Davy Crockett ,Pioneer , Patriot..Andrew Johnson 17th President..Tennessee Son's

[Smokinjoe-VRCCDS#0005]

We had ( 6 ) bikes show-up this cold morning with temp's around 20 degree's when we hooked up. Took a 250 mile round trip ride to see a couple of Tennessee's own . Davy Crockett and Andrew Johnson.We made our way along the Nolichucky River to check out Davy Crockett's birthplace just north of Greeneville.




Anyone know what this is ? It did'nt have a chimney or hole for the smoke to go  I did'nt see any information on the property about it.

I took several pictures that explained what Davy was all about during his life from birth to being  martyred at the Alamo in Texas however they all turned out like this one so I'll not waste time posting them.



This was a cool piece of property right on the Nolicucky River.







We passed Andrew Johnson's home on the way up to see Davy Crockett Birthplace State Park and said we might as well check it out on the way home since we are in the hood and gettin' all historical  First picture is his home later in life after becoming President when Abraham Lincoln was assassinated .



Unlike the Abraham Lincoln home in Kentucky that is a replica that many of us saw on The Whiskey Run back in June this is the actual home Andrew Johnson was raised in and is stored inside the museum in downtown Greeneville, Tennessee.




Great ride today in spite of the cold weather that never warmed into the mid 30's like they said it would    Last picture is the " Wardrobe Malfuction " that Al had after we had lunch when he zipped his Gerbing liner up in his leather coat. Took three men and a saddlebag full of tools to free him 








 

[Dubsvalk]

I was proud to be with my "Wild Bunch" brothers today!  22 degrees when I left the house and 30 degrees when I got home.  Thank God for Gerbings heated clothing!  Next to the Valkyrie, it is the best money I have ever spent.   We rode hard to be able to see these historic sights and learn a little more about two great Tennesseans.  I will remember this ride for a long time.  The clouds hung low all day and threatened rain or snow but, thankfully, none appeared except for the smallest flurry while we were at Crockett's homeplace.  This is a great bunch of guys I am blessed to ride with.  And they are every bit "The Wild Bunch" even though we are all on blood pressure medication and more!  Looking forward to the possibility of riding New Year's day with them; weather and health permitting!
Bernie

[Smokinjoe-VRCCDS#0005]

I was proud to be with my "Wild Bunch" brothers today!  22 degrees when I left the house and 30 degrees when I got home.  Thank God for Gerbings heated clothing!  Next to the Valkyrie, it is the best money I have ever spent.   We rode hard to be able to see these historic sights and learn a little more about two great Tennesseans.  I will remember this ride for a long time.  The clouds hung low all day and threatened rain or snow but, thankfully, none appeared except for the smallest flurry while we were at Crockett's homeplace.  This is a great bunch of guys I am blessed to ride with.  And they are every bit "The Wild Bunch" even though we are all on blood pressure medication and more!  Looking forward to the possibility of riding New Year's day with them; weather and health permitting!
Bernie

I very well may be the only one in that bunch that's not on some type of pharmaceutical...WOW    

" possibility of riding New Year's day " <----We hope you join us Dubs it's been a pleasure ridin' with you and I'm sure you will enjoy the company of the other folks thats meeting us on this ride New Year's Day

[Marcel]

Thanks Guys for freeing me or I may still be at the wonderful family kitchen we ate at.

They were out of Catfish but had some great fried chicken.

As for the Wardrobe Incident, no fleshy parts were involved, but very well could have been.

A razor sharp pocketknife and a large pair of pliers were the ticket.

I have repaired the Gerbings which was superficial damage at best, but the Famous Name Chopper

Jacket ,

will be in the leather shop for a new zipper. 400$ Jacket that SmokinJoe found on special

at a local cyclery shop was a Arlen Ness Beauty, but it will live to fight another day.

Believe it or not I sewed it up, the heated vest, with some like made fabric,,, myself.

Wife's sewing hand was in a brace, due to a work related malfunction.

We were getting some strange looks from the locals as the group tried one by one to

free the stubborn cloth from the zipper.

Never beena party to a foul up like that before, it was uncanny.


But with weather in the mid 20's to low 30's,, going on without a jacket would have been foolish.

The Andrew Johnson detour was a real treat, as I had no idea the national historic site was in

Tennessee.

Simply a great ride and great time was had.

Thanks Smokin Joe for the tour of Tennessee heroes.

[Smokinjoe-VRCCDS#0005]

Thanks Smokin Joe for the tour of Tennessee heroes.

Great ride today Al just would'nt be the same without you 

[HayHauler]

Great ride report Joe, just as always.  Good to see Dubs and Marcel out riding with you...

Hay 
Jimmyt

[Dubsvalk]

Joe,  I'm in for the "ICE" ride!  Keep us posted on where to meet and a time.
Bernie

[Smokinjoe-VRCCDS#0005]

Joe,  I'm in for the "ICE" ride!  Keep us posted on where to meet and a time.
Bernie

Weather permitting we'll leave the Knoxville area around 8:30 on saturday morning 1-1-11....You and Wimp could meet us at the Honda / Yamaha dealership on Clinton Hwy.

[Dubsvalk]

Sounds like a plan, Joe!
Bernie

[hubcapsc]

We passed Andrew Johnson's home on the way up to see Davy Crockett Birthplace State Park and said we might as well check it out on the way home since we are in the hood and gettin' all historical  First picture is his home later in life after becoming President when Abraham Lincoln was assassinated .

