlaSkkygoUhbVUnaA_DQ1NMBoLJ3P5DWN2NVt7rmvK9fNNZNvlrYN9w0UiTaHXFu8C8WGo/s320/DSC02839.jpg" border="0" /></a> An old wooden school bench from an African American school.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK8U7C0tZcDVhIVqFkmrOLnznZUsJLVOhNOIs_dLv2Fr-DJigkTw132KqQoFXLMc5fAgOg-LzjeOUNUkX-B9NhPEJfy0uKdivAHR2c0fQWK96sz_8_CGIysNZrkDQJ91z0dcZS6Byo8fs/s1600-h/DSC02843.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303935821083063154" style="WIDTH: 154px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK8U7C0tZcDVhIVqFkmrOLnznZUsJLVOhNOIs_dLv2Fr-DJigkTw132KqQoFXLMc5fAgOg-LzjeOUNUkX-B9NhPEJfy0uKdivAHR2c0fQWK96sz_8_CGIysNZrkDQJ91z0dcZS6Byo8fs/s320/DSC02843.jpg" border="0" /></a> Flashback to the days of Jim Crow, here is a "colored" restroom door from the Whitfield Building, where the Supreme Court was housed until 1949.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Buddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263393911226757167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261365384420993783.post-19512527831481029582009-02-21T11:33:00.007-04:002009-03-06T22:09:16.747-04:00Florida Forts<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy_KIGNyfb2hKg0vQ5ejZ-txLdMpZ-M4bUez_t7jISk3Dw8ttNkAktE7qkxvRxYrlCxXQ37z-2Qj6XdaqpykCVW2LYsizFqWTV7KYhdXoBKudhJFDbLnBLoFlzsTxtpdMCd-hlmitr568/s1600-h/51KTCBB9PRL__SL500_AA240_.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305274368849327010" style="WIDTH: 165px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy_KIGNyfb2hKg0vQ5ejZ-txLdMpZ-M4bUez_t7jISk3Dw8ttNkAktE7qkxvRxYrlCxXQ37z-2Qj6XdaqpykCVW2LYsizFqWTV7KYhdXoBKudhJFDbLnBLoFlzsTxtpdMCd-hlmitr568/s320/51KTCBB9PRL__SL500_AA240_.jpg" border="0" /></a> This is a book I no longer have and really wish I still did. Though with moving to Connecticut soon, maybe it doesn't matter so much. Anyway, this book by local author Alejandro De Quesada is an excellent guide to the forts of Florida. The book is arranged in time periods, from the earliest colonial settlements to the defensive sites of the Cold War. The book covers all existing forts and several forts that are long gone, with a fascinating historical text, along with descriptions and photos of the sites today. Several are National or State parks, some are cared for by other agencies, and some are simply neglected and left to the raveges of nature. This book is excellent for a history of the state or for someone wanting to see historic places in Florida. Also good because it has good information about topics that are otherwise hard to find, such as the Seminole Wars and the early colonial disputes. Overall and excellent book, highly reccomended for anyone living in or near Florida. It can be found on Amazon <a href="http://www.amazon.com/History-Florida-Forts-Floridas-Outposts/dp/1596291044/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1235230294&sr=1-1">here</a>.<br />A History of Florida Forts<br />Alejandro De Quesada<br />218 Pages<br />2006, History PressBuddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263393911226757167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261365384420993783.post-11250513823350324322009-02-20T15:21:00.004-04:002009-03-06T22:09:42.585-04:00Florida's Vietnam Vets<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqrdwchT0YusqFrL_sVCI1lpBksCdxO8Kx1oEVL_1HeJdhQC-9rIRkPW_C4aO0GmBi5HhQiJhaQx9Kq4bL9nqDONmFbpNkA-gbK49CREoaBBLAzIcPycz4JU5Su_LIaY36JbrJnJJwqKg/s1600-h/DSC02917.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304962815788214898" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqrdwchT0YusqFrL_sVCI1lpBksCdxO8Kx1oEVL_1HeJdhQC-9rIRkPW_C4aO0GmBi5HhQiJhaQx9Kq4bL9nqDONmFbpNkA-gbK49CREoaBBLAzIcPycz4JU5Su_LIaY36JbrJnJJwqKg/s320/DSC02917.jpg" border="0" /></a> Today's Flag friday features pictures of the Florida State Vietnam Vets Memorial, across the street from the Capital building.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCbNTNkAQ_K6mnxcq1xTc0C3zRUoIjrHxP1xWeCnNefryujM2wpVXcxb5ceXMOGRTZ8sibT5C9l-smiqrqiyzwudsrt2as7VRf-nK8c0ttP_ir_epbBTS4_MOOUe00xDgKfGkUdXWwUUo/s1600-h/DSC02914.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304962490666323746" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCbNTNkAQ_K6mnxcq1xTc0C3zRUoIjrHxP1xWeCnNefryujM2wpVXcxb5ceXMOGRTZ8sibT5C9l-smiqrqiyzwudsrt2as7VRf-nK8c0ttP_ir_epbBTS4_MOOUe00xDgKfGkUdXWwUUo/s320/DSC02914.jpg" border="0" /></a> This is one of my favorite memorials.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXf6s1qNNF9kv7RAyF5-ANsKRJx0scwDbDAsep1zzQC0Rg_4IRnYtAJa0CxNgUmgKqtZ6Y8JDLkVW7lhtxQh-398tCygnEQb05Ha2wy6Y4RfZUPNSII-oJ0IPBOl_1PZfUJyMbrK0I0j0/s1600-h/DSC02916.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304962486648581058" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXf6s1qNNF9kv7RAyF5-ANsKRJx0scwDbDAsep1zzQC0Rg_4IRnYtAJa0CxNgUmgKqtZ6Y8JDLkVW7lhtxQh-398tCygnEQb05Ha2wy6Y4RfZUPNSII-oJ0IPBOl_1PZfUJyMbrK0I0j0/s320/DSC02916.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjifFBjVjTJ_NUmlBtMqAN_8j96t0Vd9VlzbiHqIDAHxQYmDfjiXctq0qVuDoykcNZdfZJwK8yvVelP_MwK2qsjw2px-gvxWXSMXV89cFrKt8zGwW4-IDJCslphH_ytU8wD5-JI1qglkJM/s1600-h/DSC02921.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304962476674273218" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjifFBjVjTJ_NUmlBtMqAN_8j96t0Vd9VlzbiHqIDAHxQYmDfjiXctq0qVuDoykcNZdfZJwK8yvVelP_MwK2qsjw2px-gvxWXSMXV89cFrKt8zGwW4-IDJCslphH_ytU8wD5-JI1qglkJM/s320/DSC02921.jpg" border="0" /></a> What is there not to love about this beautiful, patriotic memorial?