Meriwether Lewis Death Site, TN

September 9, 2013 2 Comments

Meriwether Lewis Grave, Natchez Trace Parkway, TN

Meriwether Lewis Grave, Natchez Trace Parkway, TN: Click to enlarge.

I visited the site where Meriwether Lewis of the historic Lewis and Clark Expedition was killed.  Lewis was traveling the Trace on his way to Washington, DC to present the expedition journals when he died here on October 11, 1809.  The cause of his death remains unknown.  Lewis’ grave lies within 100 yards of the pictured Grinder House in which he died.  The site is located near the Trace’s northern terminus in Tennessee.  As in many parts of the Trace I had it to myself.

Historical information provided by the National Park Service and the Tennessee Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Grinder House in which Meriwether Lewis died, Natchez Trace Parkway, TN

Grinder House in which Meriwether Lewis died, Natchez Trace Parkway, TN:  Click to enlarge.

Meriwether Lewis Gravesite, Natchez Trace Parkway, TN

Meriwether Lewis Gravesite, Natchez Trace Parkway, TN:  Click to enlarge.

Meriwether Lewis Grave, Natchez Trace Parkway, TN

Meriwether Lewis Grave, Natchez Trace Parkway, TN:  Click to enlarge.

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The Old Trace near its northern terminus outside Nashville, TN: Click to enlarge.

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Shiloh National Military Park, Tennessee

August 30, 2013 Leave a comment

Original Shiloh Church, Shiloh National Military Park, TN: Click to enlarge.

Original Shiloh Church, Shiloh National Military Park, TN: Click to enlarge.

The historical signs in the photos below tell the story pretty well.  This was a major battle on the land surrounding a quiet old church, named Shiloh Meeting House, dating back to the early 1800’s.  Across a two-lane road from the church is a cemetery that is used to this day.  One must be a member of the local church (a modern building that lies across a parking lot from the historic Shiloh) to be eligible for burial in the cemetery.

Original Shiloh Church, Shiloh National Military Park, TN: Click to enlarge.

Original Shiloh Church, Shiloh National Military Park, TN: Click to enlarge.

The most popular attraction at the battlefield was a combination of golden and bald eagles nesting in a large tree (crude photo below).  A mass of senior citizens was encamped on lawn chairs 200 yards from the tree, armed with formidable looking cameras and binoculars.  This was the one day on the road this year that I used my binoculars.

Original Shiloh Church, Shiloh National Military Park, TN: Click to enlarge.

Original Shiloh Church, Shiloh National Military Park, TN: Click to enlarge.

Shiloh National Military Park, TN: Click to enlarge.

Shiloh National Military Park, TN: Click to enlarge.

Shiloh National Military Park, TN: Click to enlarge.

Shiloh National Military Park, TN: Click to enlarge.

Shiloh National Military Park, TN: Click to enlarge.

Shiloh National Military Park, TN: Click to enlarge.

Golden and bald eagles, Shiloh National Military Park, TN: Click to enlarge.

Golden and bald eagles, Shiloh National Military Park, TN: Click to enlarge.

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