We left Leesburg and headed toward Florida via Georgia. We were just tooling along a highway, when we suddenly saw a sign for Andersonville National historic site. So, we turned around and rerouted our tom-tom to take us through the park.
Andersonville was a notorious prisoner of war camp run by the Confederates during the Civil War. Now, it also houses a museum that is a memorial to all American prisoners of war, from every era.
This is the outside of the visitor center/museum. We think it was designed to look like a prison itself.
The museum was interesting, with all sorts of exhibits. Some were heartening, and others were very hard to look at. A common theme was that POW's often looked for ways to find hope whether through denial, creativity, or planning an escape.
This was a sign welcoming some POW's home.
There was a driving tour, of course, around the perimeter of the original camp. Various states have put up memorials around the grounds.
This section of the stockade wall has been reconstructed to show what the original looked like.
We couldn't spend a lot of time there because it was almost closing time...we lost another hour when we crossed into Georgia. So, we drove on to our destination for the night, Wanee Lake golf and RV resort in Ashburn, Georgia. The resort is about 4 miles outside the town. As we were driving through the town, we saw signs for "Keith - A - Que"...so in honor of our son, Keith, we had to stop and check it out. It's a barbeque place and we bought a small pork sandwich just to try it. Harris thought it was OK. Judy decided one bite was enough for her.
Total miles driven today = 276
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