Everyone parked in the Patches Merchant Emporium 1501 Broad St parking lot around 8:00 A.M.
Everyone loaded onto the bus, and off we went for a full day of adventures.
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| Variety Bake Shop |
Our first stop was The Variety Bake Shop, where we were served two sausage rolls, a glazed donut, and a history lesson from the owner. Several people bought a variety of their desserts.
I took pictures of a few historic markers across the street, posted on poles along the left side of the courthouse.
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| Veterans Memorial Park, Scottsboro |
Our next stop was Scottsboro Veterans Memorial Park.
It was full of historical markers and military vehicles.
Our next stop was the Scottsboro Museum, but no one was home.
Our guide called their number, but no one answered. We rode by the old Mill and the Airport and finally stopped at the Train Depot.
We all got off the bus to go inside, but the curator called from the Scottsboro Museum, so we loaded it back on the bus and returned to that museum.
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| The Scottsboro Boys |
By this time, it was lunchtime, so we stopped at Payne's Sandwich Shop. There, we were served a red slaw dog, chips, potato Salad, and our choice of ice cream. I ordered Rocket Road.
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| Payne Sandwich Shop |
After lunch, I walked up the sidewalk, taking pictures of markers.
We loaded back onto the bus and rode to the Scottsboro Train Depot.
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| Hubby shows the ladies how the scales work. |
Next, we rode to the Scottsboro Heritage Center.
The curator told us some of the history of the 1881 Procter House.
The house was built by John A. Brown and sold to A.W. Brooks, the Mayor of Scottsboro.
The house was then sold to General John R. Coffey. In 1981, the City of Scottsboro bought the home and turned it into a Museum, a research center, and a community venue.
We could not go upstairs because it was being repaired.
Outside, we visited Sagetown, a re-creation of a pioneer village, where our curator told us the history of each building.
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| Proctor Heritage House Museum |
One of the buildings was the Little Courthouse, which housed public records dating as far back as 1820.
Our next stop was a sampling of specialty teas and protein shakes. The owner gave us a little history of his store.
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| Long walk up the hill to the cemetery. |
Our last stop as a group was the grave site of Mayor Robert Thomas Scott and his wife.
Their graves were atop a hill, which we had to walk to.
We returned to the parking lot and said goodbye.
Hubby and I decided to visit Unclaimed Baggage.
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| Unclaimed Baggage Scottsboro The Truck where it all began. |
We did not buy anything, but they had an incredible museum inside the store.
Outside was a sign telling about the beginning of Unclaimed Baggage.
Then, we began our two-hour trip home.
We stopped at Taco Bell in Rogersville to pick up something for dinner. We had a great time but were ready for bed when we returned home.
Cell Phone Photos
6765-68 @ 9:12 A.M. The Variety Bake Shop
6769-72 @ 8:30 A.M. Markers left side of Courthouse
6773—85 @ 10:07-10:50 A.M. Scottsboro Boys Museum
6786-90 @ 10:55-11:47 A.M. Payne's Sandwich Shop
6791-6817 @ 12:14-12:41 P.M. Train Depot
6818-40 @12:50-1:17 P.M. Proctor Museum and Pioneer Village
6841-41 @ 2:37 P.M. Scottsboro Nutrition
6843- @ 4:45 P.M. Unclaimed Baggage Outside
6844-6868 @4:53-56 P.M. Museum @ Unclaimed Baggage
6869-72 @5:03 P.M. outside Unclaimed Baggage
Walked 2.6 miles and 6,848 steps
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| "Hi, I'm Hoggle." (inside the museum at Unclaimed Baggage) |
