2009 September 5, Saturday, Native American Presentation & Birding trip

Saturday, September 5, 2009

I met several people at UNA for the Native American Presentation & Birding trip to Rock Springs and Colbert Ferry.

We loaded into our vehicle and followed one another to the different areas. 

Mary Keller Alexandri, who rode with me on this trip.

Our first stop was Tom Hendrix, the Wall. Located just off the Natchez Trace, this impressive rock wall has been under construction for the last 30 years by Tom Hendrix. It is dedicated to his great-great-grandmother, Te-lah-nay, who was among those taken to Oklahoma during the Trail of Tears. It took her five years to walk back to her roots in Florence, Alabama. 

Charlie Two Moons a spiritual person told Tom that the wall belongs to all the people. You are just the keeper. Some will come and ask, Why does it bend? Why is it higher and wider in some places than others?' Tell them it is like your great great grandmother's journey and their journey through life… it is never straight."

We sat in a group while he told us the story about why and how he started building the wall. 

If the Legend Fade

Tom Hendrix is showing us a Basket.

Walking within the walls

Wall of faces

We thanked Tom and began our journey to Rock Springs, where we searched for different bird species. 

Tiny Jewels of the air

Rock Spring Trail 

Walking the trail

We ate lunch at Rock Springs.

Our last stop was Colbert Park on the Lauderdale County side of the Tennessee River. We were looking for waterfowl. 

Colbert Ferry Bridge

Fowls of the air

When we finished here, we rode back to UNA, and Mary thanked me for the ride. We said goodbye and parted ways.

2009 September 1, Tuesday, Savannah, Shiloh and Corinth

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Hubby and I ate lunch at Crocodile Ed's in Florence, then we rode to Savannah, Tennessee. We parked in front of the courthouse, where I began taking pictures.

The Hardin County Courthouse is a Red-Brick building with a clock tower and a weather vane. 
It has 32 windows across the front, a four-column porch with two fireplace smokestacks. 

Approach to Shiloh April 5, 1862

Joseph Hardin 1734~1801

KIA markers CSA, WWII, Korean War, Vietnam & WWI 

War Comes to Savannah 

US Grant HQS

US Grant HQS

Savannah Hardin County Courthouse

At Shiloh National Park, we stopped and toured the museum. 

Inside the museum, we saw famous Civil War veterans. 
We saw Maps of the Shiloh Battlefield, rebels, Southern Commanders, Ammunition, the long roll, the gunner, Northern commanders, and soldiers.

In the US National Cemetery, we saw a sign,

 "Addressed by President Lincoln at the dedication of The Gettysburg National Cemetery, on November 19, 1863". 

There were many unmarked tombstones.

 Headquarters General US Grand night April 6, 1862. 

There were markers representing the states that fought on the battlefield that bloody day.

Inside the Museum 

Shiloh National Cemetery 

Log Church 

CSA Memorial

I took pictures of the Shiloh Log Church inside and out. 
Bloody Pond still raged with red, reminding us of that tragic day.

We walked atop one of the Indian Mounds in Shiloh National Park. 

The markers we saw at the mounds were

 Mississippian Indians, Shiloh Indian Mounds, and Sifting the Evidence markers. 

As we were leaving Shilo, we saw the markers of 

 Withdrawal from Shiloh and Battle of Shiloh.

On to Corinth, MS, where the bloody battles continued.

The markers we saw

Henry Cemetery 

Johnston's Headquarters

Site of Rose Cottage

Fillmore Street Church 

Corinth 

 Batteries Robinett and Williams.

After dinner at Taco Bell, we traveled home.

Henry Cemetery 

Fillmore Street Church 

2009 August 25,Tuesday, Historic Markers of Huntsville

Hubby and I rode to Huntsville to have our VUE fixed. It was going to be in the shop for several days. We were given a rental car.

We rode all over Huntsville, stopping to take pictures of historic sites and Markers. We ate lunch at Taco Bell. 

1. Alabama A & M University Historic Marker 
2. Andrew Jackson Marker, Times Building 
3. Mono Sano Park 
4. Mono Sano Park RR
5. Madison County Courthouse
6. Maple Hill Cemetery, Twickenham District
7. Birthplace of General Morgan, the Rebel Leader Marker  
8. Belle Mina, Woodside 
9. CCC Members 
10. Central Presbyterian Church of Huntsville Marker 
11. Calhoun House   
12. Mooresville  
13. Chamber of Commerce of Huntsville  
14. Constitution Village
15. First Bank of Alabama 
16. Presbyterian Church of Huntsville 
17. United Methodist Church Marker 
18. Five Points
19. Harrison Brothers Hardware
20. Hellions Lodge No 1
21. Hotel Monte Santo, Viaduct Marker 
22. Howard Weeden Home
23. Huntsville Historic Marker
24. John Hunt Huntsville Named 
25. Joseph Lowery
26. Northern Terminus Indian Creek Canal Marker 
27. Randolph Street Church of Christ Marker 
28. Saint Bartley Primitive Baptist Church Marker 
29. Site of Green Academy Marker 
30. Site The Huntsville Inn   
31. Tallulah Bankhead and Schiffman Building Marker 
32. Temple B'Nai Shalom Marker 
33. The Church of the Nativity Episcopal Marker 
34. Town of Madison Marker 
35. Twickenham Historic District Marker 
36. Twickenham Historic District S Lowe W Franklin St  Marker 

