Fort Knox-Kentucky

Today, I visited the General Patton Museum at Fort Knox Kentucky. I am posting a few pictures here. Have a look. . .

The first two pictures are some of the armored vehicles (tanks, etc.) that are displayed in the park outside the museum.

Of course, the second pic is of the entrance to the museum.


The third pic is General Patton's touring car. He died in a non-combat car accident in France (?) in December of 1945 after the war was over. The front end of the car was damaged severly in the accident but it was restored for display in the museum. They had lots of other artifacts that belonged to him on display in the museum. They also had a good 30 minute film about Patton's life and career.


The next pic is another tank that was on display inside the museum. They had lots of armored vehicles on display from many different countries.


The last picture is a quick photo of the US Gold Bullion Repository at Fort Knox. They don't give tours of this place (understandably), but I took this picture as I was riding along the highway beside it.

Bye,
GLENN

Lincoln's Birthplace Hodgenville

I recently visited Abraham Lincoln's birthplace in Kentucky. Lincoln is mostly known for his time spent in Illlinois where he spent much of his later years and served in political office, but he was born on a farm that his family occupied for a few years near Hodgenville, Kentucky. I am currently working from Elizabethtown, KY which is nearby. So, I took a few pictures and wanted to share them. Check them out.

First pic is of the entrance to the park. They had a museum with some artifacts and video, a Lincoln Memorial which houses a replica of the cabin that he was born in, the Sinking Springs, and a nature trail around the property


Second pic is the entrance to the Lincoln Memorial. This memorial houses the replica of the log cabin Lincoln was born in. There are 56 steps up to the top of the hill (one for each year of his age). The memorial is on the same hill where the original cabin was located. This memorial was built in the early 1900's before the more well-known Lincoln Memorial in Washington.

Next pic is the replica of the original cabin. Lincoln's original cabin has an interesting history that goes something like this: When he was elected president, a group of people tried to locate his original cabin of birth. However, when they arrived at the farm ,the cabin was mostly gone. After much questioning of the locals, one man admitted that some of them had taken the logs from the original cabin to use in their own cabins. The replica in place now, used some of the original Lincoln materials and materials from other residents in the area.

Next pic is the entrance to the Sinking Springs. The spring was a good source of drinking water and was a popular stop for many travelers coming thru the area and was also a good reason for the Lincolns to purchase this farm. As I walked down the steps, the temperature dropped by a good 10 degrees from top to bottom. It was a hot day and it felt like air conditioning at the bottom of the steps.

Next pic is of me at the guard-rail. The water seeps out of a small cave to the left and runs down into another hole.

Next pic is a close up of the hole where the water runs down. There is another small cave down below. The small cave below allows the water to run underground for 2 miles before dumping into a small river. The water looked very clear, but they asked that no one drink from it, just in case.

Bye,
Glenn