For Labor Day, JoLee and I traveled an hour south along the Kansas border to a small town called Fort Scott. The town was named after the original fort established there in 1842 back before Kansas was a state and this was the wild west. The military used the fort during the Mexican-American War, the Bleeding Kansas years, and the Civil War.
One of the great things about Fort Scott is that they let you roam and visit the buildings without distraction.
This is the hospital that also doubled as the visitors center.
Here JoLee is making bread in the enormous oven.
I don't know if this hole was an original part of the closet door, but JoLee wouldn't have allowed herself to be locked in if hadn't been there.
After visiting the fort we went to a civil war battle field along Mine Creek a few minutes away. The battle lasted one hour during which 600 soldiers were killed or wounded. The Union forces, while grossly outnumbered, soundly defeated the Confederates.
JoLee and I went on a little stroll through the battlefield which is now covered in tall grass. After walking for a few minutes, I stood up on a sign to see where the heck we were headed. That's when JoLee snapped this photo.
The sunflowers haven't been as plentiful during this summer as in years past, but we found plenty around Fort Scott.
Fort Scott also houses a national cemetery, which I thought looked very similar to Arlington in Virginia.
On our way out of town we had to stop and take a picture of this house that wants to be a 50's diner. The owners even put up a few palm trees to make it look like it belongs in California. What you don't see here are the victorian style homes next door.
One of the great things about Fort Scott is that they let you roam and visit the buildings without distraction.
This is the hospital that also doubled as the visitors center.
Here JoLee is making bread in the enormous oven.
I don't know if this hole was an original part of the closet door, but JoLee wouldn't have allowed herself to be locked in if hadn't been there.
After visiting the fort we went to a civil war battle field along Mine Creek a few minutes away. The battle lasted one hour during which 600 soldiers were killed or wounded. The Union forces, while grossly outnumbered, soundly defeated the Confederates.
JoLee and I went on a little stroll through the battlefield which is now covered in tall grass. After walking for a few minutes, I stood up on a sign to see where the heck we were headed. That's when JoLee snapped this photo.
The sunflowers haven't been as plentiful during this summer as in years past, but we found plenty around Fort Scott.
Fort Scott also houses a national cemetery, which I thought looked very similar to Arlington in Virginia.
On our way out of town we had to stop and take a picture of this house that wants to be a 50's diner. The owners even put up a few palm trees to make it look like it belongs in California. What you don't see here are the victorian style homes next door.
6 comments:
You guys go to the greatest places! I love the hospital - you'd never see a building like that around here! Hope you're both doing well.
Melissa
P.S. JoLee- loved your last post! It's fun getting to know you a little better.
My grandmother was born in that hospital in Fort Scott!
Are you serious?
Totally serious!
What a cool trip guys! Hey, come visit my blog sometime and maybe, just maybe leave a comment, huh?!
Every time I read your blog, I get so jealous because I realize there was so much about the Midwest that Joe and I didn't have a chance to see before we left. I swear, I'm going to make Joe move back a few years from now when he has the experience to go wherever he wants. Also, I loved your 20 year blo, especially the pictures. My mom still has all the pictures from my childhood.
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