This is the spot where Hank Aaron’s 715th career home run landed in April 1974. The home run put Aaron at the top of the all time home run list. The old Atlanta Fulton County Stadium has been torn down and is now a parking lot, but the actual site has been preserved. I remember watching this home run on TV. His home run passed Babe Ruth’s record which had stood since 1938. Hank Aaron died last year.
The Rotunda.Senate chamber.House of Representatives chamber.Lincoln outside the private office of the Georgia Governor.Former Georgia Governor and ex-President Jimmy Carter, 39th president, served 1977-1981.Robert E. LeeMartin Luther KingMartin Luther King statue.Atlanta skyline.Mercedes Benz Stadium, home of the Atlanta Falcons.
We saw this form the Virginia side. There are also other view points on the Maryland side.I watched the guy on the rock get in his kayak and flow on down the river.Look at that high water mark from 1942!
Women in Military Service for America Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery.Grave of President William Howard Taft, 27th president of the US (1909-1913), and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (1921-1930).Grave of John F. Kennedy, 35th president of the US (1961-1963).Supreme Court Justices graves.Oliver Wendell HolmesAdmiral Rickover was the “Father of the Nuclear Navy”.Omar Bradley was out last 5-star general.Alexander Haig served as President Ronald Reagan’s Chief of Staff.Custis Mansio. This was Robert E. Lee’s house before the Civil War.
James Knox Polk was our 11th President. He was born here in Pineville NC in 1795. The house no longer stands, but there are some reconstructed buildings onsiite that are typical of that time period.There is a small museum dedicated to President Polk on the state park grounds.President Polk, was a “dark horse”, an upset winner for the 1844 Democrat Party nomination, and then for the presidency.President Polk served one term, 1845-1849, and died shortly after leaving office in 1849 at age 53.The Mexican War was fought during President Polk’s term. This is the actual dress hat worn by Mexican General Santa Ana.