</div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3O2LI6zgEMIQ8HRkFrr8iuTeBlxNuXTkQKZ5oz0V5FGdhypq4rjj60kLJOmmZ6gw6iGMvDqYXMiBUH6hppbZ96DkrmrbYFDWAjQDIn04mnUtJWnvX9MU5ODa91GYgEdrluRQzcyiVOlc/s1600-h/DSC02922.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304962474697465794" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3O2LI6zgEMIQ8HRkFrr8iuTeBlxNuXTkQKZ5oz0V5FGdhypq4rjj60kLJOmmZ6gw6iGMvDqYXMiBUH6hppbZ96DkrmrbYFDWAjQDIn04mnUtJWnvX9MU5ODa91GYgEdrluRQzcyiVOlc/s320/DSC02922.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1eiHJc8HnhnzsqOvrRN3WpX5Xk2WKSc3oqWB9XS8dITsobFNrdLjZaHMzieUsvcJo0dVw-xbdaOP5hdy-61BpHLEj6TZ4MZmoKvyXLo6dWHRk2iXQYvPv0O8itdZHeCMWJ4PuobQZJak/s1600-h/DSC02923.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304962295269973906" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1eiHJc8HnhnzsqOvrRN3WpX5Xk2WKSc3oqWB9XS8dITsobFNrdLjZaHMzieUsvcJo0dVw-xbdaOP5hdy-61BpHLEj6TZ4MZmoKvyXLo6dWHRk2iXQYvPv0O8itdZHeCMWJ4PuobQZJak/s320/DSC02923.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi64cE86OT_0YNP0NnfVPint3zrioliEVNNR4x0NPCqLfms6JYyG8ynIKuDGTXd5NZ_3OH5VIjidRlGtrFsX053f-oZpP3pE2JfnLsbxy-WzoCZo0tJzL9tkMiYc9NoCfQ_a_duY7fZaPs/s1600-h/DSC02925.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304962291054390386" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi64cE86OT_0YNP0NnfVPint3zrioliEVNNR4x0NPCqLfms6JYyG8ynIKuDGTXd5NZ_3OH5VIjidRlGtrFsX053f-oZpP3pE2JfnLsbxy-WzoCZo0tJzL9tkMiYc9NoCfQ_a_duY7fZaPs/s320/DSC02925.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhQhhLnoJXm8J3Ik8Yds6KIAkY71i47c9DSI1FN6v8lPTdDIueuKCjUY0KnKO52z1Qh6MT32xPEZPhdIVREBWR5_D3V433-wYR2GGJftK2RVWEO0dcQL5eZFhGYI0HIMXkXj9VdqHP1xs/s1600-h/DSC02928.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304962291654670370" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhQhhLnoJXm8J3Ik8Yds6KIAkY71i47c9DSI1FN6v8lPTdDIueuKCjUY0KnKO52z1Qh6MT32xPEZPhdIVREBWR5_D3V433-wYR2GGJftK2RVWEO0dcQL5eZFhGYI0HIMXkXj9VdqHP1xs/s320/DSC02928.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJmU0cQTQgO8NICkoUEYtQrfYFB1oxGrzCdcgqQcoZsgvMu5eBjPqztDIspjJ9ZIG0Vmo4whr76jLpRkeLhx_WIeMhBG6ixc6vJTzQo14JGcRDktZm16CpLbJjgrUd2TjWCRgu7Fe9GV8/s1600-h/DSC02929.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304962287455719474" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJmU0cQTQgO8NICkoUEYtQrfYFB1oxGrzCdcgqQcoZsgvMu5eBjPqztDIspjJ9ZIG0Vmo4whr76jLpRkeLhx_WIeMhBG6ixc6vJTzQo14JGcRDktZm16CpLbJjgrUd2TjWCRgu7Fe9GV8/s320/DSC02929.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDfR9KOJl-4P5_bXUTQdhCBc8aaHJU6v9OhI30uZk5SRGocCLCWATaR1CEuZnJ5Ua0CZbEt0I7v6WOuKlgRiEHFsdO9mbjdBXVrEN1sXQ1HULjD75ain7Cpu3i3pKQ4_45kZOeRXBKEA0/s1600-h/DSC02913.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304962281366803282" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 258px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDfR9KOJl-4P5_bXUTQdhCBc8aaHJU6v9OhI30uZk5SRGocCLCWATaR1CEuZnJ5Ua0CZbEt0I7v6WOuKlgRiEHFsdO9mbjdBXVrEN1sXQ1HULjD75ain7Cpu3i3pKQ4_45kZOeRXBKEA0/s320/DSC02913.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Buddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263393911226757167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261365384420993783.post-34585190956228470542009-02-19T13:16:00.002-04:002009-02-19T13:45:32.379-04:00Florida Capital outside<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd6VO8SJY4mmglklAdzjsc-dqMzT6orSHVvAuWrxgYxXTx2SAxnEVnryNt2Tvymsebgloi0SzBxzhfdtaFhD3NzwuCCwnC5sCP7lYcxq21jPxMkSf78Kc_GOIyKPPvviNeV_UZ7Gpbpd0/s1600-h/DSC02800.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303895033645481522" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd6VO8SJY4mmglklAdzjsc-dqMzT6orSHVvAuWrxgYxXTx2SAxnEVnryNt2Tvymsebgloi0SzBxzhfdtaFhD3NzwuCCwnC5sCP7lYcxq21jPxMkSf78Kc_GOIyKPPvviNeV_UZ7Gpbpd0/s320/DSC02800.jpg" border="0" /></a> I have a problem.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigMv5pB-m4yRqUmeI71zp0WG02GCqjbROO6ssJ7ebMRZ9qV5HvtHk0lD-HGGzLOjY0BwMMYnvMbG8HBbM4Bm6AqDtpKcBESjyI1Xxv62bi6aoVbFJVGJtKrDYFYmqyKJJ0gtYrb5xx0Y4/s1600-h/DSC02857.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303895030065340706" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigMv5pB-m4yRqUmeI71zp0WG02GCqjbROO6ssJ7ebMRZ9qV5HvtHk0lD-HGGzLOjY0BwMMYnvMbG8HBbM4Bm6AqDtpKcBESjyI1Xxv62bi6aoVbFJVGJtKrDYFYmqyKJJ0gtYrb5xx0Y4/s320/DSC02857.jpg" border="0" /></a> I have too many photos and I can't decide which ones I like best!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBluKGRrAEQ2Z70HDK9tGkWFvIRW6sVCBWuyJQVyqD_45ix92DboE5OgSe2qHBQFB0FEiHXNzu7OvnWxRMkboevVV3RqT0iR009PrnDdr8jANRAnz9L6BkLnuOit_uMnTY3M-YCCcLBG8/s1600-h/DSC02858.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303894924964566514" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBluKGRrAEQ2Z70HDK9tGkWFvIRW6sVCBWuyJQVyqD_45ix92DboE5OgSe2qHBQFB0FEiHXNzu7OvnWxRMkboevVV3RqT0iR009PrnDdr8jANRAnz9L6BkLnuOit_uMnTY3M-YCCcLBG8/s320/DSC02858.jpg" border="0" /></a> This is the Florida State Capital, from the outside!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUKY9Yo0ovzgJFc7R2TaYiBe1J0DfnHWoUMlGgPmek866FZDfADJ46EbaF4OiBmwniIJ7LxUjCt4ygV-6uU-NVAXAc6pqayIDIcaaYyP67q_NYgPvmepicul5iwFKKU9SqpDM6OVVLmGs/s1600-h/DSC02859.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303894928154150962" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUKY9Yo0ovzgJFc7R2TaYiBe1J0DfnHWoUMlGgPmek866FZDfADJ46EbaF4OiBmwniIJ7LxUjCt4ygV-6uU-NVAXAc6pqayIDIcaaYyP67q_NYgPvmepicul5iwFKKU9SqpDM6OVVLmGs/s320/DSC02859.jpg" border="0" /></a> Entrance to the Capital<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh22xq7RSCMMsmvVUD7KAITkJ8OW0VdtsFIG_b28fs0NRVfh_iomPKkmjtUjnCR1V5Dm1QR9xYLYtGnc82aV70CYsh2AEXddVheeyE0l1XXIm_uK0qF2Od-4b0jc4Tcfsh4RKeSXotuSqo/s1600-h/DSC02860.