Nashville's History

The day after Thanksgiving we were still full and ready for an outing.

Shopping wasn't an option. I know that thousands of people like to hit the stores on Black Friday. This fact is precisely why I refuse to go anywhere near a store.

Instead, we went to Nashville to see the capital. The capital building stands at the top of a hill with a series of parks at the base. There is a wonderful timeline showing the history of Nashville. We walked along and spent some time at the WWII memorial. The globe above shows a depiction of soldiers who left Nashville to go to Europe or the Pacific.

I was also drawn to the Civil War marker - a granite stone split in half.

My wife loves the Civil War time period. And, I thought to myself that I need to pick up a good Civil War history book for my next long flight.