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cvwall
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Response Posted - 12/24/2003 : 08:15:52

8th Air Force museum just outside Savannah, GA, near the airport. Also, the Smithsonian just opened the Air & Space annex near Dulles.

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dlucier
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Response Posted - 12/24/2003 : 08:44:15

Just up the road from DC in Baltimore's Inner Harbor is the [url="http://www.constellation.org/"]USS Constellation[/url], the last all sail warship built by the US Navy.

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dlucier
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Response Posted - 12/24/2003 : 11:03:50

I'm not sure if early American history interests you, but the DC/Virgina area has a wealth of places to see and even though I lived there for a couple of years(outside Fredericksburg), I doubt I scratched the surface of all that is there.

Just down the road from where I once lived is the [url="http://www.nps.gov/gewa/"]George Washington Birthplace National Monument[/url].

A few miles down the road from the monument is the [url="http://www.stratfordhall.org/"]Stratford Hall Plantation.[/url].

It was built by Thomas Lee (1690-1750),

a member of the governing Council of the colony, and acting Governor of Virginia.

The plantation was also the birthplace Robert E. Lee (1807).

Another interesting place is [url="http://www.history.org/"]Colonial Williamsburg[/url].

I also spent a few years just outside Philadelphia and recommend visiting [url="http://www.nps.gov/inde/"]Independence Hall[/url], although that may be a little out of your way from DC.

Having lived in Jacksonville, Florida for a few years, I spent many a day in St. Augustine because when you live in Florida, every relative you have will plan a visit at some time. Although it is a little touristy(is that a word?) it still has sites to see, with the biggest being the [url="http://www.nps.gov/casa/"]Castillo de San Marcos[/url].

A little further down the road just south of Daytona Beach is the [url="http://www.ponceinlet.org/index.html"]Ponce Inlet Lighthouse.[/url]

Completed in 1887, the lighthouse is the second tallest in the country.

The tower is a long climb up, so be sure you are in good shape.

With your trip ending up in Louisiana, I imagine you will be going to [url="http://www.neworleansonline.com"]New Orleans[/url] and walking down Rue Bourbon in the [url="http://www.frenchquarter.com/_php/_home.php"]French Quarter[/url].

Lots to do and see here as well, and if your vacation coincides with Mardi Gras, make your reservations last year. Having lived on the Gulf Coast for a few years, I've attended two Mardi Gras ...at least I think I did?...and it was quite fun...I think???

Anyway, have a good trip, it should be fun.

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RichardG
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Response Posted - 12/24/2003 : 11:42:25

The only part of the Southeast I've explored is around Gulf Shores, AL (while visiting Midwestern in-laws "wintering" there).

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Naval Air Museum at Pensacola<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

This is a fanatastic place. What set this place apart from many like it is you are allowed to get in many of the planes and work the controls (in contrast to just looking at them from behind velvet ropes). I fondly remember the sheer joy my then 1 year old daughter experienced while playing with 100's of vintage dials, switches, etc. within easy reach from my lap in the cockpit seat of a 50's era fighter jet (Dad had fun, too).

Fort Morgan, originally built to protect the entrance to Mobile Bay, is a real cool place, too. During an important naval battle during the Civil War, the slogan "Damn the Torpedo's" was coined at this site.

I can't remember the name of it, but a couple miles north of I-10 at the east end of the big bridge where I-10 crosses Mobile Bay, there's a small state park where the last significant battle of the Civil War took place just before the South surrendered. It's a "quickie" type drive-through tour, but I found it rather interesting and enjoyable.

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jmorrical
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Response Posted - 12/24/2003 : 12:40:16

I spent many years in the Wiregrass Area of Alabama and found an unusual monument you might want to include in your travels of historic places.

The Boll Weevil Monument, Enterprise, Alabama. "After the boll weevil destroyed (1910-15) the area's cotton, diversified farming was begun. In gratitude for the resulting prosperity, the city erected a monument to the boll weevil in 1919." [from The Columbia Encyclopedia, 3rd ed., s.v. "Enterprise."]

