Monday, March 19, 2012

Our Montgomery Trip

At Old Alabama Town.  We watched as a woman explained and demonstrated  how cotton was separated
by hand held tools and spun into thread.  We saw an old cotton gin, grist mill, and a blacksmith at work. 

Mrs. Benton and Mrs. McCullough's class outside the State Capital.

Justin posing next to the star where Jefferson Davis once stood.

Both classes getting ready to tour the Governor's Mansion.
As hospitality rules, we were served cookies and lemonade after the tour.

Looking at the portraits of former First Ladies.

Lilli attempting to get a bird to
land on her finger at the Montgomery Zoo.

Heading into the Cotton Gin. 
The scale to the left, on the ground,t weighed the cotton upon arrival.
The mule is pulling a cart carrying 1,500 pounds of cotton with seed.

Carolyn's dad assisted in her participation
of viewing the rotunda from the ground up.

Our tour guide was extremely informed.
 The students lay down to get a view of the six paintings along the rotunda walls and the dome.

The blacksmith.

Listening to stories about previous governors.

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