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303894920914149442" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 217px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh22xq7RSCMMsmvVUD7KAITkJ8OW0VdtsFIG_b28fs0NRVfh_iomPKkmjtUjnCR1V5Dm1QR9xYLYtGnc82aV70CYsh2AEXddVheeyE0l1XXIm_uK0qF2Od-4b0jc4Tcfsh4RKeSXotuSqo/s320/DSC02860.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibF0_gi4jN2VHClCvBKqqy1BbZLoIh0sMJcp5Y9VVHGvYbxnK4XZXMAXj0RooNyxQ7b-abiPebgfBWdcegTAUV1OmLAYm1qXyfxvquE878LkuUobEmiq4__HwGMsf7e9pMqCg8YgJtIQw/s1600-h/DSC02862.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303894917058919282" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibF0_gi4jN2VHClCvBKqqy1BbZLoIh0sMJcp5Y9VVHGvYbxnK4XZXMAXj0RooNyxQ7b-abiPebgfBWdcegTAUV1OmLAYm1qXyfxvquE878LkuUobEmiq4__HwGMsf7e9pMqCg8YgJtIQw/s320/DSC02862.jpg" border="0" /></a> State House of Representatives<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgawjVr-mBJFpeJtNSG7lPsMcPeuynloTy-XWsO0GtAX9qzYTy2l3H6qrr8KgmHXWWHtZR6XXnS9Lwm3Ykh-CUGPReOZ1DssCxgRx5OnPneTBwUmseqOa9ziZVFZDm8T2LeDX005tKsaGY/s1600-h/DSC02863.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303894916548666066" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgawjVr-mBJFpeJtNSG7lPsMcPeuynloTy-XWsO0GtAX9qzYTy2l3H6qrr8KgmHXWWHtZR6XXnS9Lwm3Ykh-CUGPReOZ1DssCxgRx5OnPneTBwUmseqOa9ziZVFZDm8T2LeDX005tKsaGY/s320/DSC02863.jpg" border="0" /></a> State Senate<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE-Gh6u21aW7oQpmtgw-IM1UKT6FUxAJFgonvyjrxtGH1h9hu475TW9G_YoQdPRnYqK8ptTxC-jNQQCOACd5qnZeKdlTeC9FMN8UZAD-Jc9HsTreDrxX3tLbfdncFLHdNpdb8H2MRTbvE/s1600-h/DSC02864.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303894691694199522" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE-Gh6u21aW7oQpmtgw-IM1UKT6FUxAJFgonvyjrxtGH1h9hu475TW9G_YoQdPRnYqK8ptTxC-jNQQCOACd5qnZeKdlTeC9FMN8UZAD-Jc9HsTreDrxX3tLbfdncFLHdNpdb8H2MRTbvE/s320/DSC02864.jpg" border="0" /></a> Law Enforcement memorial<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJU3aW_v8eBz_UwdFdvUoM7-Boa2aatXXBcYi72AFjrQkzCczgL5O02CR9pcCX_yrkideK-bqsDE4_y1QtyYnR3Vtae3x6i7bCe8Mzpce-OXDYe3cCKlNjaL_9VvONGkn7Ul6CUENd4Zc/s1600-h/DSC02865.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303894689912196210" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJU3aW_v8eBz_UwdFdvUoM7-Boa2aatXXBcYi72AFjrQkzCczgL5O02CR9pcCX_yrkideK-bqsDE4_y1QtyYnR3Vtae3x6i7bCe8Mzpce-OXDYe3cCKlNjaL_9VvONGkn7Ul6CUENd4Zc/s320/DSC02865.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSZWCQR-9aXpl-WJGWfS6sJxjKlNbHnNEFCk5Qh0onnCIgRZVMX60KfIgXZKigBORHwpUlH3-bmB8ZkvWckgdL6REerjWR__snr0sDGkEn_be8U0FPq_tehfbqyZW-uvW7Htw0oxl9pvU/s1600-h/DSC02866.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303894687140014050" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSZWCQR-9aXpl-WJGWfS6sJxjKlNbHnNEFCk5Qh0onnCIgRZVMX60KfIgXZKigBORHwpUlH3-bmB8ZkvWckgdL6REerjWR__snr0sDGkEn_be8U0FPq_tehfbqyZW-uvW7Htw0oxl9pvU/s320/DSC02866.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvrq-nbZvlkUqTWL7vTM5m32aDM1N9Zd6O_erkBmGWeSlTYr4SbDq3x7unqRy2Jq0NB7ASBs-4RJi8YeaAQjph_5KNYUnTNGkSgQSifedzc5bC5dmNre5M4MggNUDaCB_-6pIK1Gf-wXQ/s1600-h/DSC02869.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303894686282422466" style="WIDTH: 229px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvrq-nbZvlkUqTWL7vTM5m32aDM1N9Zd6O_erkBmGWeSlTYr4SbDq3x7unqRy2Jq0NB7ASBs-4RJi8YeaAQjph_5KNYUnTNGkSgQSifedzc5bC5dmNre5M4MggNUDaCB_-6pIK1Gf-wXQ/s320/DSC02869.jpg" border="0" /></a> Cornerstone of the new capital building<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGff2ymCQq38PmmL936aTBAhyphenhyphenX8MaGTSddGaXRht4Brh_2cj6FwSnHnOc7tS0yBAvCxpu2QPPw0usN_ms1hKJ-XRQ0c6fv0nhvfHELChWenUBRxQQ_OcnLLV3EyvI9bnu9nAhqS0VfGqw/s1600-h/DSC02870.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303894684202934146" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGff2ymCQq38PmmL936aTBAhyphenhyphenX8MaGTSddGaXRht4Brh_2cj6FwSnHnOc7tS0yBAvCxpu2QPPw0usN_ms1hKJ-XRQ0c6fv0nhvfHELChWenUBRxQQ_OcnLLV3EyvI9bnu9nAhqS0VfGqw/s320/DSC02870.jpg" border="0" /></a> The historic capital, originally built in 1845, just in time for Florida's statehood. More info when I post the inside photos.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFNMOJsbDPM1fmGwlyxbqdzuwnuhwOsC4Feo-qN7OqqEPfTyKJhlLw97FkoJ7TGGvAdH1f7xRzb1YLRuACq2KxyNfapfaX1ltny3l91SZkgU7JrTlYwLIZ5Lb3UKNWXMwXABGbWng9xIA/s1600-h/DSC02871.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303894442010171090" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFNMOJsbDPM1fmGwlyxbqdzuwnuhwOsC4Feo-qN7OqqEPfTyKJhlLw97FkoJ7TGGvAdH1f7xRzb1YLRuACq2KxyNfapfaX1ltny3l91SZkgU7JrTlYwLIZ5Lb3UKNWXMwXABGbWng9xIA/s320/DSC02871.jpg" border="0" /></a> The new capital was built in the 1970's, with the House and Senate in wings wrapping around the old capital.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOH5tTVE8jayEZO5xLUSn6o8HRzFYWRxYkQga_RaGoE1L39NBPBKiryKLpHUzPMhoKL5twuYamdKMCEUlEEyRxfyrNRq2Qc3l8e9bVJ1vxaHwXJJPVbXWQhFIOllTAtw5iiQItvP5nJCw/s1600-h/DSC02872.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303894437757356322" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOH5tTVE8jayEZO5xLUSn6o8HRzFYWRxYkQga_RaGoE1L39NBPBKiryKLpHUzPMhoKL5twuYamdKMCEUlEEyRxfyrNRq2Qc3l8e9bVJ1vxaHwXJJPVbXWQhFIOllTAtw5iiQItvP5nJCw/s320/DSC02872.jpg" border="0" /></a> Why any state needs a capital building this monstrous is beyond me.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglWCVFKXbgV7EKwwCHNPGCeIFl6deWEqsxcHsg4V1h8ITGRObX_q2cbVCzw0dP7poOc5c8iwHmFsNwu_jt9ELMVbbHftf4kWsIctRI4cRZvBGiIf1BqzAil9bF2Shggg01NTq3YSk-YsQ/s1600-h/DSC02874.