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RichardG
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Response Posted - 12/24/2003 : 13:56:50

I forgot another one -- The USS Alabama battleship in Mobile, AL. I only spent about a half-day there and wished I had about two days to see it thoroughly.

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Ben - FL
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Response Posted - 12/24/2003 : 16:40:50

If you are coming through Jacksonville, FL there is [url="http://www.nps.gov/foca/"]FORT CAROLINE NATIONAL MONUMENT[/url]. It is a reproduction of the original with a museum. If you are coming by boat it is right on the St. Johns River. You only need about an hour to experience it. And Rebault Monument is a quarter of a mile away and overlooks the St. J. R. from St. Johns Bluff, the highest point in NE FL. Also the Jacksonville Zoo is free if you arrive by boat!

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dlucier
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Response Posted - 12/24/2003 : 16:47:29

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Ben - FL
 If you are coming through Jacksonville, FL there is [url="http://www.nps.gov/foca/"]FORT CAROLINE NATIONAL MONUMENT[/url]. It is a reproduction of the original with a museum. If you are coming by boat it is right on the St. Johns River.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

I once lived just down the street from Fort Caroline.

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Bryan Beamer
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Response Posted - 12/24/2003 : 17:08:17

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by dlucier
 
I once lived just down the street from Fort Caroline.
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Man you sure have lived in a lot of places.

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dlucier
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Response Posted - 12/25/2003 : 11:54:03

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Bryan Beamer
 <blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by dlucier
 
I once lived just down the street from Fort Caroline.
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Man you sure have lived in a lot of places.

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I get around.

Actually, some of my travels were courtesy of the USN. The places I've lived, in order, are...

Taylor, MI
Orlando, FL
Great Lakes, IL
Moorestown, NJ
Pascagoula, MS
Jacksonville, FL
King George, VA

and now I'm back in Michigan.

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Ben - FL
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Response Posted - 12/27/2003 : 17:49:59

Hey Don,
Did you ever do any sailing on the St. Johns R.? I grew up in Beacon Hills and we (my brother and I) used to run all through those woods when we were kids (1960s.)
My first experience sailing was when my dad brought home the original sailboard. It was a cat rigged foam filled plywood hull with grab rails only, no well what so ever. It was not the kind you stand up on. But it had a huge sail. We capsized it out on the river but my dad got it righted and we sailed back. I believe that is when I fell in love with sailing.

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dlucier
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Response Posted - 12/27/2003 : 20:38:27

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Ben - FL
 Hey Don,
Did you ever do any sailing on the St. Johns R.? I grew up in Beacon Hills and we (my brother and I) used to run all through those woods when we were kids (1960s.)
My first experience sailing was when my dad brought home the original sailboard. It was a cat rigged foam filled plywood hull with grab rails only, no well what so ever. It was not the kind you stand up on. But it had a huge sail. We capsized it out on the river but my dad got it righted and we sailed back. I believe that is when I fell in love with sailing.
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No, I didn't sail on the St. John's. I lived in Jax during my golfing phase.

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Ben - FL
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Response Posted - 01/03/2004 : 19:21:40

I guess my golfing phase is about to begin. I gave my wife a golf bag for Christmas because she bought some used clubs from somebody at her work. Lord knows there is enough courses around this part of the world.

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ddlyle
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Response Posted - 01/05/2004 : 17:16:45

I too was going to recommend the Maritime Museum in Beaufort NC.
VERY INTERESTING! When I was there in 2000 (Memorial Day) I happened to meet the author of an interesting book about the last 4 masted schooner used for commercial (freight) sailing.
He sailed on the boat (I can't locate the book right now) as a young man and took wonderful photos.
I got him to autograph the book he wrote and I was very fortunate to see his exibit and speak with him.
The museum in Beaufort is very nice!!
Beaufort is a big sailing town. (It is located where the outer banks come back to the mainland.)
They pronounce it BOfort (long O).
Where I live in Hilton Head SC the county seat is Beaufort and it is a pretty old town (it's on the intracoastal waterway and has a nice downtown marina). They pronounce Beaufort down here as Bewfort not Bofort.

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