As the Summer heat is showing brief signs of fading into a cool Fall, my dad decided to take my two teenagers on their first field trip for this school year. This field trip did not take place within the borders of beautiful Alabama this time. They traveled a little north into the edge of Georgia and on into Lookout Mountain, Tennessee.
They visited Point Park A Chattanooga and Chickamauga National Military Park. A lot of battles took place across North Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee during the Civil War. Point Park is located where the Battle of Lookout Mountain or the “Battle above the Clouds” took place. It is a beautiful park fill with Civil War history and a little family history for us. One of my great-great-great grandfathers’ fought in the Battle of Lookout Mountain, and another great-great-great grandfather fought at nearby Missionary Ridge and was captured there. So, to say the least, this was a good history lesson for my family.
There is a museum nearby where you can look at pictures and Civil War memorabilia. They also have a gift shop where you can buy souvenirs.
On the road home, my dad stopped at Sequoya Caverns and Ellis Farm Homestead in North Alabama. They did not go into the Caverns, but they did visit with a peacock in the parking lot and a duck that followed them around the place. So, all in all, my two young’uns had an awesome outing with their grandpa.
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