Sunday, December 14, 2008

Scouting Cumberland Gap

Tri-State Peak:
Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia

East face of the Gap above Gap cave.

Water coming from Gap cave.

Old Iron Furnace
Iron sharpeneth iron;so a man sharpeneth the
countenance of his friend Prov. 27:17
James Boone: Daniel Boone's son was killed
this marker in the Powell Valley area.

Bison: Part of the Martin's Station re-creation.

Sheep at Martin's station:
I am the Good Shepherd, and know my sheep,
and am known of mine. John 10:17
Re-creation of Martin's Station

The Cumberland Mountains


Monday, November 24, 2008

Constitution Square

Home of Ephraim McDowell.
He was a son-in-law to Isaac Shelby.
He is honored in Statutory Hall at the U.S Capital.
Me and the girls.
Statue of the KY state seal in the background.
United We Stand, Divided We Fall
A Pioneer and a Statesmen.

Isaac Shelby was KY first Govenor.
He also was one of the founders of the American Bible Society.

Constitution Square in Danville, KY
Kentucky became a State in 1792

Jeep Rides!


Cool Cats! Going on a jeep ride.

Thursday, October 30, 2008

Starting their Ministries


Anna
Raised to walk in the Newness of Life!
Holly
Raised to walk in the Newness of life!

Saturday, October 18, 2008

Lexington, Virginia


Washington and Lee University Lexington, Virginia
When he (Robert E. Lee) was informed that the chaplains prayed for him, tears started to his eyes, and he replied: "I sincerely thank you for that, and I can only say that I am a poor sinner, trusting in Christ alone, and that I need all the prayers you can offer for me."
"A LIFE OF GEN. ROBERT E. LEE." BY JOHN ESTEN COOKE


The Chapel at Washington and Lee University where Robert E. Lee is entombed.


Graves of Stonewall Jackson and his family in Lexington, Virginia.
Let us cross over the river, and rest under the shade of the trees . . .(The General's Last Words)

Arlington

Arlington National Cemetery
Freedom isn't Free!

The Tomb of the Unknowns

Iwo Jima Memorial

The banner yet waves!

Mt. Vernon



Mt. Vernon Home of George Washington.

George Washingtons Carriage

First Tomb of George Washington.

New Tomb

George Washington Tomb

Dutch Fan

Dutch Fan at work.
Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Matt 9:37

Washington D.C.

The United States Capital
The House Wing

The Library of Congress

The White House

Andrew Jackson

The Declaration of Independence. "And for the support of this Declaration with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our Sacred Honor."

The Constitution

Supreme Court Building

The New York Avenue Presbyterian Church.

The Lincoln Pew. Abraham Lincoln sat here.

The Washington Monument. "Laus Deo-Praise Be To God"

The Lincoln Memorial.

"In regard to this Great Book, I have but to say, I believe the Bible is the best gift God has given to man. All the good Saviour gave to the world was communicated through this Book. But for this Book we could not know right from wrong. All things most desirable for man’s welfare, here and hereafter, are to be found portrayed in it…" Abraham Lincoln

Lincoln Memorial at night.

The Jefferson Memorial.

Jefferson Memorial.

Thomas Jefferson.

Appomattox



Appomattox Battle Field.

General Grants headquarters.

Lynchburg/Richmond road.

Wilbur Mclean House. General Lee signed the surrender in the parlor.

General Lee would have sat here.

General Grant would have sat here.
The Mclean House was disassembled to be taken to the worlds fair but never made it. It was reassembled in the original spot.