Times Building

Birthplace of General Morgan, the Rebel Leader

Central Presbyterian Church of Huntsville 

1. Harrison Brothers

Madison County Courthouse

Monte Sano Railroad

Temple B'Nai Shalom

Maple Hill Cemetery

2009 March 9-12 Meadow Sick

Monday, March 9, 2009

Meadow has been sick since Monday morning (5:30 A.M.). She has been vomiting & had a fever. Since she is "cortisol-deficient," this can be a real issue. She had an emergency shot of Solu-Cortef on Monday. We had to alternate Tylenol suppositories & Motrin to get the temp down. She was prescribed Phenergan suppositories for the vomiting. The Phenergan made her very sleepy. She slept most of Monday.

Tuesday, March 10, 2009 

Tuesday morning (2:30 A.M.), Meadow woke up, still vomiting. She heaved so much that she broke blood vessels in her face and had tiny red dots all over her face, neck, and even her earlobes. We paged the nurse at her doctor's office and her endocrinologist. They suggested we take her to the Children's Hospital. We also had to give her another shot of Solu-Cortef before we left.

I rode with Lora to the Children's Hospital in Birmingham. We arrived at the ER at 7 A.M. Meadow had a series of lab work, a CT scan, chest & stomach x-rays. She got an IV, and they started fluids immediately. She also had to have IV seizure medicine because of the continual seizures she was having. 

She had a seizure on the way to the hospital & in the lobby. They took her straight back. Then she had two more on the stretcher. Then they rushed her to a room with more equipment to monitor her. She had not held down any seizure medicine since Sunday night. Also, her blood pressure kept dropping to 80/30, so she had to have another dose of Solu-Cortef IV. She had to have her blood sugar  & blood pressure checked frequently.

She was admitted to the Special Care Unit after being released from the ER. 

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

We walked over to the RMH to see if we could get a room for the night.

The first night, we slept in chairs in the fourth-floor lobby.

At the RMH house, we had our own room where we could shower and rest. There was always a hot meal at dinnertime. There was usually a snack and cereal in the pantry. So we would eat what we could find. 

You could also bring your own food, and you were given a bend with a number to use for your food, which was put in the refrigerator.

Once the IV fluids kicked in, Meadow started having a wet diaper.

She actually felt like sitting up in bed.

Meadow in Special Care

Meadow in Special Care

She sat up & played with a musical toy. I hoped that once she starts holding some fluids &/or food on her tummy, she will start feeling better. 

Her little eyes look dark and glossy.

Meadow in Special Care

Meadow in Special Care

Meadow in Special Care

 Childrens Hospital 

Childrens Hospital

Demolition

Demolition

Thursday, March 12,2009

We had a salad, a barbecue sandwich, and a brownie for lunch at the RMH. We walked back to the Children's Hospital, and Meadow was doing so much better that she was released at 2:30 P.M.

Ronald McDonald House

Children's Hospital 

We were home by 5:30 P.M.

👣👣👣👣 2009 June 6 - August 9 Historic Markers and Walking Tours

2009 Saturday, June 6 Walking tours of Wood Avenue & Frontier Days at Pope's Tavern

2009 Saturday, June 13 Walking Tour of North Court and Seminary St homes

2009 Saturday, June 20 Walking in Florence Cemetery

2009 Saturday, June 27, Walking tour of Forks of Cypress.

June 17, 2009

Hubby and I went to music in the park from 11:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. We ate lunch at Subway.

In Tuscumbia, I took pictures of different markers

Alabama Institute for the Blind 

Yellow Fever Victims 

Ivy Green (Home of Helen Keller)

St John's Episcopal Church  

Train Depot  

Tuscumbia Courthouse & KIA War markers  

Governor Lindsey Home

In Sheffield, I took pictures of the historic markers of  

FDR & Furnace Hill

At Rogers High School, I took a picture of the 

KIA World War II

June 23, 2009

Hubby worked on his sister's swimming pool, and we ate at a restaurant in Cloverdale. 

