Vacation 2012
10 July - 9 August
a tour of places in eastern USA
the R-pod travel trailer - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - a map of our travels (click on map for larger version)
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birthplace of Sequoia (creator of the written Cherokee language)
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portrait of Sequoia - - seal of the Cherokee
sample of the written Cherokee language
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Fort Loudoun
established 1756 - occupied until 1760
during the French and Indian War
It assisted the allied Cherokee Nation during the war.
A model of the fort in the museum.
A couple of reinactors.
Approaching the fort from the back side (higher up and away from the river).
Through the North gate.
Storehouse for munitions. One of the few buildings with stone walls.
Inside the Fort looking down from the gate on the high side.
The couple from the photo in the museum walking at the left.
Southeast corner
Southwest corner
West side - The buildings stair-step down the slope.
Two British troops and the Prussian military surveyor.
The Prussian was on loan from Fredrick the Great's army.
Cherokee allies
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The reason why so many were in costume was that they were making a motion picture
describing the history of Ft. Loudoun. We were lucky to have visited at this time,
when the whole place looked and felt alive.
Main Gate = South Gate, facing the water
Mud and wattle building outside the South gate - roof reinforced against the wind.
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