Our last day trip with Grandma Alice took us to the west side of SC into the area known as 96 country in the tour info. McCormick, Edgefield, Abbeville, Greenwood and Ninety-Six were our stops for the day. This is the area of Strom Thurmond's home (Edgefield), turkey hunting, national forests and rolling countryside. It was a beautiful day for a ride.
Edgefield was turkey hunting area. The pottery museum and turkey museums were closed but the turkey statues were around the town.
Abbeville is a quaint town and Yoder's was a Mennonite restaurant advertised that we tried out. Good home cookin'.
Abbeville town square.
The Burk-Stark house where the first secession papers were signed for the Civil War. Also where the Confederate Army was formally disbanded.
Railroad museum in Greenwood was closed...and it pretty poor repair. But we had to make the stop and take a picture for grandson Mikey.
Ninety-Six was a pleasant and interesting stop. A Revolutionary War fort was built there and a battle fought.
Rose stands by one of the described fascines.
Grandma Alice had quite the walk to get back to the battlefield. She took a rest in the warm sunshine on the old battlefield.
At Ninety-Six the mounds of the star fort are clearly visible as are the battle trenches dug for the assault.
History lives!
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