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Smoky Mountains, NC

Raystown Lake, PA
McLean House, VA
and justifying the right of our country his study. The bed could be drawn
to be independent from England; the up out of sight to make a large departed and let their commissioners
other the site where we resolved to entryway. The grounds around the work out the details. It was such
stay together as a country. house have some of the slave quarters a simple exchange to try to end a
as well as the Monticello Graveyard
Monticello sits atop a hill overlooking where Jefferson and many members conflict where nearly 700,000 men had
the beautiful rolling woodlands near of his extended family are buried. died.
Charlottesville. At first sight, it seems Jefferson experimented with different The states in the middle part of this
to be a typical Virginia plantation types of vegetables, and the vegetable country are often called the “flyover”
home; but Jefferson was inspired by gardens are still maintained. states because it’s felt there’s not a lot
European building techniques and to see or do, it’s just a space between
made interesting changes to the house Sixty miles south of Monticello is the east and west coasts. But that’s so
over time. The design and placement Appomattox Courthouse, and nearby wrong!
of the rooms and windows allows air is the Monticello, VA where Robert
currents to travel from the ground E. Lee surrendered the Army of (Be sure to pick up Lubbock Senior
floors up and out through the cupola. Northern Virginia to Ulysses S. Grant Link’s Fall edition to read the next
Dumbwaiters were used to bring food on April 9, 1865. Although fighting installment in this lovely and colorful
from the kitchen on the ground floor stretched on for several months (and description of the best kept secrets of our
up to the dining room. He didn’t care some of the attitudes engendered amazing country!)
for furniture cluttering spaces, so the by that conflict still exist today), this
dining table and chairs were stored, event is considered the beginning
and brought out only for meals. of the end of the Confederacy. The
Jefferson’s bed was built into the surrender was held in a parlor of the
doorway between his bedroom and Monticello, VA in what seems to be
a rather simple and polite event for
such a momentous occasion. There
was no formal surrender document,
merely a short letter that each general
wrote to the other, while sitting in
the same room. The Confederates
were allowed to keep their horses and
sidearms and were assured that the
US government would not prosecute
them. There were handshakes
Monticello, VA
between the generals, then they

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