Tupelo, MS
We left the rally in Myrtle Beach heading for Tupelo, MS. After a one night stay in a Walmart parking lot and two nights in Anniston, AL, .
As usual, Freddy did his part helping me watch the road (between naps
we arrived in Tupelo
The first thing we wanted to do was visit Elvis birth place and early home.
He got his style from the various types of music he was associated with.
Two of the signs leading to his early home.
Statue of young Elvis
Elvis was a twin. His brother was stillborn. He often visited the grave site for him.
His home was a two room house. The front room was the bedroom and the rear room was a kitchen/dining room.
A very small house.
This plaque tell how they moved the church to its present position on the grounds of the museum.
He started singing in this very church.
Johnny's Drive-in where young Elvis used to get cheese burgers after school.
inside Johnny's Drive-in
After he became famous, he did come back to Johnny's Drive-in. This was where he sat. The picture above the table shows him sitting where Cathy is sitting.
He ordered his favorite, a grilled peanut butter and banana sandwich. Obviously grilled in butter.
Two Civil War battles were fought here.
On day two we visited the Interpretive Center and the battle ground of the first.
It was a big victory for General Nathan Forrest.
One item in the Center is a wooden canteen with the name John Cooper carved into it. My father's name was John.
Various signs show the troop movements.
Entrance to the battlefield.
A confederate grave yard. All had names except one. There was a Cooper and a Rice buried there.
Day three was a Sunday drive on the Natchez Trace Parkway. It runs from Nashville, TN to Natchez, LA.
This trail dates back to before Lewis and Clark days. Merriwether Lewis was killed on this trail near Nashville.
There are still section of the old trail left.
This was a part of it before the government straightened and paved it .
Along this section, thirteen Confederate soldiers were buried. None of the graves have names. The park service placed the headstones on them.
Another stop was at a Choctaw indian village ruins. They had a fort in the center, the square buildings were summer homes and the round ones were winter homes.
This is the actually site of the village.
We are now done in Tupelo. On to Memphis and Graceland.
More after Memphis
As usual, Freddy did his part helping me watch the road (between naps
we arrived in Tupelo
The first thing we wanted to do was visit Elvis birth place and early home.
He got his style from the various types of music he was associated with.
Two of the signs leading to his early home.
Statue of young Elvis
Elvis was a twin. His brother was stillborn. He often visited the grave site for him.
His home was a two room house. The front room was the bedroom and the rear room was a kitchen/dining room.
A very small house.
This plaque tell how they moved the church to its present position on the grounds of the museum.
He started singing in this very church.
Johnny's Drive-in where young Elvis used to get cheese burgers after school.
inside Johnny's Drive-in
After he became famous, he did come back to Johnny's Drive-in. This was where he sat. The picture above the table shows him sitting where Cathy is sitting.
He ordered his favorite, a grilled peanut butter and banana sandwich. Obviously grilled in butter.
Two Civil War battles were fought here.
On day two we visited the Interpretive Center and the battle ground of the first.
It was a big victory for General Nathan Forrest.
One item in the Center is a wooden canteen with the name John Cooper carved into it. My father's name was John.
Various signs show the troop movements.
Entrance to the battlefield.
A confederate grave yard. All had names except one. There was a Cooper and a Rice buried there.
Day three was a Sunday drive on the Natchez Trace Parkway. It runs from Nashville, TN to Natchez, LA.
This trail dates back to before Lewis and Clark days. Merriwether Lewis was killed on this trail near Nashville.
There are still section of the old trail left.
This was a part of it before the government straightened and paved it .
Along this section, thirteen Confederate soldiers were buried. None of the graves have names. The park service placed the headstones on them.
Another stop was at a Choctaw indian village ruins. They had a fort in the center, the square buildings were summer homes and the round ones were winter homes.
This is the actually site of the village.
We are now done in Tupelo. On to Memphis and Graceland.
More after Memphis
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