2022 April 9, Walking Tour Moulton, AL

Moulton's Head Start, former Rosenwald School

 Everyone meets with speaker Nita Marlborough at Moulton's Head Start, the former Rosenwald School. 

After the speech, we all walked through the building.

History of Moulton (not quite finished), painted by Monica Hooper 

I parked near the Mural of Moulton and walked to the School. 

Next, I walked to the nearby Freeman Tabernacle, where we listened to Leela Reeves talk about the church. (We all went inside)

Freeman Tabernacle Church (located on Byler Road and Rosenwald Street 

On January 3, 1874, former slaves and Deacons King Crayton, George Pruitt, Tandy Crayton, and Ben Warren paid $50 for land to construct the Colored Baptist Church, one of the earliest in the Muscle Shoals Colored Baptist Association. This organization helped black communities build churches and schools. After he died in 1933, the congregation renamed the church in honor of its longtime pastor, John Harrison Freeman.

Our next stop was Bayler Road Church of Christ to listen to Lewis Jackson.

Smith Chapel C.M.E Church 
In 1871, former slaves constructed one of the first churches and schools for African Americans in Moulton on this site. The Colored Methodist purchased most of the materials used for the building. Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Nabors Owen gave land for the Colored Baptist and Colored Methodist Church and School in Moulton. The congregations worshipped together until 1874. The church is named after Rev. Andrew Smith, a former pastor.

Our next stop was a guided tour of Smith Chapel led by Caroline Fletcher.

At the Moulton Cemetery,  Cindy Praetor, Alicia Carpenter, and Beth Garner (who were dressed in the period) gave a talk about the tombstone they were standing next to.

Mollie, James & Lucy Downing

Elaine Jackson led us on a tour of the Hot Spot. 

The Hot Spot 
c.1945
Alabama Register of 
Landmarks and Heritage
by Alabama 
Historical Commission 
June 27, 2019 

Guides

(Marvin Jackson,  Nita Marlboro led the discussion at Rosenwald School, Lela Reeves at Freeman Tabernacle, Louise Jackson at Byler Road Church of Christ, and Carolyn Fletcher guided the tour to Smith Chapel)

 

  

2018 Aug 16, Road to Southaven, MS

Sometimes we plan trips, and sometimes we just go with the flow. Today was a wing-it day.
Hubby had a heart test at 10:30 A.M., which did not take very long.
He said Have you been to the Train Bridge and seen the mural that is being painted?
I said I had been to the Train Bridge many times, but I hadn't been lately.
So off we go to check out the new mural of a train, which I was told is not finished.

Train Bridge Mural


My Hubby said, 'I do not want to go home.' Have you heard of Southaven, MS? I said we have been through there.

My Hubby said, 'I want to go look at an Entegra Class A diesel, and we can get lunch along the way.'

You know, we traveled this same route last week when we went to Little Rock, Arkansas.
We stopped in Corinth, Mississippi, at Cracker Barrel for lunch.

Cracker Barrel Corinth, MS 

Checker Board at Cracker Barrel 

Lunch Shrimp, Fried Apples with Cornbread! YUM!!

Hubby is eating Pinto Beans, Fried Apples, Cornbread, and Roast Beef.

We traveled west on US 72 to 385, then south on I-55 to Southaven, which is just a short distance from Memphis. We saw countless jets overhead taking off from the Memphis Airport.
We stopped at America's Largest Indoor RV/Marine Showroom at Southaven's RVs.
We looked at two of the Entegra Class A diesel models.
https://www.southavenrv.com/rv/southaven+ms/entegra+classadiesel/4844/entegra+cornerstone+45b

Sitting on display were a couple of Travel Trailers, and I said we have come a long way since the beginning of travel. Hubby and I were watching the Travel Channel, and it said that it was not until the 1960s that the name Travel Trail came to be called RVs.

We usually do not do a lot of shopping, but today was a wing-it day.
Across the highway was the Tanger Outlet, so off we went in that direction.
Mississippi is just as hot in the summer as Alabama. Hubby parked, and we began our journey through the outlets.
I said I would love to have something cold, so Hubby sat down, took out his cell phone, and began looking for restaurants.
In the meantime, I have spotted Blues Markers and guitars dotted throughout the shopping area, and off I go, taking pictures.

Travel Trailer

Travel Trailer

Tanger Outlets 

Flowers at Tanger Outlets

Birthplace of America's Music Blues. Notice the tarps over the walking areas. 

I take over a hundred pictures when I get a call saying Where are you?
By this time, it is hot, so I stop at a vending machine for a Coke.

Children's Play Area Tanger Outlets 

Splash Pad at Tanger Outlets 

We headed back to the car and began our trip home. It was around 4:30, and traffic was getting heavy.
The GPS bypasses Interstate traffic.
We stop at Jack's in Corinth for dinner, Mapco for gas, and Walgreens
We arrive home around 8:30 P.M.