We went to Higginsville on the motorcycle. I bought some chaps at Kleinschmidts, since I let Cliff have my old ones that were too big. He sold his original ones. We also bought a pair of Wrangler jeans for each of us.
Then we visited the Confederate Memorial State Historic Site. It's a lovely place, and we learned some interesting facts. This was a retirement home for confederate soldiers and their wives. There were houses for couples to live in who were able to care for themselves, and a big brick building for the rest of the old soldiers. When the last one died in 1950, he was over 100 years old.
I have more pictures of the cemetery I'll talk about later.
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Beautiful pictures!! Hopefully I will have some to share when we ride next week.
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Carrie
Nice pictures and interesting spot. This is one of the 'things' about journals I enjoy -- being able to see bits and pieces of the USA, the places I would probably not see in my lifetime.
ReplyDeleteVery nice... Linda
ReplyDeleteI love visiting places like this.
ReplyDeletePam
Motorcycle ride sounds like so much fun!!! Hugs,
ReplyDeleteLisa
So, where were the soldier's slaves buried?
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