Our trip to Savannah - Precious Moments

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Savannah is famous for its duels.
This duel was fought between fellow
army officers James Wilde and Capt. R.P. Johnson.
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Colonial Park cemetary
is located about two blocks from where we stayed.
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Horse drawn carriages are a common sight.
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In Madison Square is this statue, a tribute to Sgt. William Jaspar who, in spite of being mortally wounded, rescued his company's colors during the Siege of Savannah during the Revolutionary War.
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This steam engine provided the power for the belt dirven machinery in the Central Georgia Railroad repair facilities in Savannah which are being restored.
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This drop-hammer forge is in the repair facilities of the Central Georgia railroad.
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A portion of the roundhouse and turntable
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The engineer's view as he eases his train onto the turntable
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River St. where shopping rules.  You can by treasures from the far corners of the world - but precious little from Georgia
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We went on a cruise on the fake paddle-whel steamer.  No grand mansions - more like the Oakland estuary
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These two little boys, and their even littler younger brother, were on a family ojuting to River St. for Easter
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It's not the Inland Passage, but it'll have to do
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We accidentally got on this bridge one day, and went all the way to South Carolina
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A bird show on River Street.
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One brave kid - he could've lost his lip
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Have you read the book or seen the movie Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil?  It is everywhere in Savannah
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We had Easter dinner in the Olde Pink House - a wonderful meal in elegant surroundings
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This is our B&B. Very nice, with decent breakfasts, afternoon teas (well, wine actually) and a glass of port or sherry and a chocolate at bedtime.  We stayed in the LBJ room.
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Here the girls are ready to hit the shops again.
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The gardens in the Owens-Thomas House across the street from the President's Quarters.  This house was designed by the famous English architect William Jay.

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