Hubby drove and stopped to take pictures of the Historic Markers

General Coffee me 

Governor Hugh McVay  

St Florian  

     

June 25, 2009 

In the Florence area, I took pictures of Historic Markers

Wood Avenue Church of Christ 1886 

Wood Avenue Historic District 

Sculpture and Relief Books and Learning, 1921, 

First Baptist Church, 1888; all these markers are near the Florence Library. 

Picture of the statue of W.C. Handy that stands at the entrance of Wilson Park. 

(Near the Florence Post Office, the following markers)

First Presbyterian Church 1818 

Justice John McKinley Federal Building   

Mountain Tom Clark Hanged September 4,1872

This marker is located in front of the Florence Cemetery, where Tom Clark said, "Nobody will ever run over me." So it is said he was buried under Florence Boulevard/Tennessee Street. 

June 28, 2009 

In the Florence area, I took pictures of 

A County Older Than the State, Lauderdale County was created on February 6, 1818. The Civil War Statue and Inscription (located in front of the Florence Courthouse)

Downtown Florence Historic District 

South Hall Drugs

Sannoner Historic Medical Arts Building

City of Florence

Burrell Normal School, Burrell High School, Burrell~Slater High School, 1903-1969, Saint Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church, 

Dred Scott 

Historic downtown Florence 

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Hubby's granddaughter and I ate breakfast at Hardies for $16.16, then headed to Huntsville, stopping along the way so I could take pictures of historic markers.

Next to the Bluewater Creek Polo Club and near Bluewater Cemetery were two markers.

Daniel White Settle Here in 1818 

Cherokee Chief Doublehead's Village Around 1800

Fort Hampton 

We rode to Redstone Arsenal, where we saw the Historic Redstone Test Site, Liquid Hydrogen Tanks, Historic Saturn I, Saturn I-B Test Stand, Miniature Columbia NASA Shuttle, and Rockets.

Hubby bought a new cell phone at AT&T. 

We finished the day by going shopping at Victoria's Secret on Bridge Street.
We ate dinner at Red Robbin, Hubby ordered a fully dressed hamburger and fries. I ordered 

Salsa, avocado dip with colorful chips.
After a long day of sightseeing, shopping, and eating, we needed to relax in our swimming pool at home.

Thursday, July 2, 2009 

I rode around downtown Florence, taking pictures of historic markers

Cherry Street

First Baptist Church 1888

First United Methodist Church

Taking pictures outside the Kennedy Douglas Art Center

Killen Park Sign

Muscle Shoals Canal

Regions Bank (Replica of the Forks of Cypres, which was built by James Jackson)

Sculpture, Relief, Books, and Learning

Trinity Episcopal Church 

Walnut Street 

And the flow of the Wilson Park Foundation

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Hubby and I enjoyed listening to music in Wilson Park from 11–1 P.M.

I took a picnic lunch.

After the music ended, we rode around Florence so I could take a couple of pictures of 

Andrew Jackson Military Road

115th Single Battalion Organized in 1940

Tuesday, July 13, 2009

I rode with my daughter to Heritage Park, located next to the Marriott Hotel, for an Ice Cream Social where the Stroke Conference was being held.
We had met several people from the Conference the day before inside the Marriott.

I walked down the River Heritage Walk of Honor to take pictures. This marker was placed on a plaque honoring notable people who had an impact on our community.

Lt. Col. R. Edward Yeilding

Thomas Sigismund Stribling

James Thomas Rapier

Samuel Cornelius Phillips

Edward Ashbury O'Neal

Dr. Ethelbert Brinkley Norton

Justice John A. McKinley

William D. "Buddy" Killen

Harlan Hill

Caroline Lee Hentz 

William Christopher Handy

Major General George W. Goethals 

Ronnie Gene Flippo

General John Coffee

Ezra Lee Culver

General Arthur E. Brown, Jr

The day was hot, and many people in swimsuits were playing in the fountain, trying to stay cool. While others lay on towels or blankets, sunning. 

The water show began after dark, where the water danced in sync with the music. 

Monday, July 24, 2009 

Hubby and I rode throughout Florence to get the following markers.

1. Father of Rock'‘n' Roll, & Sam Phillips in Florence, 
2. The Florence Early Water Tower
3. The Ante Bellum Cotton Marker
4. College Palace Historic District 
5. Original Site history of Florence Wagons    
6. East Florence Historic 
7. Site of Fame Recording Studio  
8. St Joseph Catholic Church
9. Lone Cedar Church  
10. John McKinney Marker 

Friday, July 25, 2009

Hubby and I rode around the Florence area, taking pictures of historic markers.

