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My son is interested in history. What places do you recommend visiting in the south?
Posted on 3/29/22 at 11:42 pm
Posted on 3/29/22 at 11:42 pm
We watched the Ken Burns documentary last night on Ben Franklin + a nova episode on Vikings and my son who is 11 got all excited about what we should do for summer. He's really into history and archeology in North America pre-dating Columbus.
Are there any volunteer programs for kids into this kind of stuff to see what a dig looks like in LA or near Mississippi? Any advice is welcomed!
Are there any volunteer programs for kids into this kind of stuff to see what a dig looks like in LA or near Mississippi? Any advice is welcomed!
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Posted on 3/29/22 at 11:47 pm to lsugrad1980
Vicksburg battlefield is pretty cool
ETA: nvm I posted too quickly. Still, it’s pretty cool.
There’s a serpent shaped Indian mound that was made thousands of years ago somewhere in Mississippi.
ETA: nvm I posted too quickly. Still, it’s pretty cool.
There’s a serpent shaped Indian mound that was made thousands of years ago somewhere in Mississippi.
This post was edited on 3/29/22 at 11:49 pm
Posted on 3/29/22 at 11:53 pm to lsugrad1980
Vicksburg. Port Hudson. Any fort or battlefield really.
Any battleship, or any ship really. The USS Alabama is awesome. I loved the Kidd as a Kid.
The tip of Florida has some cool stuff. Williamsburg.
There’s history abound to be found.
The “natives” (who weren’t even native. They slaughtered the previous inhabitants) didn’t leave a whole lot that lasted. Nomadic peoples tend to be that way. The Pueblo did. Now if you go to South America there’s a ton. But not so much North America. Lots of artifacts. Less so places
Any battleship, or any ship really. The USS Alabama is awesome. I loved the Kidd as a Kid.
The tip of Florida has some cool stuff. Williamsburg.
There’s history abound to be found.
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He's really into history and archeology in North America pre-dating Columbus.
The “natives” (who weren’t even native. They slaughtered the previous inhabitants) didn’t leave a whole lot that lasted. Nomadic peoples tend to be that way. The Pueblo did. Now if you go to South America there’s a ton. But not so much North America. Lots of artifacts. Less so places
This post was edited on 3/29/22 at 11:56 pm
Posted on 3/29/22 at 11:53 pm to lsugrad1980
I always wondered what was really under those Indian Mounds at LSU. Buy him a shovel and keep me posted.
Posted on 3/29/22 at 11:53 pm to drichtigers
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Vicksburg battlefield is pretty cool
Along with Poverty Point, which might be more up his son’s alley. Both are worth visiting, though. Plus you get to spend a weekend in the ArkLaMiss
Posted on 3/29/22 at 11:53 pm to lsugrad1980
Take him to Scandinavia if he’s interested in pre Columbus. Iceland is cheaper to get to than Cali most of the time from Orlando/NY/Boston. Can find round trip all the time for under $400. Buy a round trip out of MSY to Orlando under $100 and have the trip of a lifetime. It’s about the same once you get there now a days price wise.
As for places in the south, any civil war battle is a good history lesson, but if he wants pre Columbus, you’re looking at more Indian burial grounds. Spiro in Oklahoma and Moundeville outside of Tuscaloosa are two fairly close spots you could check out. Then you always have the mounds at LSU which I’m not as familiar with just see em talked about on here sometimes.
As for places in the south, any civil war battle is a good history lesson, but if he wants pre Columbus, you’re looking at more Indian burial grounds. Spiro in Oklahoma and Moundeville outside of Tuscaloosa are two fairly close spots you could check out. Then you always have the mounds at LSU which I’m not as familiar with just see em talked about on here sometimes.
Posted on 3/29/22 at 11:54 pm to drichtigers
All good! Do they offer tours? We went to one outside of DC and it was pretty cool. He's also into historical homes and designing, too. 
Posted on 3/29/22 at 11:54 pm to lsugrad1980
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What places do you recommend visiting in the south?
quote:Those are two completely different questions
Are there any volunteer programs for kids into this kind of stuff to see what a dig looks like in LA or near Mississippi?
I have no clue on the second. as for the first, a few possibilities:
In or near LA:
Battle of NO for a few hours, then later a day at Vicksburg
Evangeline House, maybe make a day of it in Acadiana -- combine history w/food
Natchez plantation homes
Delta Blues -- Dockery plantation, the museum in Clarksdale and the Crossroads
Does the Stennis space complex have tours?
