🚙2015 July 7, Tuesday, Day trip to Jackson, Tennessee

We left home around 8 A.M.
We took Cox Creek Pky to Hwy 20 into Tennessee.
In Tennessee, hwy 20 becomes 69
We continued traveling on hwy 69 through Savannah, we took hwy 64 over to Selmer, up hwy 45.
For some crazy reason, our GPS took us off the beaten path through a little town called Finger.

Finger Store
We wound and twisted our way back to hwy 45 in Henderson, TN.

We rode past the Pinson Mounds sign. I wanted to stop, but my husband said, It is just a pile of dirt and it is too hot.

Pinson Mounds Archaeological Area 2.5 miles

Finally, we made it to Jackson, our first stop was the NC & SL Railroad Museum.
There was construction going on the road in front of the museum, so we had to take a detour.

Detour sign and Neely House

We parked, and I started taking pictures of the mural across the street, the Neely House, and the three train cars parked on the tracks at the museum.

Mural of the Train Depot 

Kitchen & Dining Car, Caboose, Chessie System car

Chessie System Car

The Sleeping area

Kitchen 

Dining area
We walked into the museum, where we saw more memorabilia than we could possibly see in one day. We watched the many tiny trains twist and turn behind a glass case. I could have watched the trains for hours.

We talked to both curators. One of the curators asked me where we were from, and I told her.
She asks me if I knew the Dunkin family.
She said her father-in-law was Colonel Dunkin, that he was buried somewhere in South Alabama, and that she was a widow.
We thanked both curators and traveled to Rockabilly, passing the historic homes on East Main Street.
This museum is free to the public.

Historic home on East Main St

Historic Greyhound Bus Station

Our next stop was the Rockabilly Museum, where we were greeted by the knowledgeable curator, Henry Harrison. We toured the museum with a couple from Sweden.

The Swedish Couple 

I'm Going to Jackson
We got married in a fever, hotter than a pepper sprout,
We've been talkin' 'bout Jackson, ever since the fire went out.
I'm goin' to Jackson, I'm gonna mess around,
Yeah, I'm goin' to Jackson, 
Look out, Jackson town.

Well, go on down to Jackson; go ahead and wreck your health.
Go play your hand, you big-talkin man, make a big fool of yourself,
Yeah, go to Jackson; go comb your hair!
Honey, I'm gonna snowball, Jackson.
See if I care.

When I breeze into that city, people are gonna stoop and bow. (Hah!)
All these women are gonna make me teach 'em what they don't know how,
I'm goin' to Jackson, you turn-a loose-a my coat.
'Cause I'm goin' to Jackson.
"Goodbye," that's all she wrote.

But they'll laugh at you in Jackson, and I'll be dancin' on a Pony Keg.
They'll lead you 'round town like a scalded hound,
With your tail tucked between your legs,
Yeah, go to Jackson, you big-talkin' man.
And I'll be waitin' in Jackson, behind my Jaypan Fan, 

Well now, we got married in a fever, hotter than a pepper Sprout,
We've been talkin' 'bout Jackson, ever since the fire went.
I'm goin' to Jackson, and that's a fact.
Yeah, we're goin' to Jackson, ain't never comin' back.

Well, we got married in a fever, hotter than a pepper sprout.'
And we've been talkin' 'bout Jackson, ever since the fire went...

Playing the drums 

The Mural at Rockabilly

On stage 

Guitar

Henry Harrison 

We thanked Mr. Harrison for the tour and all the information about Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Brenda Lee, Johnny Cash, WS Holland, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Jordanaires, Ace Cannon, Carl Mann, Narvel Felts, Wanda Jackson & Sam Phillips.

This museum costs $10.00 per person. 

Our next stop was the Casey Jones Village and the Old Country Store Restaurant.

We ordered two senior buffet meals with tea. The cost per person was $9.98, for a total of $21.91.

I filled my plate with collard greens, peas, and fried corn fritters, a small salad plate, and, for dessert, blackberry and peach cobbler. Oh, my gosh! It was so good!

Southern Buffet

Old Country Store Restaurant

Soda Shop woman frying up some apple pies

I took a few pictures outside, and we walked across the parking lot to the Old Town Music Highway Crossroads.

Motorcycle Made by Orange County Choppers

We walked to Casey's Museum, Home, and the Train Museum, and to the gift shop.

Casey Jones Home 

The Hurst that carried Casey Jones 

The crash 

Casey Jones dining room 

Train engine 382🚂🚂🚂

Our last stop before heading home was the Winery, where I tasted several wines before we purchased a bottle of Blackberry and Cayuga White. We spent $32.93.

We traveled home, stopping at Chick-fil-A for dinner at 5:43 P.M.
We were both exhausted from the trip and fell asleep by 8:30 P.M.
We had a great day. It started out not too hot, and by the end of the day, it was humid.
Another full day of fun, see where next week will take us!