Drove through three states yesterday. Got rain in two of them. Found this near the Ohio and Mississippi confluence.
Joined the Fugawi tribe sometime during the day as we got lost. Had gas so it didn't matter and just trying to chase the river along any paved road.
Nancy is getting good at finding marks. She pointed out this one yesterday,.
Yes, out of surveying but still in surveying. I love these huge trees and winding roads...
They take the north and south thing very serious in Kentucky. 🙂
Looks like true love to me.
Nice find my brother, she seems to be as happy as I sure hope you are.
The survey stuff is nice too.
I was in Metropolis Saturday. I'd have driven to the that monument if I'd known about it.
Deral,
How low do you think that photogrammetrist's airplane was flying in order to see that aerial target?
Or was they using gray (grey?) paint for their targets.
JA, PLS SoCal
The paint was white but just really faded out. They do a ton of aerial surveys along the rivers for flood control and monitoring so it's probably been used many times.
Vandals have beaten up the earth a bit but this place was very important for the expedition. They spent six days learning how to navigate. 🙂
And you see a lot of these along the Mississippi, the Ohio, the Kentucky and other rivers. They have a lot of water in these area!
This one was about 50' from the cut x.
Lot's of history along the rivers and there are small museums in almost every town. This was one nice flag display crossing the Mississippi. There is , just under the surface, a lot of held over (both sides) emotions concerning the Civil War.
I'm really enjoying our discovery trips up and down the rivers. So much about our early exploration started right near me.
This was a concrete boat that honors the place where they taught navigation.
> Lot's of history along the rivers and there are small museums in almost every town. This was one has a nice flag display, crossing the Mississippi. There is, just under the surface, a lot of held over (both sides) emotions concerning the Civil War.
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Interesting flags, from both sides...
35 stars on the Union flag; is that what represented the northern states?
I've never seen a Confederate flag like that one, were there many other veriations?
Coming from Canada, I don't have a lot of exposure. I did go K thru 12 in the US public school system, but I imagin what they taught in school could vary by location.....:-/
Looks like a fun trip; Ride Safe my friend....
Dugger
It has 35 stars and must be for the time period before some of the western States became States: as in Montana became a State in 1889.
Keith
The date says 1863 as West Virginia broke off from confederate Virginia to become the 35th State. The other flag was the 3rd Confederate National Flag.
I've seen many variations on the confederate flag but most variations were battle group flags and not the actual recognized national flags. It's a bit confusing for this Okie but I'm learning about this area as I go. Much better to visit places and talk to people (descendents) than to read about it in some textbook. I'm finding out all sorts of new things that never were mentioned in our Okie schools.
Let me know anytime you get near again Tommy. Coffee's on me and I'd love a meet and greet sometime.