A Slice of Life
Bill LItes
Day 7 (5/22/2022)
This morning after a quick breakfast, I said my goodbyes to my friends, Terry and Mary and headed north 25 miles on SR-29 & SR-166 to visit the Sam Davis Memorial Museum located across the border in Pulaski, TN. This Memorial Museum is a small mausoleum dedicated to Sam Davis, a young Confederate soldier, who was captured while carrying Union battle papers and hung as a spy on November 27, 1863, at this location. The museum was closed today this photo of the mausoleum was the only thing I had to remind me of my visit.
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Now I headed north 30 miles on US-31 to visit the President James K. Polk Home and Museum located in Columbia, TN. I discovered this museum was only open for appointment tours, but their website tells me that this is the first home of the eleventh President of the United States. The house was built by his father, Samuel Polk, in 1816 and was in the family until 1871 when the last Polk relative to live in the home passed away. Sarah Polk was instrumental in preserving many of President Polk’s White House furnishings, which are now displayed in the museum.
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I headed north 45 miles on I-65 to visit the Johnny Cash Museum located in Nashville, TN but by the time I got there, the tourists were out in force, and I couldn’t find a place to park. I drove past the museum and the streets were so jammed with tourists that I decided to pass up that museum. That was a very disappointing decision, as Johnny Cash is one of my favorite country singers. What a Bummer! Just a few blocks away I tried to visit the Tennessee Central Railway Museum, but it was also closed. Today was turning out to be a driving day and not a viewing day. I took a photo of this museum and headed for the next museum on my list.
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In another part of town, I visited the Lane Motor Museum (I finally found a museum I could visit today!). This museum made my day. It is the collection of Jeff and Susan Lane and consists of some 500+ cars (150 on display) from all over the world. Many of these cars are one-of-a-kind, prototypes or antique models. The collection is rotated periodically, and many are loaned out to other museums for special events. One event is the annual fundraiser where donors are allowed to drive one of the museum’s cars on a nearby rural route. How about that for a donor prize! This is a fantastic museum for car buffs!
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Not to be deterred by the many museums being closed on Sunday, I pressed on to visit the Willie Nelson & Friends Museum there in Nashville. This wild and wooly multi-purpose attraction features a Museum, General Store, Gift Shop, and a Snack Shop. The Willie Nelson Museum is filled with artifacts and memorabilia that relate to Willie’s life and career. This whole block is home to several Country Music establishments. A person could spend a whole day visiting just the stores on this one block!
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—–To Be Continued—–
Old Things R New 
This was a hard trip because of the museums you wanted to see, but couldn’t. it was beautifully written, though. Love you. DiVoran
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