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A Morning at the RV/MH Museum, Elkhart, IN
Day 3 – Travel as I Envisioned it Could Be What do you do to fill a day while you are in town to have some work done on your camper—of course, go to the Recreational Vehicle/Manufactured Housing (RV/MH) Museum. … Continue reading
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Tagged antique, campers, Elkhart, manufacturing, motor homes, museum, recreational vehicles, RV
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The National Corvette Museum, Bowling Green, Kentucky
Day #1 – Travel as I Have Envisioned It Could Be! The first leg of our trip took us northwest through Nashville, TN, and into Kentucky. We had decided to leave a day early to make our appointment in Indiana. … Continue reading
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Tagged Address, Bowling Green, Cave In, Corvette, Hours, Kentucky, KY, museum
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The Aviation Museum of Kentucky
Serendipity – While planning a trip to a family reunion, I discovered an aviation museum within minutes of our planned route. It was a well-timed and worthwhile side-trip. The Aviation Museum of Kentucky is set in a rolling bluegrass landscape, adjacent … Continue reading
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Tagged aviation, Blue Angel, F-14, F-4, GE CF-6-80, Guadraplane, Kentucky, museum, Phanto, Polywagon, RF-101, Thnderbird, Tomcat, turbofan, Voodoo
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Visiting the Botetourt County Historical Museum
When it was first established in 1770 Botetourt (pronounced “bot-te-tot”) County extended from its current location in the mountains of southwest Virginia, all the way to the Mississippi River, and included all or part of what are now the states … Continue reading
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Tagged Botetourt, county, courthouse, Fincastle, history, map, museum, Stereograph, Virginia
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On the Urbana Waterfront and the F.D. Crockett
During the annual Oyster Festival in Urbana, Virginia, the waterfront on Urbana Creek becomes a busy harbor. Most are boaters who elect to cruise into the festival and stay aboard their boats. There were, however, several boats on display, plus … Continue reading
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Tagged Deltaville, F.D. Crockett, Lynx, Maritime, museum, pilot house, Tall Ship, Urbana, Virginia, waterfront
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Bridgeport Depot Museum, Alabama
Several “I Grew up on a Farm in Virginia” posts make reference to the railroad that crossed the road to the house, specifically (My First Night with the Car). From as far back as I can remember I could hear … Continue reading
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Tagged Alabama, Bridgeport, C&O, caboose, CSX, depot, drawbridge, Hog Jaw Valley, locomotive, Moyseneck, museum, railroad, trains
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Mariners’ Museum Part 2 – The Seafarer’s Classic Collection
Introduction As indicated in Part 1, I last visited the Mariners’ Museum in Newport News, Virginia, in 1957. I have only vague memories of what the museum actually looked like then, however, the staff at the museum has been kind … Continue reading
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Tagged African Queen, April Fool, art, Butterworth, Cabana Fortress, cannon, Cuba, eagle, Figureheads, forgery, Jenny Lind, Mariners' Museum, models, museum, Newport News, research, small boat center, turtle ships, walking beam
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National Museum of Naval Aviation – More than 100 years of Unique Aviation History
Introduction The beginnings of US naval aviation are somewhat blurred. For example, the first aircraft to take off from, or land on a naval ship were demonstrations in 1910 by civil pilot, Eugene Ely, an employee of Glen Curtiss. On … Continue reading
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Tagged A-4, aircraft, airship, AJ Savage, Avenger, Black sheep, Blue Angels, CH-47, Corsair, DC-3, F-14, F/A-18, F4U, L-8, ME-262, museum, national, naval, Navy, NC-4, President Bush, que sera sera, R$D, Skyhawk, TBM
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The Henry Ford Museum – America’s Memory Lane
The Henry Ford Museum, with its collections of airplanes, trains, and cars to furniture, farming and manufacturing equipment, and the history of justice in the United States, is too big to summarize adequately in the space of this blog. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Allegheny, cars, Chrysler, Ford, Kennedy, Lamy, limosine, locomotive, museum, presidential, roosevelt, turbine
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