Friday, September 30, 2011

Belle Meade Plantation {Civil War Days}

Tuesday morning Adam and I set out with Maggie and Aidan in tow and we visited one of our favorite field trip sites in Nashville...Belle Meade Plantation.

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Belle Meade is a stunning historical plantation situated on 30 acres of land. They have a restaurant and winery on their grounds. This plantation was owned by generations of thoroughbred horse breeders. They offer tons of wonderful Homeschool programming and this time we took part in their "Life On the Plantation During the Civil War" program.

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We went on a scavenger hunt around the grounds of the plantation.

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Both Maggie and Aidan had a turn at writing with quill and ink. Which turned out to be much harder than it looked.

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Aidan learned how to be part of an infantry and how to load and shoot a {wooden} musket...

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How to send signals using Morse Code...

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And how soldiers communicated with flag signals on the fields. They got this idea from the Native American's smoke signals.

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There was enough gunpowder fired to make my ears bleed. And cause a couple near coronaries.

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Our program ended with a firing of the cannon. As if my ears had not had enough explosives for the day.

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Did I mention I have an affinity for moss?

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If ever you find yourself in Nashville, this is a must see stop.

Linking up at The Homeschool Post Field Trippin'



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