Sun Shines on Elvis

May 20, 2016

Cross City RV Park
Corinth, Mississippi




Yesterday it looked like the weather might be better so we drove down to Tupelo to see the sights.  Tupelo's main claim to fame is Elvis Presley's birthplace. He was born in this small two room frame house.

This is the church he attended and where he began singing gospel music.  After we were seated in the pews, three projectors and screens descended from concealed locations in the ceiling.  Different scenes were projected on three sides of the inside of the church.  It was very well done.

This is a life size statute of Elvis when he was 13. He was 13 when his family left Tupelo and moved to Memphis.  Many people must get married here because the event center was undergoing a major expansion.

We were lucky to not spot any rain clouds so took advantage of the weather and also visited the Natchez Trace Visitor Center and toured the Tupelo National Battlefied and Brices Cross Roads National Battlefied. This area has so many historical Civil War sites it's difficult to find the time to discover all of them.

The rain started again before the evening was over and it was still raining heavily this morning when we left for Shiloh National Military Park.

The rain was pretty heavy when we finished with the museum so just did the auto tour of the battlefield instead of the walking tour.

This is a mortuary monument to honor General Wallace and mark the area near where he was mortally wounded.

Four small pyramids of cannon balls in the corners surround a cannon tube standing upright in the center pointing towards the sky.

I had one more stop on my agenda today - the Apron Museum.  After several wrong turns we finally found it in the small town of Iuka, Mississippi.  Can you believe such a cultural treasure was not known to Garmin?  My elation was short lived because it was CLOSED.  Guess the regular hours don't start until the summer tourist season. 

Aprons were displayed on clothesline which is run back and forth across the entire interior of the building. Can you believe the size of those clothespins?  I never saw Dave look so relieved as when he saw the CLOSED sign.


Tomorrow we are heading towards the Huntsville, Alabama area to spend the weekend.