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Trolley Tour of Savannah

Written by weeblewobble46 on May 7, 2009

  • The Trolley tour of Savannah - and there are several to choose from - is an hour and a half of never-ending information.We took the Old Town Trolley tour from the tourist welcome center...
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Fountain in Front of the Jimmy Carter Center

Jimmy Carter: The Early Years

Written by Wildcat Dianne on January 22, 2009

  • The beginning of our tour of the Jimmy Carter Museum and Library in Atlanta began with an exhibit on his early life in Plains, Georgia, a small town of about 650 people in Central Georgia....
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Close-up Bust of Jimmy Carter

Growing Up During The Carter Administration

Written by Wildcat Dianne on January 22, 2009

  • Touring the Jimmy Carter Museum and Library and seeing many of the parts of history that President Carter was part of and his personal life brought back so many memories of my childhood in Rhode...
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Flags in Front of the Jimmy Carter Center

The Jimmy Carter Library and Museum

Written by Wildcat Dianne on January 21, 2009

  • After visiting the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Site and having a quick lunch on the grounds from Superior Fish Company, Mom and I were ready to head down the road to The Jimmy...
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Historic Firehouse on Auburn and Boulevard

Martin Luther King's Birthplace

Written by Wildcat Dianne on January 18, 2009

  • Here's a little trivial tidbit on Martin Luther King, Jr. Did you know that Martin Luther King, Jr. and his father's original names were Michael Luther King, Sr. and Jr.? After Junior was...
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Dianne in Front of Martin Luther King's grave

Martin Luther King, Jr's Tomb

Written by Wildcat Dianne on January 17, 2009

  • After touring Ebenezer Baptist Church, Mom and I walked further down Auburn Avenue towards Martin Luther King, Jr's tomb. On April 4, 1968, while in Memphis, Tennessee giving a sermon to striking workers there,...
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BEHOLD!!

The Old And New Ebenezer Baptist Churches

Written by Wildcat Dianne on January 17, 2009

  • Of course I was religious. I grew up in the church. My father is a preacher, my grandfather was a preacher, my great-grandfather was a preacher, my only brother is a preacher, my...
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The Martin Luther King Center and NPS

The Martin Luther King National Historical Site

Written by Wildcat Dianne on January 16, 2009

  • January 20, 2009 will be a great moment in American History when Barack Obama will be sworn into office as the first African-American President of the United States of America. If only Martin Luther...
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The Tree that Owns Itself

Athens: Off The Beaten Path

Written by BulldogGirl on September 16, 2008

  • When I came to Athens for the first time, I was a junior in high school trying to figure out where I would go to college. I was excited to tour the University of...
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Palmetto, Georgia Railroad Station

A Quick Pitstop at Palmetto, Georgia

Written by Wildcat Dianne on August 12, 2008

  • Mom and I were on our way to our family's place in Douglasville, Georgia this July. The last 50 miles of the trip were travelled on rural roads through small Southern towns that reminded...
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