Georgia notes. 9/29/2022

 From Perry we traveled up to Allatoona Lake north of Atlanta to visit with Bill & Laurie Arnold (Bill is Wendy’s brother), who live in Kennesaw GA about 15 miles south of the Lake. During the Civil War, in May and June of 1864, Kennesaw was the site of fierce fighting between Union General William T. Sherman and Confederate General Joseph Johnston, who was trying to disrupt Sherman’s March on Atlanta that intended to destroy the city and eliminate existing transportation supply lines and infrastructure. The Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield now houses a museum and an elaborate wooded hiking trail system, replete with descriptive sign posts and cannons. The battles in this area lasted through much of June. Fought in dense forest and defended on the high ground by entrenched Confederate troops, many died on both sides from close up cannon fire, and from rocks that were rolled down the hills at the Union soldiers. In the end of course the Union forces prevailed.










Another site we visited was the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Center in Atlanta. In addition to a number of displays, it had a recreation of the Oval Office as it was during his tenure, including replicated furniture, paintings and other ornamentation. The museum covered his childhood, Naval career, Presidency, as well as all his work later as an Ambassador of Peace, a Monitor of Elections in many countries struggling with issues around democracy and fair elections, his Habitat for Humanity work, and his continued interest in public speaking to promote and encourage Civil Rights for all.
















Notice the pictures below. An incredibly talented artist painted Carter’s likeness by using appropriate symbols from his life, including a painting of his boyhood home, ships from his Naval career, buildings in Washington DC and Atlanta GA, and lots more.  Blow up the picture on your screen to see the great detail that makes up his portrait.




In addition, we visited a Confederate cemetery to view both the graves and the monuments erected to honor the Civil War dead from Southern States.






And finally we stopped at Marietta Square…..










Next, on to Indianapolis via Franklin, TN.

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