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303894436597937090" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglWCVFKXbgV7EKwwCHNPGCeIFl6deWEqsxcHsg4V1h8ITGRObX_q2cbVCzw0dP7poOc5c8iwHmFsNwu_jt9ELMVbbHftf4kWsIctRI4cRZvBGiIf1BqzAil9bF2Shggg01NTq3YSk-YsQ/s320/DSC02874.jpg" border="0" /></a> Sculpture outside the capital, entitled Stormsong.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXRzVMjRhsBtL0NmTd0Tsa0J7GHKgCw_b-aHOkN-YEM6b-qnpsQla8O16Lp9GFL9D9eVsVgh-L-xAIeJaxS7W2P4uB2N3A-41AEWDoqsxD55mbNb0SDNHsXf-xqP-qzpQN3JxIyCqwz1Y/s1600-h/DSC02880.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303894434608022530" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXRzVMjRhsBtL0NmTd0Tsa0J7GHKgCw_b-aHOkN-YEM6b-qnpsQla8O16Lp9GFL9D9eVsVgh-L-xAIeJaxS7W2P4uB2N3A-41AEWDoqsxD55mbNb0SDNHsXf-xqP-qzpQN3JxIyCqwz1Y/s320/DSC02880.jpg" border="0" /></a> Florida Supreme Court, with Stormsong in the foreground.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid1NFdUndr9RlZbxk51XfzpkOAJd7ujlaB1cxbzsONd6mRfxZoPWEX35b4jVNGOBnRoTlheZ8mrMVPLkg2PjEdL8YqOaKKWpHCuUZOb-X5UD7mf0lEDqnvg4IEpJGCTg4pUBIdcuK0hnE/s1600-h/DSC02892.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303894434155645410" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid1NFdUndr9RlZbxk51XfzpkOAJd7ujlaB1cxbzsONd6mRfxZoPWEX35b4jVNGOBnRoTlheZ8mrMVPLkg2PjEdL8YqOaKKWpHCuUZOb-X5UD7mf0lEDqnvg4IEpJGCTg4pUBIdcuK0hnE/s320/DSC02892.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQpfY3JzsBSg-5wVKOBNkE3u_ih98dHFz-PBZ5nHMSfNzYO25PyACBmlqqxvgsjjtnRTRQQ-i-e4TXbuC2g_2piWWSU3jiQHSDZ7d988wq7uhqhAkiMsj-Bk13GCgPav0qOu_5CXBqG0c/s1600-h/DSC02893.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303894190522148434" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQpfY3JzsBSg-5wVKOBNkE3u_ih98dHFz-PBZ5nHMSfNzYO25PyACBmlqqxvgsjjtnRTRQQ-i-e4TXbuC2g_2piWWSU3jiQHSDZ7d988wq7uhqhAkiMsj-Bk13GCgPav0qOu_5CXBqG0c/s320/DSC02893.jpg" border="0" /></a> Veterans memorial<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirgFm5IM4EQLGuNXWgxJPhCC_z93lbuGrLOANkhij9FdelyFSIJmhdp_clNltvAn82pOtrjtioDeF9Q6hPNXYWt63Xvv3VxJ-ihN-2XKYL5YeOAoRLRHgR7qNrsqdWsl-jEmOMHE2bq8M/s1600-h/DSC02900.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303894189068157426" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirgFm5IM4EQLGuNXWgxJPhCC_z93lbuGrLOANkhij9FdelyFSIJmhdp_clNltvAn82pOtrjtioDeF9Q6hPNXYWt63Xvv3VxJ-ihN-2XKYL5YeOAoRLRHgR7qNrsqdWsl-jEmOMHE2bq8M/s320/DSC02900.jpg" border="0" /></a> Memorial for Captain John Parkhill, of the Leon Volunteers.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4nOgzmggUSv-4kprwdqFKaQqetsrNTKWkkFUMXQDma1b9meWPhBmGTVIQR4roS0jR2JLCxC_WLRrH2kSRaY9zd8QfwBEKhsJIbGmT9vD3KYbR_V5ETEzMz-8JTsBRqRoU0CO5DE-zcXw/s1600-h/DSC02902.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303894186082567426" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4nOgzmggUSv-4kprwdqFKaQqetsrNTKWkkFUMXQDma1b9meWPhBmGTVIQR4roS0jR2JLCxC_WLRrH2kSRaY9zd8QfwBEKhsJIbGmT9vD3KYbR_V5ETEzMz-8JTsBRqRoU0CO5DE-zcXw/s320/DSC02902.jpg" border="0" /></a> Old and new capitals<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAiIHzd_EbghEbRkgfpD50TYBbSuTG4PzQydcJnSlNaFzTJjHSaoeXOcwAVhrprbreKCEpD8-g6XbSfUiA5K30Bufw02oQM-ht_EQMNhJrN7CowrwrkAIyjIDtvEl1l63ZpKtITGBEZnU/s1600-h/DSC02905.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303894186841916018" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAiIHzd_EbghEbRkgfpD50TYBbSuTG4PzQydcJnSlNaFzTJjHSaoeXOcwAVhrprbreKCEpD8-g6XbSfUiA5K30Bufw02oQM-ht_EQMNhJrN7CowrwrkAIyjIDtvEl1l63ZpKtITGBEZnU/s320/DSC02905.jpg" border="0" /></a> Both capitals with the Leon County Confederate memorial.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIRuL5imYiGhyphenhyphen4ur5kCrvgkAW7sXCcpFrGWggLRG1pAUpDRTbPPgSUJZqCU794KnwcOEoShx1VXk0iLWKv5QVQx-X_W7svJesKsP364WRKi4cnb_5dpW4WDCuVe8qCcDQRmedyqoQfluc/s1600-h/DSC02911.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303894177254244210" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 230px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIRuL5imYiGhyphenhyphen4ur5kCrvgkAW7sXCcpFrGWggLRG1pAUpDRTbPPgSUJZqCU794KnwcOEoShx1VXk0iLWKv5QVQx-X_W7svJesKsP364WRKi4cnb_5dpW4WDCuVe8qCcDQRmedyqoQfluc/s320/DSC02911.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Buddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263393911226757167noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261365384420993783.post-7456768531259261692009-02-18T12:10:00.002-04:002009-02-18T12:10:00.783-04:00St Mark's Lighthouse<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw5F7UFE4P3K4yv6F8HX8f13jgESjed03XhzRpFMo1To-_tWxTg__GFHSTZzpJl4TWleHt3j-b3suwbhcUoyUtZ-lbtzXybsb3kZw6G1QgRbygX96Dusyz55lgrU6H3g4-nowlTRwUDyc/s1600-h/DSC02791.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303567988613970162" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw5F7UFE4P3K4yv6F8HX8f13jgESjed03XhzRpFMo1To-_tWxTg__GFHSTZzpJl4TWleHt3j-b3suwbhcUoyUtZ-lbtzXybsb3kZw6G1QgRbygX96Dusyz55lgrU6H3g4-nowlTRwUDyc/s320/DSC02791.jpg" border="0" /></a> This is the St Mark's River Wildlife Refuge, which I came to, in order to see the lighthouse here. It would be my luck they were having some kind of festival that day, and not wanting to deal with the fiasco, I decided to take a few photos from the parking lot and call it a day.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGwrJ4TJy9Loc70YjZTvjO82zC34MQ1uuIZ48ObPW1fHNZ4uL6nVEdyTiFW4hMTvEozHMTjiJjoRBIHq1VC6V4JerTkGYA3O4yirOcW7ptKGZaoV1bgOf-tJlKaHQLjicm4LfaD_VkQxc/s1600-h/DSC02792.