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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