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Saturday, January 12, 2013

Antebellum Houses

Selected antebellum houses (some for public tours, some private (but occasionally open for special tours), some completely private:

Oakwood, Murray County, Georgia (private, has been on historical-house tour before). Used to have a spring.

Carter's Quarter, Murray County, Georgia (private, has been on historical-house tour from time to time). Has a springhouse with spring, still standing. Has a family cemetery.


Penn Place, Chattooga County, ?tourable?: Antebellum landmark, plantation-style house built in 1840, "after William Penn received many acres as a payment of debt to his father."






Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Kindle, Free Books

http://www.weberbooks.com/kindle/


Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Gardens and Parks in Tennessee

Chattanooga Arboretum and Nature Center
399 Garden Road, Chattanooga, TN 37419
Phone:  423-821-1160
http://www.chattanooganaturecenter.org/www

Cheekwood Art and Gardens
1200 Forrest Park Drive Nashville Tennessee 37205
Phone: 615.356.8000
http://www.cheekwood.org/

The Hermitage
Home of President Andrew Jackson
4580 Rachel's Lane, Nashville, TN 37076
Phone:  615-889-2941
http://www.thehermitage.com/