Travel Buddies' Adventures: Looks like we dodged the worse of it

Heritage Acres RV Park Tuscumbia, AL
We landed here Monday, in hopes of getting a little closer to home, but also, tomorrow we take a factory tour of the Tiffin Vanleigh Vilano 5th Wheel located in Burnsville, MS, not far up the road.
The tour was good, we learned a lot and saw the quality of work that Tiffin has built it’s high reputation on. I think Mr.Charley was impressed and has his sights set on a new rig in the coming months.
We also had a tour setup for today at the new Tiffin Wayfarer Class C factory located in Winfield, AL. The tour here was very good! Our guide was very knowledgeable, took his time explaining details and answered any and all questions. Again, you can see the high quality Tiffin standards built into this rig. It’s very nice and impressive, and maybe in a couple of years they will have a little bigger rig that I could feel comfortable full-timing in, since the storage on this 24 foot rig is considerably less than my Four Winds.
All in all, it’s been a good couple of days here.
Now for a few tidbits of info about the MS-AL area.

Did you know that Tuscumbia, AL is the birthplace of Helen Keller and Ivy Green is the name of her childhood home? The house was built in 1820, and the actual well pump where Helen Keller first communicated with Anne Sullivan is still there. This place is a US National Historic Landmark, and is listed in the US National Register of Historic Places.

Did you know that Cherokee, AL is home to the Coon Dog Cemetery (made famous in the movie “Sweet Home Alabama”. Established in 1937, Mr. Key Underwood buried his faithful coondog, Troop. On that dreary Labor Day of 1937, Underwood said goodbye to his legendary coonhound. More than 185 hounds from all across the US are buried there. To qualify for burial,certain requirements must be met. “We have stipulations on this thing",” said the late O’Neal Bolton, former caretaker of the Graveyard. “A dog can’t run no deer, possum – nothing like that. He’s got to be a straight coon dog, and he’s got to be full hound. Couldn’t be a mixed up breed dog, a house dog.” Each Labor Day, Friends of the Coondog Cemetery host a celebration there.


                 (Gotta love the South)

Did you know The Natchez Trace is right down the road from here. Established in 1938, this historic forest trail extends 440 miles from Natchez, MS to Nashville, TN.

       (I know someone that wanted to ride his Harley on this)


Did you know there is a town called Bear Creek, AL was once called Allen’s Factory, named for the first settlers who built a cotton factory which was burned during the War. The town is still there (barely), but there is sign marking “Factory Cemetery” Circa 1850 and a large rebel flag flies in the middle of this unfenced area.



Did you know there is a town called Phil Campbell,AL named after a railroad work crew leader and engineer named Phillip Campbell? It’s a pretty cool story, but this is the only town in AL given both first and last name of an individual.



Did you know Muscle Shoals, AL is the largest city in Colbert County? Look up the history of this place.


As my baby girl, Melanie would say “a plethora of information.” I hope these little tidbits entice you to lookup and learn about this awesome country we are blessed to live in.
I leave you with this sign posted at the Wayfarer break room wall:


Please continue to keep our country in your thoughts and prayers from the Wildfires out West, to the floods and recovery from Hurricanes Harvey and Irma.
Tomorrow we head to Covington, GA (sending hugs and love to my cousins) then home to SC on Friday (Lord willing)