We left New Windsor on a Sunday, and went to church at the Lovely Lane United Methodist Church in Baltimore, Maryland, which is where the official Methodist denomination was formed in 1784. The original meeting house is long gone, but the beautiful "Mother Church" was built in the 1800s, and has been kept up with lots and lots of donations over the years. The first minister was Francis Asbury, and his name plus all the preachers since then are written in the stained glass windows, or more recently on a separate panel. There was also a museum there with original documents.Had the best pizza ever at a terrific pizza joint in Baltimaore recommended on Diners, Drive-ins and Dives by our Santa Rosa Food Network celebrity, Guy Fieri. Then the drive south.
The next day we stopped in Galax, Virginia where the first Pickrell to come to this country purchased land through the Virginia Commonwealth land grant in 1793. Took some pictures of the creek and some woods that may have been on his property, but didn't have enough time to do much research.
Also stopped at a beautiful guest ranch, The Farm, owned by a friend of my cousin--perfect for your next Virginia family gathering!
We drove in a hard rain to get into Atlanta by early afternoon. Went to the Carter Center/Museum, and then to the Martin Luther King Jr. Historic Site. It was an interesting back-to-back combo -- both museums with rich history of men who deeply influenced human and civil rights.
Eternal flame and burial spot of MLK and Coretta Scott King
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