2014 March 11, Tuesday, Day Trip to Waynesboro, Lawrenceburg, Elkmont, Pulaski, Athens, Elkton

We traveled north on hwy 43 to hwy 64 West to Waynesboro.
Along the way, we saw many silos, barns, cattle resting in the pasture and farm equipment sitting silent.
There was not a lot of traffic along the highway and the trees were still bare from the harsh winter.

Traveling to Waynesboro

Traveling to Waynesboro

Next, we traveled hwy 64 east through Lawrenceburg stopping at Mimosa Cemetery to take a few pictures of tombstones.

Dena Stribling 

Hwy 64 east to  Pulaski we passed The Brass Lantern, horses in the pasture, New Prospect United  Methodist Church and New Prospect School.

New Prospect School

Next, we took hwy 7 through the town of Elkton Tennessee where we saw a solar panel, the historic site and marker of Forrest September Raid Sept 27, 1864.
The Aaron Venable Brown 1795-1859 marker, John Calvin Brown marker and Neill S Brown marker which were near Ward's 24-hour Truck and Trailer Services. All three brothers served as governor of Tennessee

Governor Aaron Venable Brown
A native of NC, Aaron Brown studied law in Nashville and moved to Pulaski to practice. He served four terms in the State Legislature, three terms in Congress and one term as Governor, 1845-47. In 1850 he wrote the Tennessee Platform of the Southern Convention. Governor Brown died in Nashville 

Governors Neill Brown & Governor John Calvin Brown
Three miles NE Neill S Brown was born April 18, 1810. A veteran of Seminole War, in 1837 became a member of State Legislature, in 1847, Governor of Tennessee. In 1850 he was US Minister to Russia and 2870 member of the State Constitutional Convention. He died in 1886.
John Calvin Brown was born in the same house as his brother, Neill June1, 1827. Enlisting of the Confederacy in 1861, he commanded a division at the war's end, having been twice wounded. Member 1869 Legislature and president 1870, Constitutional Convention elected Governor that year and again in 1872. Died Aug 17, 1889, buried in Pulaski.

We traveled from Elkton Tennessee to I-65 to hwy 84 in Elkmont Alabama

Welcome to Alabama 

We stopped in the town of Elkmont where we saw The Red Caboose Restaurant, the Chèvre Artisan Creamery established 1989.

Belle Chevre, an award-winning artisanal goat cheese maker, recently opened a flagship storefront in Elkmont. The store offers Belle Chevre products, accessories, and accompaniments in a boutique-style shop.

Historic Elkmont has just a few buildings but it did have a train station and a red caboose that we could walk inside and a couple of historic markers. Tennessee and Alabama Central Railroad and Elkmont Alabama.

The L & N Caboose

The Red Caboose Restaurant 

Our last stop was at Antioch Cemetery in Elkmont where I took many pictures of Civil War Tombstones.
Private Company D 12 Alabama Cavalry Miles Rainwater Compton
Private Company H 9 Alabama Cavalry Willis B Vaughn
Private Company B 11 Tennessee Cavalry Solomon Cox
Private Company I 58 Alabama Infantry Samuel McCurry
Private Company C 12 Alabama Cavalry Lafayette Hughs
Private Company K Tennessee Cavalry William Able Corpier
These were just a few of the soldiers that were buried in the Antioch Cemetery that served in the Civil War and all in different companies.

2016 March 8, Tuesday, Waynesboro, Lawrenceburg, Mt Pleasant, Columbia, & Spring Hill, Tennessee

Yesterday was a gorgeous, breezy day for traveling and to take pictures.
Our first stop was at Randy's One Stop to purchase lottery tickets for two weeks and to grab a quick snack of cheese crackers and soda
Next, we travel up Hwy 43 taking the new overpass west on hwy 64 to Waynesboro, Tennessee.
From Waynesboro we traveled thru Lawrenceburg taking hwy 43 north.
From Lawrenceburg we took the scenic route through Sandy Hook and through several small un-incorporated towns along the old Lawrenceburg highway.

Lawrenceburg Old Highway

Next, we traveled through Mt Pleasant stopping just long enough to take a few pictures of old historic homes and buildings.

We stopped at St John's Episcopal Church and Cemetery where many of President Jame A Polk relatives are buried.
Four of the Polk brothers donated the land and built St John's Episcopal Church.
Now a historic building and site no longer used for services.
I walked along the grounds stopping to take pictures of the church and cemetery.

St John's Episcopal Church and Cemetery  in Mt Pleasant

St John's Episcopal Church and Cemetery 

Next, we took highway 243 into Columbia.
We stopped at Columbia Academy, now a private Christian Academy but once was called Columbia Military Academy.
The Academy was built as an arsenal for the US Army in 1891.
There were several building built in the Colonial Revival Romanesque, Georgian Revival style sitting on sixty seven acres on West seventh street.
The first building had three levels with a red slate roof, white brick or stone, lots of windows, and rounded arched door ways.
One of the buildings had two chimneys, triangle roof with black shingles, and a tin covered porch.
The last historic building also had three chimneys, triangle roof, open porch on the first and second levels with lots of windows.

Columbia Military Academy

Columbia Military Academy

We stopped to take a picture of an historic white building built 1859 that had been used as a bank now abandoned and for sale.

Built 1859 home but used by a bank 

Next, we rode into the historic downtown area of Columbia  stopping along the way to  take a few pictures of historic building and homes.
Columbia is the home to our President James K Polk.

Downtown Columbia

Maury County Courthouse

First Presbyterian Church 

President James K Polk Home/Museum 

St Peters Church in Columbia

1835 The Rectory of the Athenaeum School for Girls 1852-1904 now a museum 

We finished the day by riding farther north to Spring Hill.
We stopped at Moe's Southwest Grill for dinner.

I ordered a fully dressed taco it was a crispy corn tortilla with chicken, pico de gallo, corn chowder, homemade Guacamole, sour cream and and cheese dip with chips.

 Hubby ordered a Home-wrecker  

It was served on a flour tortilla with seasoned rice, beans, shredded cheese, pico de gallo with lettus, sour cream and guacamole.
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Taco with chips and cheese dip

We walked next door to Sweet CeCe's Frozen Yogurt.
$3.99 was the cost to fill your cup with yogurt and goodies.
I filled mine with strawberry yogurt and five chocolate covered almonds.
What a way to end the day.