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303567713842378626" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGwrJ4TJy9Loc70YjZTvjO82zC34MQ1uuIZ48ObPW1fHNZ4uL6nVEdyTiFW4hMTvEozHMTjiJjoRBIHq1VC6V4JerTkGYA3O4yirOcW7ptKGZaoV1bgOf-tJlKaHQLjicm4LfaD_VkQxc/s320/DSC02792.jpg" border="0" /></a> One of the NWR waterways<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1k7k9_HFJGhacAZRC2zypns8f0IECoCdkQHR13LDb9CCyFYPlmiHJ0b0rDEomuEggmHsAKn6ZhZms67uSweCYoBH7-eBwng2mvaP-oBdB84qPyLidX3fax-rt7nd9pe3V3giXTqZfC7A/s1600-h/DSC02793.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303567715630020514" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1k7k9_HFJGhacAZRC2zypns8f0IECoCdkQHR13LDb9CCyFYPlmiHJ0b0rDEomuEggmHsAKn6ZhZms67uSweCYoBH7-eBwng2mvaP-oBdB84qPyLidX3fax-rt7nd9pe3V3giXTqZfC7A/s320/DSC02793.jpg" border="0" /></a> Looking upriver towards <a href="http://buddventures.blogspot.com/2009/02/san-marcos-de-apalache.html">San Marcos de Apalache</a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyc5omG8_-6obIs5qiDaBI0jPFtponfu-4c-_mbVigXI9ZbawK405tmpDgDlfTecRX_NENu2rmYrt42XR3aFR1DP5S7ef9o3Te4miE_f-IZDWLOfAsUXfSr8YYDlFe_t-8Kb1kwQSIoEo/s1600-h/DSC02794.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303567709154251970" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyc5omG8_-6obIs5qiDaBI0jPFtponfu-4c-_mbVigXI9ZbawK405tmpDgDlfTecRX_NENu2rmYrt42XR3aFR1DP5S7ef9o3Te4miE_f-IZDWLOfAsUXfSr8YYDlFe_t-8Kb1kwQSIoEo/s320/DSC02794.jpg" border="0" /></a> The current light tower was built in 1842 when the older tower was threatened by erosion. It rests on a bed of limestone taken from fort San Marcos de Apalache and was originally 65 feet tall. The light had survived two hurricanes by the outbreak of the Civil War, when both sides used the light. It was bombarded by Union ships in 1862 and in 1863 Union troops landed to burn the stairs so the Confederates could not use the tower. In 1865 when the Union army landed to march towards Talahasee, they found several explosive charges planted in the tower by retreating Confederate soldiers. Fortunetly the charges did little damage and the tower was soon repaired.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9dZZUx2sLzbXgJwL_kBeLxHxB732PY11CC2fOCQQ07lzzTCM8BjZWD5-jwGrn2uyZjml-u3tHmYuxKo2RaX3BdC7f2ojJ_ou7YjxnIL9kwaBKcHoRSrqLXjj-SLPhfOKpxF9R6S_09ik/s1600-h/DSC02796.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303567706283115250" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9dZZUx2sLzbXgJwL_kBeLxHxB732PY11CC2fOCQQ07lzzTCM8BjZWD5-jwGrn2uyZjml-u3tHmYuxKo2RaX3BdC7f2ojJ_ou7YjxnIL9kwaBKcHoRSrqLXjj-SLPhfOKpxF9R6S_09ik/s320/DSC02796.jpg" border="0" /></a> And with a little telephoto...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii-62XlQ1G37EiKOYZ7uMR6Q-qE2aYvKtIn-iI4ZcbpZz_hs0NVjhBSdH6CixBSMN0r0dGSucSf1qxBDuKxrDn__2b_5Z2SiS5aDBXa3skmiWSew6FrIhtYcdujIJ16qEa0LRmJE3UXps/s1600-h/DSC02799.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303567704726363378" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 216px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii-62XlQ1G37EiKOYZ7uMR6Q-qE2aYvKtIn-iI4ZcbpZz_hs0NVjhBSdH6CixBSMN0r0dGSucSf1qxBDuKxrDn__2b_5Z2SiS5aDBXa3skmiWSew6FrIhtYcdujIJ16qEa0LRmJE3UXps/s320/DSC02799.jpg" border="0" /></a> And here on the loooong drive out, you can see smoke from the many control burns occuring around the state recently. Apparently the fire season these last couple years have left Florida officials feeling a little "burned!" (Oh that was bad!)</div></div></div></div></div>Buddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263393911226757167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261365384420993783.post-9899796550019607902009-02-17T14:12:00.009-04:002009-02-17T14:12:00.215-04:00San Marcos de Apalache<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhttnMjjcoT8_0JyDiL1gbn9g9Y8sjAhWCRkRUfMjFiY1GRJAtRSYjxnFmX2zSFfCFq2QFAZhYfgm6ewkYbIjtE5tUkOzyb8Rcrozvpz6VCA_MO1OD7AK3LlbGTsT2G-DZDqb35yN94MC4/s1600-h/DSC02764.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303497954480314066" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhttnMjjcoT8_0JyDiL1gbn9g9Y8sjAhWCRkRUfMjFiY1GRJAtRSYjxnFmX2zSFfCFq2QFAZhYfgm6ewkYbIjtE5tUkOzyb8Rcrozvpz6VCA_MO1OD7AK3LlbGTsT2G-DZDqb35yN94MC4/s320/DSC02764.jpg" border="0" /></a> This is one of the most fascinating little known sites in the country. Located where the Wakulla and St Marks rivers converge near the Gulf Coast, this is the site of a fort owned by the Spanish, British, Muskogee, Confederates, and US. It's history begins earlier, though, with the doomed expedition of Panfilo de Navarez, who came north from Tampa in 1528. When he failed to find gold and riches, he built rafts near here to return to his ships, but the ships and two of the rafts were destroyed in a storm. After a long overland trek, only four men survived the ill-fated expedition. <a href="http://buddventures.blogspot.com/2007/11/desoto-nhs.html">Hernando De Soto</a> passed through here on a much more succesful expedition in 1539.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV2jrR2DNWxfTRy7CxqwwFG0PllODuNaDvZrfpmQ0jhVp0vZsQrExS5kOUN2CNVcJ0wrr1JI_HdxPyI9TkE_BC0kjW9u9NIYVSKRH3athO-POxGDyA5FA0Ysqu9wrXen4IZPO_lcoeuXk/s1600-h/DSC02761.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303497964188038642" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV2jrR2DNWxfTRy7CxqwwFG0PllODuNaDvZrfpmQ0jhVp0vZsQrExS5kOUN2CNVcJ0wrr1JI_HdxPyI9TkE_BC0kjW9u9NIYVSKRH3athO-POxGDyA5FA0Ysqu9wrXen4IZPO_lcoeuXk/s320/DSC02761.jpg" border="0" /></a> By 1679, the Spanish began construction on a wooden fort on this spot, the logs covered with lime to look like stone. This ruse only lasted three years before the fort was burned by pirates. It was not until 1718 that Captain Jose Primo de Ribera began to build another wooden fort.