A friend once commented to me that she was tired of having fuzzing knowledge about things; she said she wanted to know what was what, to call things by name. I thought of her and felt the same way when I came upon this little chapel in Kinston, North Carolina, the other day.
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| From August 5, 2012 |
So I stopped by and read the signs. This little chapel, I learned, was the site of the Confederate's last line of defense in the Battle of Kinston December 13 - 14, 1862. Union General John G. Foster's division was working on cutting off General Robert E. Lee's supply lines from Wilmington.
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| From August 5, 2012 |
The church on this site at the time was part of the Confederate's defense and is referred to in journals of the time as Harriet's Chapel. It was used as a hospital during the battle. This church actually came from about eight miles away but was moved in 2010 as an interpretive tool. (This I find just a bit confusing. "The church that is sitting here is not the church that was sitting here that was very important....")
On both sides of this important road are two tobacco warehouses.
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| From August 5, 2012 |
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At the corner are the Hardees and the gas station and the hotel....The Civil War peeking over the shoulder of the chain restaurants and gas stations rubbing against the mainstays of the economy around here--corn, tobacco, seafood--comprise the 21st century world we're educating our kids for. The same world often keeps some of them out of school in the early weeks because they have to work on the boat or in the fields.
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| From July 9, 2012 |
It's good to know where we are. No more fuzzy knowledge about who we are and where.
28 Comments
i know who, I know where, but Why? lol
ReplyDeleteI am confused just reading this about the chapel. Hmmmmm I need to go back to school. ;)
ReplyDeletean interesting mix, for sure.
ReplyDeleteWonderful old church! I love learning the history of where I am.
ReplyDeleteI'm with imac! I know who, and where, but WHY??? Interesting post and great shots of the little building! I'm glad it was saved even if it was moved -- we really do need to preserve our history but we seem to be better at tearing down than we are at preserving.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed this piece quite a bit...the tobacco warehouses especially touched me as I went with my grandfather to the warehouses as a child. He was a tobacco farmer for many years...the Chapel story is a bit confusing but the Chapel itself is a work of art...thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteSandi
Interesting post Sandy!
ReplyDeleteGreat captures of the church, interesting read.
ReplyDeleteThat's a lovely little church!
ReplyDeletewonderful that you stopped to find out. it is always interesting to see old buildings and we often wonder what went on in them.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the brief history lesson. Great photo of the old church.
ReplyDeletelife can be confusing....lol!
ReplyDeleteIt's an interesting juxtaposition of the past and present there. We humans do have a great need to classify, to identify ... but as I get older I am losing that need...now I'm happy to just see a beautiful bird or flower. I used to run for the books to see what exactly it was.
ReplyDeleteHistory gets rewritten and illustrated with what is convenient. And current life goes on.
ReplyDeleteReally enjoyable post, Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.
ReplyDeleteI love knowing about things as well.
ReplyDeleteIt is interesting to know about the chapel. Who walked there, who prayed there, who hid there but I am sure it has a lot more to tell than we will ever know.
Wonderful shoots of the place and interesting history.
ReplyDeleteLove your colorful last pic!
ReplyDeleteI love your photos and your narrative. I think it's good practice to know things by name (and/or details). It forces us to pause and actually learn something rather than skim over the surface of things as we go through life. In that vein I'm finally reading a book about Israel (It's Easier to Get to Heaven than the End of the Street).
ReplyDeleteAn interesting find. You are right to look around and find out a little of the history of buildings we so often just pass by. It can make for an interesting new pespective on the local neighbourhood.
ReplyDeleteI think our posts are about the same thing - knowing where you are by looking at what you see rather than looking at what your prior ideas brought with you.
ReplyDeleteWell maybe!
Stewart M - Australia
Great post ~ great photos ~ yes, the unknown is nearly always unsettling ~ (A Creative Harbor)
ReplyDeleteGreat post ~ great photos ~ yes, the unknown is nearly always unsettling ~ (A Creative Harbor)
ReplyDeleteInteresting post..and nice images to go with.Have a great day!
ReplyDeleteShantana
Interesting. It is good to be
ReplyDeleteclear, not fuzzy. I like your investigative nature.
Told from such an interesting perspective! I enjoyed this post.
ReplyDeleteInteresting, I am one of those that is always looking for context and connections to other areas and other times.
ReplyDeleteSandy, NC has so many such small landmarks, marking the civil war. There is also the Bennett Place in Durham, where I took all my visitors, when I lived there. Hope you get to see it one day too.;)
ReplyDeletexoxo
Thanks for being here.