That's a pretty cool house... I really like old brick buildings...



we hated Andrew Johnson in South Carolina after the war. Little did we know we had it good
with him, as the Radicals who controlled Washington imposed ten years (in some places, including South Carolina) of
corrupt military rule on us after they got rid of him...

-Mike "we", as in "we landed on the moon in 1969, I didn't go  "

[Pete]

"Anyone know what this is ? It did'nt have a chimney or hole for the smoke to go  Undecided I did'nt see any information on the property about it."

I think that is an old oven for baking bread. The fire goes in the bottom to heat "beehive" top opening. The bread goes in the top to bake.  The fire is started well in advance of putting the dough in so the oven is hot.

Look like you all had a good "cold" rode, thanks for the pictures.

[Spirited-6]

I very well may be the only one in that bunch that's not on some type of pharmaceutical...WOW   

Damn Joe. How did you know how to spell; PHARMACETICCAL ?? WOW, indeed. 

[Dubsvalk]

I was impressed as well!   But then again, I impress very easily!
Dubs

[Smokinjoe-VRCCDS#0005]

We passed Andrew Johnson's home on the way up to see Davy Crockett Birthplace State Park and said we might as well check it out on the way home since we are in the hood and gettin' all historical   First picture is his home later in life after becoming President when Abraham Lincoln was assassinated .

That's a pretty cool house... I really like old brick buildings...



we hated Andrew Johnson in South Carolina after the war. Little did we know we had it good
with him, as the Radicals who controlled Washington imposed ten years (in some places, including South Carolina) of
corrupt military rule on us after they got rid of him...

-Mike "we", as in "we landed on the moon in 1969, I didn't go   "

Ol'AJ had a rough roll to hoe after Lincoln was killed.Up for impeachment twice  
I stood there and did'nt really know how to feel about him    This helped somewhat....
Christmas Day amnesty for Confederates
One of Johnson's last significant acts was granting unconditional amnesty to all Confederates on Christmas Day, December 25, 1868, after the election of Ulysses S. Grant to succeed him, but before Grant took office in March 1869. Earlier amnesties, requiring signed oaths and excluding certain classes of people, had been issued by Lincoln and by Johnson.
Did you know ? Johnson was buried just outside of Greeneville, Tennessee, with his body wrapped in an American flag and a copy of the U.S. Constitution placed under his head, according to his wishes. The burial ground was dedicated as the Andrew Johnson National Cemetery in 1906, now part of the Andrew Johnson National Historic Site.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Johnson

[KW]

Great post about great American heroes! Thank you, but goodgrief! Man, 22 degrees is flat out COLD! My hats off to all you southern boys who rode in it! Us northerners are use to riding in what many would consider way too cold, but. . . 22 degrees?!?! I’ve ridden in ‘high 30’s’ a few dozen times, but my cut off for comfort (the temp that no matter what you wear or how you ride, you’re going to be cold) is 40! Anything below that and you’re going to be shaking and rattling!

[Smokinjoe-VRCCDS#0005]

Great post about great American heroes! Thank you, but goodgrief! Man, 22 degrees is flat out COLD! My hats off to all you southern boys who rode in it! Us northerners are use to riding in what many would consider way too cold, but. . . 22 degrees?!?! I’ve ridden in ‘high 30’s’ a few dozen times, but my cut off for comfort (the temp that no matter what you wear or how you ride, you’re going to be cold) is 40! Anything below that and you’re going to be shaking and rattling!

Gerbing's are a wonderful thing and would be some of the best money you ever spent....You still have time to put in a order with Santa 

" THE " Detn8er and I left my house one morning a few years ago it was 9 degree's when I backed my bike out of the garage we rode 500 miles that day to Hattiesburg , Mississippi.

[Marcel]

I would rather ride when it is 22 than at 102.

22 you crank up the thermostat.

102 you fry like a steak in a skillet.

Or go up to the Blue Ridge Parkway, God's Little Air Conditioner.

According to History Johnson as in Andrew, was one of the worst Presidents.

Lincoln picked him for his second bid for the presidency over his first running mate, Hanibal Hamlin,

to solidify the Missouri Vote and other middle america and western states, and also

becuase they both had similar views on how to treat the south after the civil war.

Johnson , like Lincoln were all about swiftly putting the Union back together and guess who

the Liberals(Republicans at the time, were all about how they could punish the south

for losing.)..

IfThe Confederates had won, all they wanted from the north was to be left alone.

Lincoln and Johnson.

They were not so concerned over the slavery issues as they were putting the Union Back Together.

Thus the 14th amendment pushed forward  by liberals,.

Which in their frenzy to free did not do the job as it should have been done and got it all fouled up.

Left the job to the Dems who were against it at the time and  then to do it in  the 60's

Both good men, caught in a bad time.

[Smokinjoe-VRCCDS#0005]

"Anyone know what this is ? It did'nt have a chimney or hole for the smoke to go  Undecided I did'nt see any information on the property about it."

I think that is an old oven for baking bread. The fire goes in the bottom to heat "beehive" top opening. The bread goes in the top to bake.  The fire is started well in advance of putting the dough in so the oven is hot.

Look like you all had a good "cold" rode, thanks for the pictures.

Possible I guess ....The top did not open it was made just like a igloo...Nowhere for the smoke to go , no rack for cooking 

[Charlie McCready]

Joe,  when there's a "malfunction" why is Gordon's picture always there??? Remember my starter switch in Chambersburg last year ???   And I had a BAD battery !!!   LOLOLOL