Look! A piece of Plymouth rock!!
Bill loved this sculpture. He said Washington was absolutely a warrior!
this is just a vault door, like you would find somewhere there were priceless things to guard.
Bill said he liked this museum a lot more than he thought he would. He really loved all the mechanical displays of steam engines and how they progressed. It was interesting if you're a gear head.
For me, this was the most interesting room/display. This room is filled with 'snapshots' of American history. Look at the people in this era - Rockefeller, Carnegie, JP Morgan, Edison, Twain, Geronimo, Booker T Washington. These people contributed SO MUCH to our culture and way of life!!
Now look at the 2nd group. I was so interested in all of these - I looked at each one. They included, Ford, the Wright brothers, Susan B. Anthony, Marcus Garvey, Lindbergh, Amelia Earhart.
Then we got to the last group. Go ahead, look at the faces. Tell me what you see? Madonna? Harvey Fierstein? James Taylor? Shaun White? Michael Jordan? Kennedy, Obama, Warhol. Not to take anything away from their talents, but...aside from maybe a half dozen people, I see celebrities, athletes and politicians. Think about that for a second. It's depressing. Americans changed the WORLD. Now? Humph.
Anyway, it really was interesting, American history. The things we've accomplished and achieved and invented and created.
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