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhZlaRmD3plm95usMxqeScfYmKCGz76Uf69h-jO5AvszLM6zfdDAQBjhixOYiV6lybeyjJ01vgq61ZNxJoOKL3rEOIZRkY5gkjfgDem8cowKBa8Wk0vQbOzemS7KlWNUacbenYnRQF0dg/s1600-h/DSC02746.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303498519601139474" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 223px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhZlaRmD3plm95usMxqeScfYmKCGz76Uf69h-jO5AvszLM6zfdDAQBjhixOYiV6lybeyjJ01vgq61ZNxJoOKL3rEOIZRkY5gkjfgDem8cowKBa8Wk0vQbOzemS7KlWNUacbenYnRQF0dg/s320/DSC02746.jpg" border="0" /></a> Artist's concept of the early Spanish fort.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq3n3qZwkZ9YYGtGMTUxTTV44tOI5KOwZwfutHPRQsAW1Nr65SO-jtVbYN8B-qY74QmmBW8vyQJ52l4pLybCzYv4GUKlG51Xn2jnnWpkXkdBY1I6cIkp1mwsSoqOu5hcUWX6ymnGpQ0f8/s1600-h/DSC02758.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303498251732754418" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq3n3qZwkZ9YYGtGMTUxTTV44tOI5KOwZwfutHPRQsAW1Nr65SO-jtVbYN8B-qY74QmmBW8vyQJ52l4pLybCzYv4GUKlG51Xn2jnnWpkXkdBY1I6cIkp1mwsSoqOu5hcUWX6ymnGpQ0f8/s320/DSC02758.jpg" border="0" /></a> The first stone fort here was begun in 1739, but construction was slow, and it was only half finished when the fort was transferred to the British in 1763. By 1787 Spain occupied the fort again as a result of the Treaty of Paris ending the American Revolution. Seen here are the remains of the Spanish Bombproof, or magazine. It was built with limestone from about a mile downriver, and had four rooms with arched ceilings and strong doors. Its roof served as a firing position for troops on the north wall of the fort. Much of the stone fort was destroyed by a hurricane in 1851. Stones from the bombproof were used later to build a lighthouse and Marine hospital. When Confederates occupied the fort, they placed a battery of canon here.<br /><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizrskK3yxuq-RhrechWr7eGmAK3Ab3sjqI_Qp17pfqjGM3lauCGcv9d0fIRqceHy2l-q9QuT0c3NYA1XVnJzoirKAONZjMwcIVaXhaXdd1uUFfNH_2tfTVMrYlMc42o6kv9Cs3YUfWLWM/s1600-h/DSC02742.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303498523327891202" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 255px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizrskK3yxuq-RhrechWr7eGmAK3Ab3sjqI_Qp17pfqjGM3lauCGcv9d0fIRqceHy2l-q9QuT0c3NYA1XVnJzoirKAONZjMwcIVaXhaXdd1uUFfNH_2tfTVMrYlMc42o6kv9Cs3YUfWLWM/s320/DSC02742.jpg" border="0" /></a> This piece of mortar from the Spanish Bombproof shows the finger markings of a construction worker in the upper left corner. Someone also very obviously formed their name or initials with stone chips in the mortar.<br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixTFF-lJK9Kf6Q7y-gU4_h9moq5ZZAxXeW3pyOUpQuGS4tDQD0qfowvBzjX-Qa5kz1QpoVo0vLYoRO_ZdMlshZDyGpfV3pNvxGrW8QlFQ9s5v_DiGWpbXYMuj1NEVuzHnUYbTcHmu6y50/s1600-h/DSC02747.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303498515078610482" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 222px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixTFF-lJK9Kf6Q7y-gU4_h9moq5ZZAxXeW3pyOUpQuGS4tDQD0qfowvBzjX-Qa5kz1QpoVo0vLYoRO_ZdMlshZDyGpfV3pNvxGrW8QlFQ9s5v_DiGWpbXYMuj1NEVuzHnUYbTcHmu6y50/s320/DSC02747.jpg" border="0" /></a> This is the keystone from the Bombproof. The keystone was placed in the entrance arch of forts and magazines to hold the doorway together, and as a symbol that it is finished.<br /><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNPlJ6daRNO6E95nwNgop0XWIVbQHV91Fvxx3u-uvU4MvpN0aQKfJJ7loZ6FIT4d4lVR5Ksynizq9gDPGhRSqRzO_CMI7DpeFf6kfDFDfiWrILox5Ak69dwIk6XTsYa5SSNkKezqL__OA/s1600-h/DSC02754.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303498263691532274" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNPlJ6daRNO6E95nwNgop0XWIVbQHV91Fvxx3u-uvU4MvpN0aQKfJJ7loZ6FIT4d4lVR5Ksynizq9gDPGhRSqRzO_CMI7DpeFf6kfDFDfiWrILox5Ak69dwIk6XTsYa5SSNkKezqL__OA/s320/DSC02754.jpg" border="0" /></a> The original moat of the Spanish stone fort. In 1800, a former British officer, William Augustus Bowles, united groups of Creek and Seminole Indians into a nation they called Muskogee. This nation made a capital near modern tallahasee and eventually captured the fort here at San Marcos. Not long after, the fort was retaken by the Spanish and Bowles was taken as a prisoner to Havana, Cuba, where he died.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm5ViEbsJ66qJGbX5hFnjVToQAgwdKGvlQ2JwLHW9pNCg4314LyZwpx5DWBvGIb049XzIKMjIXwHFwl5vofOouAxFva8DKf2-LKslBmvEdWjRjYzdtZu0i_O8R5cHrJAQjT7F8F7GKt8A/s1600-h/DSC02769.