(Boston MA) Went to downtown to check out a few scenes. The Boston Public Garden was once a swampy area that has been turned into a beautiful setting with gardens, paved walkways, statues, sculptures, fountain, a lagoon and an impressive footbridge. Boston Scenes – Public Garden The Common is a large area that, in its […]
(Dover TN) Fort Donelson National Battlefield preserves the site of the first major victory by Union forces in the Civil War, and which made General U.S. Grant famous. (soldiers said U.S. stood for Unconditional Surrender) The battle was also the first use of ironclad gunboats commanded by Flag Officer Andrew Foote. The capture secured access […]
(Glenwood Springs CO) Linwood Cemetery, high atop a hill overlooking the valley, was the final resting place for two of the west’s most infamous gunslingers; Doc Holliday and Kid Curry. Realizing their graves could attract tourists, the town and historical society erected markers for them. It was a somewhat steep 1/2 mi hike up to […]