After a great 3 days stay at Grand Harbor and all of the many hstorical attractions, we have moved up the Tennessee river to Florence Alabama. We cannot go on our planned itinerary down the Ten Tom waterway at this time because two locks have been closed for mantenance until September 24th. As a result we have decided to extend our trip to see more of the beautful Tennessee River all the way to Chattanooga (making lemonade from lemons?).
Florence was named by an italian(surprise?) surveyor after his city in Italy. There are 4 towns in this area including Sheffield, Muscal Shoals, and Tuscombia with a total population of 75,000.
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| The Cherry Mansion one of General Grant's headquarters |
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| Pontoon boats the preferred method of travel |
Scenes along the river
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| Natchez Trace bridge |
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| Cliff hanger! |
Tomorrow Howard and Marilyn, fellow boaters, Jayne and I will visit the homes of two world famous personalities; W C Handy and Helen Keller. Among other sites we will also visit a Frank Lloyd Wright home and one of General Shermans headquarters during the civil war.
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