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303497949623022354" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm5ViEbsJ66qJGbX5hFnjVToQAgwdKGvlQ2JwLHW9pNCg4314LyZwpx5DWBvGIb049XzIKMjIXwHFwl5vofOouAxFva8DKf2-LKslBmvEdWjRjYzdtZu0i_O8R5cHrJAQjT7F8F7GKt8A/s320/DSC02769.jpg" border="0" /></a> The remains here are what is left of the north wall of the Spanish fort. In 1817, prompted by Indian raids into Georgia, and by slaves running away to Spanish Florida, the United States began the <a href="http://buddventures.blogspot.com/2007/06/seminole-war.html">First Seminole War</a>. As part of this, <a href="http://buddventures.blogspot.com/2007/11/andrew-jackson.html">Andrew Jackson</a> was ordered to invade Spanish held Florida. In April 1818, Jackson siezed the lightly defended San Marcos, where he believed the Natives were getting war supplies. He wrote "To prevent the recurrence of so gross a violation of neutrality, and to exclude our savage enemies from so strong a hold as St Marks, I deem it expedient to garrison that fortress with American troops until the close of the present war. This measure is justifiable on the immutable priciple of self defense, and can not but be satisfactory, under existing circumstances, to his Catholic Majesty the King of Spain." In addition to attacking Spanish and Indians here, he found a Scottish agent, Alexander Arbuthnot, who he accused of selling arms to the Indians. Later in his campaign, he found another British agent named Robert Ambrister. Both men were given a military tribunal here, and were executed. Britain had serious discussions about war over the incident, but cooler heads prevailed. The US House of Representatives stated "The House of Representatives of the United States disapproves the proceedings in the trial and execution of Alexander Arbuthnot and Robert C. Armbrister. This House disapproves of the seizure of the post of St Marks and Pensacola, contrary to orders, and in violation of the Constitution." More importantly, as a result of Jackson's succesful campaign and Spain's weak control over Florida, the territory was sold to the United States in 1821. </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX_01-tmtG1w0gUJqYV9nqSZBLzPAsmceccuLBxKNkzOV1fYtiVb_sfMdimHs3dH8hPyJwYkl0LEViEXlSpV4YGdwS0Pc96zJRzFcV3Bo59stw5JntLE-gffHVwF_AHUE9FZ-2GnNr2K0/s1600-h/DSC02752.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303498500358030050" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX_01-tmtG1w0gUJqYV9nqSZBLzPAsmceccuLBxKNkzOV1fYtiVb_sfMdimHs3dH8hPyJwYkl0LEViEXlSpV4YGdwS0Pc96zJRzFcV3Bo59stw5JntLE-gffHVwF_AHUE9FZ-2GnNr2K0/s320/DSC02752.jpg" border="0" /></a> In 1857-58, a Marine Hospital was built near the fort, using stones from the Spanish Bombproof. This facility provided care for local yellow fever victims. The modern park visitor center, seen here, is built on the foundation of the hospital.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU98wWjP4Un9zbYHNbXrHtuYWNcfjol1B7QNNz73ux4eA51zRwN1uXzKoE9wq7GU47FWmud2Lys49jpobDJcCbUp5hnh9HtRTFD7QnXYSArwajJtgR8F_Wm_tzNedWfEwzyE3QZ9aEXFk/s1600-h/DSC02753.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303498265392202562" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU98wWjP4Un9zbYHNbXrHtuYWNcfjol1B7QNNz73ux4eA51zRwN1uXzKoE9wq7GU47FWmud2Lys49jpobDJcCbUp5hnh9HtRTFD7QnXYSArwajJtgR8F_Wm_tzNedWfEwzyE3QZ9aEXFk/s320/DSC02753.jpg" border="0" /></a> In 1861, Confederate forces took control of the fort, renaming it Fort Ward. During the war, the river was blockaded by the Union Navy, but the local blockade runner The Spray was one of the most successful of the war, delivering salt as cargo. In 1864 a Union raid destroyed many nearby kettles and furnaces of salt. In 1865, a Union invasion was stalled by running aground while trying to avoid the fort. The soldiers disembarked the ships, and result was the <a href="http://buddventures.blogspot.com/2009/02/natural-bridge.html">Battle of Natural Bridge</a>, that stopped the invasion. Seen here is the large earthen magazine built by the Confederates.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSCDlaXv-L3QLsSD4uyXh9brm2FF86b2cTCeOQIE75ouoq9AKljtgFyDvgA3svS_hlOQIrBq0IN1WnDHfjmBZRc6TMa8w8M5ZSxsOvfvyWkhn9y6TfHjqlE8IxLoaOV8iA9gwJkUbKXoQ/s1600-h/DSC02756.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303498254586902002" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSCDlaXv-L3QLsSD4uyXh9brm2FF86b2cTCeOQIE75ouoq9AKljtgFyDvgA3svS_hlOQIrBq0IN1WnDHfjmBZRc6TMa8w8M5ZSxsOvfvyWkhn9y6TfHjqlE8IxLoaOV8iA9gwJkUbKXoQ/s320/DSC02756.jpg" border="0" /></a> Looking down the Confederate magazine into the Spanish moat. The last soldiers to occupy the fort were Union Colored Infantry under Col Joseph Shaw. They left in 1866, and the fort became a part of history.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOLIOWXljYpehwMBMBo9YzIXOZyAq70notCbHBjjTyHgkZPzvs2ff-rYsRuRWlYE6WH9zx2cClfGirpXEji-MzCke_DirSqSvBuFTS6soG1BX2lu-ZOfX7POTpJGpEhkh_Me5VHhoFmCE/s1600-h/DSC02774.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303497601689714546" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOLIOWXljYpehwMBMBo9YzIXOZyAq70notCbHBjjTyHgkZPzvs2ff-rYsRuRWlYE6WH9zx2cClfGirpXEji-MzCke_DirSqSvBuFTS6soG1BX2lu-ZOfX7POTpJGpEhkh_Me5VHhoFmCE/s320/DSC02774.jpg" border="0" /></a> Here is the surviving portion of the out wall of the Spanish stone fort. In 1996, the State Park Service built a wooden covering to protect the wall from the river, which had been eroding it.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixdF9UB-lNkzl5L5MSpquztGKmkL1UdWwb7XnV7kVIIjHVaasKjiiPpnpGUKBIlArDJtUE4mCOCVdHbJu-gNpaP5RRNetK-4bw_KFcPr0eOmgfojXT6WerolNx7ne1jpmUu20P-r9Qn9k/s1600-h/DSC02770.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV9uvr4jzsbArVAq4MaO4XvH5Y9TUXksOzHwsL-v-7fcxStYfX3b6wWY-mvYVUtw7P00zJjuNQKP4swREDBFW7RJaUOsdJVlvktVKX9nJBLsfV5L3JTE2bta_0KqnbKd_Q_hOu1rZ3nWM/s1600-h/DSC02748.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303498505541579698" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 152px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV9uvr4jzsbArVAq4MaO4XvH5Y9TUXksOzHwsL-v-7fcxStYfX3b6wWY-mvYVUtw7P00zJjuNQKP4swREDBFW7RJaUOsdJVlvktVKX9nJBLsfV5L3JTE2bta_0KqnbKd_Q_hOu1rZ3nWM/s320/DSC02748.jpg" border="0" /></a> Here is a canon in the visitor center. Based on its condition I am guessing it is authentic, probably one of the Spanish canon by its design.