I believe the old saying goes something like "...the best laid plans..". Well so it went today. To avoid the CMA fest going to centennial plaza to see the Parthenon seem plausible. In case not familiar, go HERE. Well it might not have been part of CMA but it was BUSY. We could not even find a parking spot so we gave up and went on to plan B.
After extracting ourselves from downtown Nashville, we drove to the Hermitage, home of Andrew Jackson. Once again if not familiar go HERE. We opted for the house tour which was well worth the added cost. Sorry, no pictures allowed inside. Full of antiques and as it was in 1800's. After his term as president he died in one of the rooms.
He, and other members of the family are buried in the family plot on the land.
Now for a twist if you will.
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At this point you might want to research either "Petticoat Affair" or "the Peggy Eaton story" I will give you a minute....
You back? Good. Now what is the mystery? Remember back in May and in particular this POST? No, not Manassas, Mary and her research. Part of the research that led us to Patrick the immigrant, also led us down unexpected paths. One path led Mary to Peggy Eaton, daughter of William Robert O'Neill, who is Mary's 4th great grandfather which makes Peggy Eaton a 3rd great aunt. So one of Mary's relatives caused quite a stir in Washington. Didn't see that coming did you!
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Ha! Mary is a relative of Peggy Eaton! Remember reading about her when we we went to The Hermitage. Mark took us there when we visited him in Arab, AL. Mark also took us to The Parthenon. It was interesting. One area had an art collection that was bequeathed by its owner to the city. It was very nice. A huge statue of a Greek god towered within. I cannot remember the God's name. Think it was a female god? There were huge 2 ton doors that rolled on wheels, if I remember correctly. Hope you can go there whenever you are back in Nashville. Happy trails!
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