Wednesday, August 30, 2017, Crossville, TN
Day 111

We checked out of our Cave City Campground for the 45 minute drive to the Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, KY. An introductory 15 minute film did a good job of spelling out the 7 generations of the Corvette since its 1953 beginning. Lots of pretty Corvettes and a lot of info too. However, the possible highlight may be the exhibit concerning the 2014 sinkhole that swallowed 8 classic Corvettes. 2 of the 8 have been restored and 1 is undergoing restoration. The other 5 were damaged beyond repair. All 8 are displayed in the museum. A time lapsed video shows the repair of the sinkhole. After a couple hours in the museum, we drove to The Hermitage, near Nashville, TN, about 1.25 hours away. The Hermitage was the estate of Andrew Jackson, our seventh President. The mansion is almost all original and costumed interpreters informed of the home life of the Jackson family. There is also a museum which does an excellent job of setting forth the life of Jackson. I did learn some things including the fact that Jackson won 56% of the popular vote in 1824 but with 4 candidates running, the decision went to the House of Representatives. In an alleged backdoor deal, Henry Clay put his supporters in the John Quincy Adams column and after Adams was sworn in Clay became his Secretary of State. It was not until 1828 that Jackson defeated Adams. An interesting quote by FDR was that next to Washington and Lincoln, Jackson was the most influential President in establishing our democracy. We closed the museum down at 5:00 and continued eastward stopping at Deer Run RV Park (fhu) in Crossville, TN, just as it was getting dark.