Colonel Picket Place 

Florence Bethel Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America 

Florence Little League Baseball 1951 Coach Presley Robbins Field 1972

Homer Givens 1898-1971 

Major General George Washington Goethals Home  

The Greater Mount Moriah Primitive Baptist Church  

UNA Football Program NCAA Div II titles 1993-1994-1995 

Wheeler Rifles Organized in 1888 

Wood Ave Historic  

Monday, July 27, 2009 

Hubby and I rode around in Colbert & Lauderdale Counties, taking pictures of sites and historic markers.

I took pictures of the W.C. Handy Home Museum outside. 

I took pictures of the abandoned train trestle, now used as a walkway. 

The American Legion 1919

The American Legion Florence ~Lauderdale Post Number II Department of Alabama 1919 (both located next to the American Red Cross building in Florence)

Saint Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church

Seminary ~ O'Neal Historic District 

William Winston Home (Now a part of Deshler High School)

First Baptist Church 

First Presbyterian Church, Tuscumbia's Oakwood Cemetery

Village One (Sheffield)

Winston Cemetery (When I was a child, my cousin would run past this cemetery hurriedly; we were afraid of ghosts.) Our grandfather told many ghost stories. 

Thursday, July 30, 2009

Hubby and I rode to different areas in the Shoals, taking pictures. 

Weeden Heights 

Lagrange Mountain Park and war markers

Coon Dog Cemetery, Cherokee (where only coon dogs are buried)

Barton Cemetery (Where there is evidence of a battle)

The Civil War Skirmish at Barton Cemetery

Jerry Scott Marker at the Railroad Station in Muscle Shoals  

We ate lunch at Chopps in Tuscumbia. 

Saturday, August 1, 2009 

Hubby and I rode to Waterloo. I was taking pictures along the way.

The Trail of Tears 

Capture of John A Murrell 

Pestilence and Pesthouse and Cemetery  

Waterloo Settled 1819  

Edith Newman Culver Museum

Wilson's Headquarters and Camp   

Macedonia Church of Christ Marker

That evening, we went to Heritage Park splash pad to watch the water explode into colors of yellow, red, and blue. 

Monday, August 3, 2009

Hubby and I rode to Limestone County, so I could take pictures of the historic marker.s   

Harris/Pryor House (Flower Hill Farm)  

General Nathanael Bedford Forrest CSA Raid  

Oakland United Methodist Church 

Hitt's Home Decor Cabinets, Granite Mansion Burned    

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Hubby and I rode to Athens so I could take pictures of historic markers

Athens Sacked and Plundered  

Athens University Athens

Limestone Athens Courthouse 

Old Town Cemetery Historic  

Saturday, August 8, 2009 

Hubby and I rode to Decatur, where we toured the Cook's Natural Science Museum.

In the Cooks Museum, we saw every kind of bug and spider known to man.

We saw many bird species, fossils, shells, animal skeletons, and a collection of butterflies.

In the Blue & Gray Civil War Museum, we saw cases full of items used during the Civil War and pictures hanging on the wall depicting officers and battles.

We stopped along the way so I could take pictures of sites and historic markers.

Decatur Train Depot 

Princess Theater 

Morgan Courthouse Markers 

Old State Bank

Historic Decatur

General Joseph, Annie Wheeler     

General Wheeler 

In Lawrence County, we went to Jessie Owens Park, where we saw a statue of Jesse Owens, the 1956 Olympic Champion, and toured the museum, his boyhood home, and a sand pit depicting his winning jump.

James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens

At Oakville Indian Mounds, I took pictures of several mounds, the park, the museum, and several markers. 

Straights Raid

Creek Indian Removal

Cherokee Indian Removal

Oakville Indian Mound

Cherokee Council House Museum

Town of Oakville

Cope-an Burial Mound

Historic Indians

Doublehead

Saunders Hall (Located In Town Creek) 

Sunday, August 9, 2009 

We rode to Fort Pay, near Alabama, where we toured the Alabama Fan Club and Museum. We walked through the park, looking at the statues of the famous Alabama band and the historic markers. We ate lunch at Cracker Barrel.

Statues of the Group Alabama Band

The Alabama Fan Club and Museum 

Trail of Tears at Bridgeport

Willis Town Historic Marker

Fort Payne's Fort

RR Depot Fort Payne 

Fort Payne City Park

CSA Marker Fort Payne Park 

We rode to Ruby Falls to take the elevator down into the cave. We were told about the rock formations, and the grand finale was the colorful Ruby Falls, a small hole where water was coming out.

Ruby Falls

Crow Town Stevenson  

Sequoyah Historic Marker 

Decatur County 1821-1825 

Battle of Wauhatchie Historic Marker