Double Pen House

There was a recreated 1850s farmstead at Land Between the Lakes, with costumed interpretors and this fine example of a double-pen house with a "dogrun" passageway between the two rooms, or pens. This is a very old style that you see now and then in Tennessee cabins.

Matilda Gives Us a Start

May 3rd 2006
April 18 - May 2, 2006 Leavenworth, Kan. - Lake Chicot, Ark. Mile 7,125 1,750 Miles this Leg Driving a 17-year-old vehicle around the country, we expected to have periodic mechanical troubles. And a few hours after the last blog posting, we had to tap into the “repairs” reserve in our trip budget. Matilda “gave us a start” when her starter failed! We had packed up on April 18 and ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more

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