Posted on 3/29/22 at 11:57 pm to GRTiger
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I always wondered what was really under those Indian Mounds at LSU.
Dirt from when they dug out the Huey Long pool.
I’ve got a bigger manmade hill at my parents place
This post was edited on 3/29/22 at 11:58 pm
Posted on 3/29/22 at 11:58 pm to lsugrad1980
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Ken Burns documentary last night on Ben Franklin
I haven’t seen this and I’m a PBS/Ken Burns nut - is that new?
Posted on 3/30/22 at 12:03 am to FutureMikeVIII
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Along with Poverty Point, which might be more up his son’s alley.
Poverty Point can be okay if they are having a guided tour around there or some sort of special demonstration, otherwise it’s probably not the first thing I’d run and show him.
Posted on 3/30/22 at 12:03 am to lsugrad1980
The Williamsburg area, though touristy, would probably interest him on all those accounts (except for the pre-Columbus part). They have plenty of demonstrations and some hands-on stuff. Then there's all the museums in the area. Lots of good historical areas to check out there if you're looking for a good family vacation spot.
I highly recommend the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum. It is one of the most interesting museums I've been too, but I do like that stuff.
I highly recommend the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum. It is one of the most interesting museums I've been too, but I do like that stuff.
Posted on 3/30/22 at 12:03 am to lsugrad1980
Get off the beaten path, break some rules. Fort Livingston, Fort St Phillip, Fort Macomb. Fascinating places.
Posted on 3/30/22 at 12:11 am to lsugrad1980
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I was gonna say take em to the Natchez Indian pow wow… but that apparently just happened this past weekend….
Even though it just happened, look into the Natchez Indian site and maybe take a trip there.
The Natchez were an immensely interesting people and then the whole fort Rosalie thing happened and that, as they say, is that.
I was gonna say take em to the Natchez Indian pow wow… but that apparently just happened this past weekend….
Even though it just happened, look into the Natchez Indian site and maybe take a trip there.
The Natchez were an immensely interesting people and then the whole fort Rosalie thing happened and that, as they say, is that.
Posted on 3/30/22 at 12:20 am to DavidTheGnome
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Poverty Point can be okay if they are having a guided tour around there or some sort of special demonstration, otherwise it’s probably not the first thing I’d run and show him.
He said he was in to pre-Columbian, US history. How you gonna skip one of the most interesting prehistoric cultural sites in the entire US?
Posted on 3/30/22 at 1:06 am to HerkFlyer
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Get off the beaten path, break some rules. Fort Livingston, Fort St Phillip, Fort Macomb. Fascinating places.
I’ve had this on my “to do” list since Covid. I’d like to get all the way down to Fort Jackson while it still exists.
Posted on 3/30/22 at 1:11 am to FutureMikeVIII
sun records memphis
Posted on 3/30/22 at 1:34 am to lsugrad1980
Etowah Indian Mounds
Pan for gold in Dahlonega
Tellus Museum
Fernbank Museum
Chief Vann House(Plantation house owned by Cherokee Chief)
Wormsloe Plantation
Fort Pulaski
Ocmulgee Mounds
Andersonville
Not much beats Williamsburg though. Stop there for a day then hit Old Towne, Va outside of DC to see some historical houses. Hit up Mount Vernon and Arlington. Then spend a couple of days around DC and the Smithsonian Museums.
Pan for gold in Dahlonega
Tellus Museum
Fernbank Museum
Chief Vann House(Plantation house owned by Cherokee Chief)
Wormsloe Plantation
Fort Pulaski
Ocmulgee Mounds
Andersonville
Not much beats Williamsburg though. Stop there for a day then hit Old Towne, Va outside of DC to see some historical houses. Hit up Mount Vernon and Arlington. Then spend a couple of days around DC and the Smithsonian Museums.
Posted on 3/30/22 at 2:00 am to lsugrad1980
Outer Banks. Can visit site of the Lost Colony on Roanoke Island, the Wright Brothers museum at kitty hawk, and the lighthouses along the coast there.
Posted on 3/30/22 at 2:00 am to lsugrad1980
Horseshoe bend National Military Park
Vicksburg
Huntsville Space Center
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield
USS Alabama in Mobile
Fort Morgan Gulf Shores
Williamsburg Virginia
Yorktown Virginia
Smithsonian Washington DC
Vicksburg
Huntsville Space Center
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield
USS Alabama in Mobile
Fort Morgan Gulf Shores
Williamsburg Virginia
Yorktown Virginia
Smithsonian Washington DC
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