The road "more" traveled. The hike begins.
A pretty butterfly stayed still for me...for just a few seconds.
I just like the look of these berries...I didn't eat any of course. They look dangerous.
Lunch break selfie.
Packed up the RV and went to the "Farm at Prophetstown" - Closed for tourist stuff, but I did my own little self-tour and walkabout.
The barn near the farmhouse at Prophetstown
Knock Knock....Who's there? The impatient cow. The impatient.........MOOOOOOO!
An all-American scene. The American flag and a cornfield. Sheeesh....more corn.
And now.....the Tippecanoe Battlefield Museum!!!!
Here's how our friends the American Indians looked before the white man screwed everything up. They are onto us....check out the gun.
This is Tecumseh. He had a problem with alcohol. Either his eye has an injury or he is inebriated.
FOR YOU HISTORY BUFFS......
The Battle of Tippecanoe (/ˌtɪpikəˈnuː/ TIP-ee-kə-NOO) was fought on November 7, 1811, near present day Lafayette, Indiana between United States forces led by Governor William Henry Harrison of the Indiana Territory and Native American warriors associated with the Shawnee leader Tecumseh. Tecumseh and his brother Tenskwatawa (commonly known as "The Prophet") were leaders of a confederacy of Native Americans from various tribes that opposed US expansion into Native territory. As tensions and violence increased, Governor Harrison marched with an army of about 1,000 men to disperse the confederacy's headquarters at Prophetstown, near the confluence of the Tippecanoe and Wabash Rivers.Tecumseh, not yet ready to oppose the United States by force, was away recruiting allies when Harrison's army arrived. Tenskwatawa, a spiritual leader but not a military man, was in charge. Harrison camped near Prophetstown on November 6 and arranged to meet with Tenskwatawa the following day. Early the next morning, warriors from Prophetstown attacked Harrison's army. Although the outnumbered attackers took Harrison's army by surprise, Harrison and his men stood their ground for more than two hours. The Natives were ultimately repulsed when their ammunition ran low. After the battle, the Natives abandoned Prophetstown. Harrison's men burned the town and returned home.
Harrison, having accomplished his goal of destroying Prophetstown, proclaimed that he had won a decisive victory. He acquired the nickname "Tippecanoe", which was popularized in the song "Tippecanoe and Tyler too" during the election of 1840, when Harrison was elected president. But some of Harrison's contemporaries, as well as some subsequent historians, raised doubts about whether the expedition had been much of a success. Although the defeat was a setback for Tecumseh's confederacy, the Natives soon rebuilt Prophetstown, and frontier violence actually increased after the battle.
Public opinion in the United States blamed the violence on British interference. This suspicion led to further deterioration of US relations with Great Britain and served as a catalyst of the War of 1812, which began six months later. By the time the US declared war on Great Britain, Tecumseh's confederacy was ready to launch its war against the United States and embrace an alliance with the British.
THIS is camping. I prefer GLAMPING (Glamour Camping in an RV).
Wildlife Center......I am glad I am not a mouse right now.
I am in Nashville, Indiana. I'll get the to the one in Tennessee one day. The park is called
"The Last Resort" of Brown County. I love that name and I am so glad I chose this place. It is beautiful in a very dense wooded area. Lots of fireflies and nice neighbors.
Gnaw Bone is an unincorporated community in Brown County, Indiana.
One theory is that the town's name derives from that of the original French settlement in the area, Narbonne, named in turn for the southern French city of that name. To the ears of English settlers at the time, "Narbonne" sounded like and came to be known as "Gnaw Bone."[1][2][3] The truth is that no one really knows how the name came about,[citation needed] although several stories and theories exist. One story says that many years ago some one was looking for a certain man and was told, "I seed him over at the Hawkins place a' gnawin' on a bone."[4] It has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names.[5]
Gnaw Bone is situated on state highway 46, between Nashville and Columbus. It is known for its flea markets and has been promoted as the "flea market capital of the world", as it is said to have one flea market for every five residents.[
I get to see my cousin Danny Augustinho tomorrow! I am headed toward Louisville, KY.
Take care,
Laurie
impatient cow.. bwahahaha XOXO
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