Our morning began with a tour of The Hermitage. It was the home of Andrew Jackson, America's 7th President. He was called "Tough as Old Hickory" and the name "Old Hickory" stuck with him for the rest of his life. Jackson first fought on a Revolutionary War battlefield at age 13. He is famous for stonewalling the British and engineering one of America's most stunning military victories at the Battle of New Orleans. He was President from 1829-1837.
The original Hermitage mansion was built between 1819 and 1821. It was remodeled, expanded, and suffered a damaging fire during Jackson's presidency. It was re-built again, and he lived there until his death in 1845. We learned lots about our country's early history as we toured the home and grounds.
After we finally found Whitt's Barbecue, we had lunch there. One wrong turn created a slight detour! We enjoyed our meal because we were hungry--and we had the whole place to ourselves!
Then it was on to the Johnny Cash Museum. This photo shows the many faces of Johnny Cash, and he was certainly a multi-talented individual! The museum is a world class collection of memorabilia that tell the story of Cash's life. We all had our picture taken there--with Johnny in the background. Amazing what photo-shop can do!
Then it was on to our tour of the Opryland Hotel. More on this next time.
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