TRAVEL - Walking
Across America for
The American History Museum
The City Manager was nice enough to spend a few moments with us as we
walked
through South Hill, Virginia.
The South Hill Chamber of Commerce is located in a renovated train
depot. The
head of the chamber, a former radio personality, talked with me about
the project
and their town.
If Disney is going to do another "Cars," this can be the model
for one of the
characters!
I looked like the flag pole was leaning against the wind. Then, that's
what their
members did - and do.
The local school put on The Wizzard of Oz. I thought it would be nice
to share
the names of the cast with you... one of them might become a lot better
known
in the years to come.
I passed by and saw this firetruck facing the street and wanted to share
it.
The rest of their fleet looked more like this Mack.
More than one of the tobacco farmers I talked to thought of growing
other crops.
Perhaps the days of Tobacco being KING are fading. I wonder what the
new
crops will be. They had some surprising suggestions.
I nearly needed shades to walk down this street: a collection of salons,
jewelry stores and antique shops.
This great antique shop rests in the center of downtown South Hill.
I loved this
place setting.
Members and Posts of
these organizations have
given us support along
our journey. I hope
this projects serves them
as well as they have served
this nation --
and us while we walk.
The links below can take
you to personal myspace
pages. I hope you will
keep up with what
we are doing, and add
to the project: drop us
a note, suggestions or
comments.
This site follows us as we make our way along America's
roads and highways, but this project is about raising awareness for
a linear museum of American History called: The
Walk.
The project is about one individual and then another:
not one more important than the next, but each a link in the chain we
call "America."
Millions of stories that should never be forgotten, perhaps preventing
some future American from making their mistakes, or leading the next
generation to a brighter future.
Our future is not written in stone. It never was. This
nation was not left to us as a gift. It was left to us as a challenge.
We can do no more. We should do no less.
I hope you enjoy looking
at these pages. Maybe
return to our beginning
and walk with us,
enjoy the things we saw
and maybe laugh at some
of the things we did.
Some suggest we have
lost our minds. Maybe.
May just ask if they
can help us. When I hear
that question, I am forced
to admit, "Many people hope you can."