Monticello (Thomas Jefferson's home) in Charlottesville, Virginia. Original plantation had 5000 acres. At his death at 83, Jefferson was in deep debt. Plantation along with all of the 200 slaves were sold to pay off the debt. Jefferson had a black slave as a mistress, Sally Hemings. Below are Jefferson's and Sally's descendants at a reunion at Monticello.
Jefferson's grave. At the base are thousands of nickels that people have thrown through the gate.
Coins are collected once a year from this wishing pool and donated to local charities. Almost $2 million has been collected.
Randolph Macon Military Academy in Front Royal, Virginia. Cliff attended his Sophomore year in High School here in 1958. 60 years later this school is still going strong with 300 students.
Our Historic East Coast RV tour starts in Boston. The first day was visiting Lexington Green where the Revolutionary War began on April 19th, 1775. Above the famous Minuteman statute.
Couldn't help but take a picture of this church, built soon after the fight that took place on Lexington Green.
North Bridge in Concord, Massachusetts. Major battle between the British and Colonialists was here. They "fired the shot heard round the world." Colonialists won. Yea!!
Louisa May Alcott's home in Concord. She wrote Little Women. Her family was very poor until she published her book in 1868, then they did very well.
Cliff and I took a side trip to Fall River, Massachusetts. On Battleship Cove, the US Massachusetts is docked. Launched in 1941. Served in both the Atlantic and Pacific during WW II. Decommissioned in 1947. In an effort to spare the battleship from scrapping, citizens of Massachusetts pooled resources to raise money to save the ship.
Captains dining hall above. Sleeping quarters below.
Above the Lionfish submarine. Launched in 1943. Served in the Pacific during WWII. Below showing the missile torpedo tubes.
Cliff is asking me how he's suppose to crawl through this opening in this submarine.
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