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Published: January 12th 2010
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Like all great travellers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen. ~Benjamin Disraeli
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January 7,2010, Thursday Red Top Mt. SP We took a short walk around the campground and again were lucky…no snow! We drove on toward Atlanta to Kennesaw
National Battlefield Park.
This battle was one of the last confederate successes of the Civil War. The Visitor’s Center had a new video describing the battle. They also house a very impressive collection of rifles/weapons spanning the years before, during and after the Civil War, a generous donation by the Fuller Family, a private collector.
After a visit to the little museum we walked along the hills of the battlefield. Then began a drive south to Franklin Delano Roosevelt SP, the largest in GA. We quickly registered and connected the electricity…cranking up the heat before going out for a hike around the lake. The weather forecast is for another cold night with a chance of snow!
We decided to become Friends of GA, and with our membership we got a free night at the campground, and free admission to GA historic attractions. So for $30. we saved $40 on
the first usage, pretty good deal, we will continue to use the pass as we travel.
January 8, 2010, Friday, FDR SP We enjoyed a BRRisk walk through the woods, temps about 12 degrees, but no snow!
The Little White House, in Warm Springs GA was our first stop. It was here, at his cottage, that FDR died of a massive stroke, while an artist was painting his portrait. The collection of memorabilia is huge, right down to FDR’s auto with hand controls. “The Cottage” is exactly as it was on the day of his death. In another bldg is the “unfinished” portrait of FDR. Everything was originally left the Polio Foundation, but they are not in the “historic business”, so it was offered to the US Gov, and eventually Georgia State took it over. Another free admission since we are Friends of GA!
FDR found this place because of its “warm springs” it was therapeutic for his polio. He became quite a supporter and hero of the poor local farmers here and they loved him.
We stopped in the town of Warm Springs for lunch and walked around the shops, then visited the pools used
by folks with polio and other mobility problems. The museum included a iron-lung , I remember, as a child, seeing this machine on TV, it was scary then and is still scary now.
The next town, Pine Mountain was a little too “touristy”. And our least favorite was Callaway Gardens, a VERY over priced garden, bike trail, chapel, condos, golf course and homes.
We returned to FDR State Park for another night.
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