</div><div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV5hN3TSGvMO5wLRvw365s70NNFmPtPkexO71tfgfBkoZ6re7ajhFU98gsfcmiTIuc6PuwuNTCC51M54UFqU4KG9gz_pe8whH9M5bJHPCeoZ5nr49NDuND-AIsCLDPKXMGv71eNaPkvwM/s1600-h/DSC02755.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303498255762430994" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV5hN3TSGvMO5wLRvw365s70NNFmPtPkexO71tfgfBkoZ6re7ajhFU98gsfcmiTIuc6PuwuNTCC51M54UFqU4KG9gz_pe8whH9M5bJHPCeoZ5nr49NDuND-AIsCLDPKXMGv71eNaPkvwM/s320/DSC02755.jpg" border="0" /></a> This appears to be a grave, located atop the Confederate magazine. I have no idea the story behind it. If anyone does, please tell me!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxT2y-h_6j1B1b6RoCPwDc4rejiejVsGCTmSG6RaSPXDJ7os3n8ZVH2H65ELus_dZaktvyoSJleUX9IcBqVl1jdGyJreO-GOwpQ7BzI9P6lQ517DMv4StJw_KNuAhyNv6kf6Upzg43xIs/s1600-h/DSC02778.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303497598156576802" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxT2y-h_6j1B1b6RoCPwDc4rejiejVsGCTmSG6RaSPXDJ7os3n8ZVH2H65ELus_dZaktvyoSJleUX9IcBqVl1jdGyJreO-GOwpQ7BzI9P6lQ517DMv4StJw_KNuAhyNv6kf6Upzg43xIs/s320/DSC02778.jpg" border="0" /></a> This cemetery is near the visitor center, and is where several unknown soldiers from Jackson's army are buried.</div><div><div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBhLLoMgPfFB7RUEAG8SbauFgN4kaciaSNE_6hw1Ies9spVSwo8d8_mAR61JLU6cBe-wGH8UvZ8zDfPLhMgwPLh5vCHM_EKLFBuK_xCYJsmRg6gnXov9jvz_h2YZBESEJN_hY1tGmMF94/s1600-h/DSC02783.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303497592510336914" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBhLLoMgPfFB7RUEAG8SbauFgN4kaciaSNE_6hw1Ies9spVSwo8d8_mAR61JLU6cBe-wGH8UvZ8zDfPLhMgwPLh5vCHM_EKLFBuK_xCYJsmRg6gnXov9jvz_h2YZBESEJN_hY1tGmMF94/s320/DSC02783.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPKH7Blq79YxcMPUb6ShCtAxI-qm2hheQcA05pcQONVhTeut4HKSMYqEBUEetsLaLGrxTXF8REFeh0PpXUJuSmwRML_2W8o7R9t1KJjWu9mkYWoihU8n6QLhnZhkfx5JY6YZsGdsBA-nI/s1600-h/DSC02779.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303497597540511314" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPKH7Blq79YxcMPUb6ShCtAxI-qm2hheQcA05pcQONVhTeut4HKSMYqEBUEetsLaLGrxTXF8REFeh0PpXUJuSmwRML_2W8o7R9t1KJjWu9mkYWoihU8n6QLhnZhkfx5JY6YZsGdsBA-nI/s320/DSC02779.jpg" border="0" /></a> Marker at the cemetery</div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYJ2V11uZCIt_EUHXu0bopFhQhWvwi_RRCk1wMYqXi4lEYDRMZKOC-EgpOGurPin5VcLgUVDecDdI05r2eoSIzFe8lCrsr_9mvWqBENh-MYQ7uXSgzXfdw3kbt_R2qivxRHAwTNSUUigc/s1600-h/DSC02760.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303497966210716386" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYJ2V11uZCIt_EUHXu0bopFhQhWvwi_RRCk1wMYqXi4lEYDRMZKOC-EgpOGurPin5VcLgUVDecDdI05r2eoSIzFe8lCrsr_9mvWqBENh-MYQ7uXSgzXfdw3kbt_R2qivxRHAwTNSUUigc/s320/DSC02760.jpg" border="0" /></a> Marker for Luther Tucker, near the site of the original fort.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzsIWRZTOIZ1jSVAhglbGnYphoPay5mhKOr-2MnrvIlI2JyPfi-3aaUlf39fN0zx8ESdnVh_5Fx7pU1hBWkRfyRe6fgmQ1PLwVWHUswVat01m-sleEQmzvhh_A812QJNsYxxDLLXLiNyU/s1600-h/DSC02762.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303497960444350546" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzsIWRZTOIZ1jSVAhglbGnYphoPay5mhKOr-2MnrvIlI2JyPfi-3aaUlf39fN0zx8ESdnVh_5Fx7pU1hBWkRfyRe6fgmQ1PLwVWHUswVat01m-sleEQmzvhh_A812QJNsYxxDLLXLiNyU/s320/DSC02762.jpg" border="0" /></a> Marker at the original fort site</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7N2fL8MFap7ou4H1uTB-V3dxC0pA6Gta-x-htGqLX39QrEXqrmwHsuoKzlbOCISrlliGAN4Bq8I0I_2xOVL01Na1DuuHOVvVRQUNCDAKehQC075sXsUjlnSNEr1PA4rLLTPidhHH6aAc/s1600-h/DSC02741.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303498712922865682" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 92px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7N2fL8MFap7ou4H1uTB-V3dxC0pA6Gta-x-htGqLX39QrEXqrmwHsuoKzlbOCISrlliGAN4Bq8I0I_2xOVL01Na1DuuHOVvVRQUNCDAKehQC075sXsUjlnSNEr1PA4rLLTPidhHH6aAc/s320/DSC02741.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKu63buOujbWzf6yWHrjtl1eTCjpIs1PS6o93dFQulLbbiV2yWgXBIl3G8o3Ba7CjY_W7Q4GGAtfDgPAsSNVDbMJ4Bhqd8XmrkT78CUTKSEsB1ozwkf22qvqKVHARf87u0c_2ZAS_wLfU/s1600-h/DSC02739.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303498720219998386" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 258px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKu63buOujbWzf6yWHrjtl1eTCjpIs1PS6o93dFQulLbbiV2yWgXBIl3G8o3Ba7CjY_W7Q4GGAtfDgPAsSNVDbMJ4Bhqd8XmrkT78CUTKSEsB1ozwkf22qvqKVHARf87u0c_2ZAS_wLfU/s320/DSC02739.jpg" border="0" /></a> Marker in memory of Malee Francis, whose story can be read in depth <a href="http://www.exploresouthernhistory.com/millyfrancis2.html">here</a>.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixpdM3FBLdfMb94xKbQnj_j98g-eVLUuHck0u7fHSrHmqDtClPibb3MNsv-IFoY6Sp8ABgWhRMD1xQyD2yfUgDIp9dUUHNYIywXu85BV7rsl-onOj-p-omjskq8fUNIl8TPOepvpL33FU/s1600-h/DSC02737.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303498722002428034" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 232px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixpdM3FBLdfMb94xKbQnj_j98g-eVLUuHck0u7fHSrHmqDtClPibb3MNsv-IFoY6Sp8ABgWhRMD1xQyD2yfUgDIp9dUUHNYIywXu85BV7rsl-onOj-p-omjskq8fUNIl8TPOepvpL33FU/s320/DSC02737.jpg" border="0" /></a> Odometer reading: 224.4</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Buddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263393911226757167noreply@blogger.com0