This is a small site, but it has pioneer cabins, a museum and a locomotive engine on site. They host pioneer days at this park occasionally and have a working sugar press and kettle for processing sugar cane. There is camping available at this park, and there is near-by access to the river for fossil hunters.
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Views of the museum and craft center nearby the 17th Century village.
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This is a great site for anyone wanting to get a feel for how the early European settlers in North America lived. They have recreated a village similar to what the Plymouth Colony would have looked like. They also have living history participants on site to talk about how people would have lived in the colony. We visited here in 2015.
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Thomas Edison had several labs and workshops at his Florida Winter Estate.
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This is a fascinating site to visit. There are several homes on site, Edison’s lab, study and a museum. When we visited in 2015, we arrived late in the day and did not have time to tour the entire site. The day we were there, a storm was approaching, so they shut down the site early that day.
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The buildings at this site are well preserved and setup to give the visitor an idea of how this location would have looked like during the American Revolutionary War. It has signs on site giving more info about this location. The Guliford Courthouse museum is close by, which has some exhibits related to this battle.
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Old Ft Jackson is an early 1800’s fort just outside of Savannah, GA. It was captured by General Sherman during the American Civil War.
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This was a physician’s kit at Old Fr. Jackson in Savannah, GA. It was on display when we visited in 2018. This set included things like an early stethoscope, body hook, marrow chisel and leech box.
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This museum was a lot of fun to visit. They have a working train engine and passenger car that they give short tours with. We were able to watch them load them onto the turntable and position them for the train ride.
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This was a cool place to visit if you are in the area. We visited there in 2013. They have a small museum with really nice models of the buildings.
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