Charlotte TN., and Montgomery Bell State Park

Monday, I decided to head to 
Charlotte TN., county seat of 
Dickson Co., which is one of the 
counties around me.
As I headed to Charlotte, taking
the back way from my house, I 
past this church. Once I passed it,
of course, I had to turn around and 
go back to see what sort of 
pics I could get.

I moved around to get a view of
the church with the tree, making for
a cool shot.


Check out the beautiful
colors!

Just made me feel great riding around
viewing all the colors.
 

I hit Charlotte and sort of drove
around a bit. I have not been to 
Charlotte since the mid 80s.
A woman I worked with in 
Printing was from Charlotte.
Debbie Brewer, also from printing,
and I drove to see Ann once. 
Ann lived in a unique home.
Ann's home was a church.

But moving on, I found this 
old looking building. No signage to
tell me what this building houses or
what it used to be.

Course, the buzzard on top got
my attention.

I stopped in square to walk around.
Across from the courthouse is 
this store. 
I did not get to go in, it was closed
but they also have a for sale sign in 
the window.


I would have LOVED going in,
just check out the stuff on the outside.


 The cool thing was that I have never
seen a square where houses surrounded it.
This was one of the homes across 
from the courthouse, used to be a business
and now it's a private home.
In 1849, this was a general store.


I failed to get a pic of the whole house,
oh well!
But it is a private home now and 
used to be an Inn back in 1850.


Cool courthouse, I did not see
any signage about the yr it was built.
But, it looks like an 1800 building here
in the south.


I am always in for a shot that incorporates more
than one vocal point. 
Hence the shot below, the top of 
the courthouse and a gazebo. 


 Or trees...


I fell in love with these...
where cowboys tied their horses
up at the front of the courthouse.


There was a whole line of them, 
so, wanting that different shot, 
I shot through one to the others.

I love gates, I found a couple
of old ones in Charlotte.
This first one looks to be really
old.
 

But then again, what I can see 
of this one below, it appears
to be fairly old also.

Although I saw a lot of colors, I found
more in Montgomery Bell State Park.


Lake one in the park.
 


The path I walked to the lake.
Ferns all over the place,
all appeared to be growing on 
rocks.

 




I love Montgomery Bell, 
it is one of the prettiest parks around.

Have you been out looking
for colors!?

Pam













Comments

Jeanie said…
What an interesting place! Your photos really tell the story. And the color is still good -- I love that!
It sure looks like you had a fun out n' about and the leaves are beautiful, so is the lake! Happy Halloween!
Marie Smith said…
Love this area you featured, Pam. The old buildings and nature…perfect!
Betsy said…
What neat pictures of the Autumn color with those old buildings that stood the test of time. I would have been more than tempted to go into that old store with vintage items. The church with that huge tree is perfect and beautiful. I love being out and about in places such as this. Happy Halloween
Liz A. said…
What a fun place to explore.

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