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Oak Island is located on a barrier island on the Atlantic Coast of southeastern North Carolina in Brunswick County. The island has two towns, Oak Island and Caswell Beach, North Carolina.  The North Carolina Baptist Assembly is located here as well as a United States Coast Guard Station.  It is said that the Native Americans used Oak Island for their fishing grounds until the arrival of Europeans.  The first permanent building was Fort Caswell built in the 1830’s. We traveled to Oak Island to photograph the Oak Island Lighthouse (seen in a previous blog) and afterward as we were walking on the beach we were blessed to witness this beautiful sunset –

 

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New Providence Presbyterian Church is a historical church located in Salvisa Kentucky.  Presbyterian settlers came from Botetourt County, Virginia in 1779 and settled along the Salt River.   The first church was founded by Reverend David Rice in 1784 and in 1785 they built an     eighteen by twenty foot log cabin to worship in.  To commemorate God’s providence on their behalf they named the church “New Providence”.  Construction was begun on the fourth church at this present location in 1861 and completed in 1864. New Providence Presbyterian Church was added to the National Register of Historical Places in 1975.

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The Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill near Harrodsburg Kentucky is the largest restored Shaker Village Community in the United States as well as a National Historic Landmark. The village was active from 1805 till 1910 and preservation efforts began in 1961. The village has thirty- three restored nineteenth century buildings and over three thousand acres of farmland.  Self guided tours and other activities are offered as well as an Inn, restaurant and beautiful handmade Shaker arts and crafts. Located about twenty-five miles southwest of Lexington Kentucky, the Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill has become a very popular tourist destination.

 

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The Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill near Harrodsburg Kentucky is the largest restored Shaker Village Community in the United States as well as a National Historic Landmark. The village was active from 1805 till 1910 and preservation efforts began in 1961. The village has thirty- three restored nineteenth century buildings and over three thousand acres of farmland.  Self guided tours and other activities are offered as well as an Inn, restaurant and beautiful handmade Shaker arts and crafts. Located about twenty-five miles southwest of Lexington Kentucky, the Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill has become a very popular tourist destination.

 

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The Four Roses Bourbon Distillery was built in 1910 and is located on the banks of the Salt River in Lawrenceburg Kentucky. The Spanish Mission-Style distillery is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. I was interested in how the name of Four Roses was connected to bourbon so here is the legend –“It began when Paul Jones, Jr., the founder of Four Roses Bourbon, became smitten by the beauty of a Southern belle. It is said that he sent a proposal to her, and she replied that if her answer were “Yes,” she would wear a corsage of roses on her gown to the upcoming grand ball. Paul Jones waited for her answer excitedly on that night of the grand ball…when she arrived in her beautiful gown; she wore a corsage of four red roses. He later named his Bourbon “Four Roses” as a symbol of his devout passion for the lovely belle, a passion he thereafter transferred to making his beloved Four Roses Bourbon. ”  In 1884 Paul Jones moved to Louisville Kentucky and opened his business on Main Street known as “Whiskey Row”.  In 1922 the business was purchased by the Frankfort Distillery Company, which at that time was one out of six distilleries that was given permission to operate through prohibition to produce bourbon for medicinal purposes. (Interesting).  In 2002 the Fours Roses brand was purchased by the Kirin Brewing Company, Ltd. They continue with the same quality, passion and pride that Paul Jones Jr. had in producing his award-winning bourbon.  The smooth mellow taste is the signature of the Four Roses Bourbon that has earned the reputation of one of the finest bourbons in the world.  Four Roes is distributed in the United States as well as Europe and Japan.  If you are near the Lawrenceburg area be sure to drop by for a tour and a taste!  

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The “General Lee” was on display the day we visited the National Corvette Museum.  If you watched “The Dukes of Hazzard” every Saturday night like did, you are familiar with this bright orange 1969 Dodge Charger. It was a 440 with 440 cubic-inch Magnum V-8 engine and could out run anything in the fictitious Hazzard County Georgia.   A Confederate Flag was painted on the roof and the number “01” on the door.  CBS produced the show that ran from 1979 to1985 and in that time over three-hundred Dodge Charges were used.  At the end of the show there were only seventeen original Chargers left.  If you remember cousins Bo and Luke Duke lived on the family farm with their Uncle Jesse and cousin Daisy. They were always trying to out-smart and out-run Boss Hogg and Sherriff Roscoe P. Coltrane.  The Rebel Horn that sounded when the “General Lee” scratched off was created by J.C. Whitney Auto Parts.  I really love that horn—I want one for my truck!

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One of the most unique displays at the National Corvette Museum was a thirty by sixty mural of a Corvette. At first glance the image reminded me of the work of impressionist painter Claude Monet.  But as you examine it closer you find the image is made up of individual puzzle pieces that are actually small photographs of owners with their Corvettes! The members of the National Corvette Museum were invited to send in the photographs to be used in the design of this wonderful mural.   Really Cool!

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The 1968 Astro II was the first of several experimental mid-engine Corvettes.   After eleven months to develop, the Astro II was introduced at the 1968 New York Car show.  It had a big-block V-8 427 engine and weighed 3,300 pounds which was three-hundred pounds less than the production Corvettes.  Made from stock parts, it could be delivered faster and at a lower cost.

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 Because of the unique styling and the chassis change, featuring the independent rear suspension, the 1963 Sting Ray was the most significant model year for the Corvette.  It was based on Bill Mitchells 1959 Sting Ray Racer and the 1961 Mako Shark.  The two models produced, the coupe and convertible, were more radical than anything else sold at this time. The 1963 coupe had a split rear window but due to the possible decrease in visibility, the split window became a one piece style in the 1964 and following models.  The interior had been changed with new seats designed similar to the seats in an airplane cockpit and a full instrument panel with a telescoping steering wheel.  Air condition was available for the first time and if you ordered “Saddle Tan” interior it was leather, which was also a first for the Corvette.

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The 1955 Corvettes were introduced with a new 195 horse power V-8 engine known as the “small block”.  “Corvette Copper”, Gypsy Red, Harvest Gold and Pennant Blue were the new colors offered.  Although out of the seven hundred that were produced almost half were Polo White.

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