A cold front came though last night and it rained. This morning it was beautifully clear so we took another picture of Stone Mountain. We left and drove through Alabama to Meridian, Mississippi. We got a campsite and then drove into town. This was the birthplace of Jimmie Rogers, an early country and western singer. We visited the local VFW post and also saw the Dentzel Carousel. This carousel was built in 1896 for the 1904 St. Louis exposition. The city of Meridian bought it in 1909 for $2,000 and it is now valued at over $1 million. It is housed in the only remaining carousel building built from Dentzel blueprints. In 1980 the city hired a famous restorer to restore it to the original paint -- It had about 3 coats on top of the original paint. It was closed to the public today for a three year old's birthday party but we got in to see it. Around town there are painted carousel horses.
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