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A man living along old Route 66 near Jerome, Missouri created his memorial to the plight of the Cherokee tribe after a series of haunting events.
I attempted to link the story of this site and The Trail of Tears but was unable for some reason. It is fascinating enough to copy and paste. These are not my own words, just an attempt to share.
THE MAN AND HIS PROJECT:
For one man in Jerome, Missouri, the Trail of Tears has not been forgotten. Or, better yet, by his own testimony, the ghosts of the Cherokee who once traveled the old trail, would not let him forget. According to Larry Baggett, an eccentric elderly gentleman who lived just outside of Jerome along old Route 66, he would often be awakened in the middle of the night with a knock on his door. However, when he would get up to answer, no one would be there. Even the sleeping dogs just next to the door were not disturbed.
Sometime later, Larry was visited by an old Cherokee Indian who Larry said looked to be about 150 years old. The old Indian told Baggett that his house was built on the Trail of Tears and it was blocking the path.
The Indian further conveyed how they were made to walk hundreds of miles and how the Cherokee had camped right near Larry's home.
Before meeting the elderly Cherokee man, Larry had built a stone wall adjacent to his house and the Indian told him to put stairs there because the spirits were unable to get over the wall. Well, Larry did just that. He built those stairs to nowhere and when they were complete, the knocking stopped.
Baggett originally acquired the property with the intention of building a campground, but these plans were changed when his wife died. Instead he built a tribute to the Trail of Tears.
At the entrance of the property is a stone archway labeled "Trail of Tears" that sits between a statue of himself on one side, and another pouring water out of a bucket on the other side. On the property is a number of stone walls, more statues, a wishing well, several rock gardens, and a sign that describes the plight of the American Indians who suffered along the Trail of Tears. His big stone house was constructed around three living trees.
Larry himself, was as interesting as the place that he has built. Though born in 1925, he claimed to have been only about 30 years old, because that's when he started living. Only after a doctor gave him 18 months to live, because of two heart attacks and a severe case of diabetes, did his life begin. Larry had a unique perspective on life and death and everything else in between, as he would tell stories about his astral travels, views on religion, astrology, and all manner of other topics.
Baggett's memorial immediately attracted all kinds of attention and made him into a local legend when the as the media focused on "local curiosities" and tourists sought out cultural oddities on old Route 66. He was featured on several local stations as well as in a documentary televised in Great Britain.
Mr. Baggett passed away in 2003 and two years later his "shrine" was sold. Since that time, it has stood empty, the structures are deteriorating, and unfortunately, the head of his "self-portrait" sculpture is missing.
THE TRAIL OF TEARS:
Following the Indian Removal Act of 1830, tens of thousands of Cherokee, Creek, Seminole, Chickasaw, and Choctaw Indians were forced from their homelands in the southeast United States to reservations in Oklahoma. Suffering from exposure, disease and starvation, thousands died, giving the name to their path -- the "Trail of Tears." For one man who lived near Jerome, Missouri, their suffering was not forgotten, as he spent years building them a tribute along Route 66.
As settlers began to push west from the eastern seaboard during the early nineteenth century, the government forced thousands of American Indians from their ancestral lands. Though there were numerous treaties with the Five Civilized Tribes of the southeastern United States, the pioneers demanded more land. In response, President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act of 1830 which forced the Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw and Seminole to evacuate their lands and move to Indian Territory, which would later become Oklahoma. Jackson supported this act by stating, "No state could achieve proper culture, civilization, and progress, as long as Indians remained within its boundaries."
The Cherokee, the largest tribe in the Southeast, fought exile with a combination of passive resistance, national publicity and lawsuits. The Cherokee were not nomads like some of the other tribes; but, rather, had established homes and communities where they had cultivated the land. A treaty with the United States preserved their rights in parts of Tennessee and Georgia, but when gold was discovered in Georgia, the state proclaimed that "all laws, orders, and regulations of any kind made with the Cherokee Indians are declared null and void." This resulted in a frenzied land-grab and the forced evacuation of the Cherokee from their homeland. President Andrew Jackson further backed this up by saying, "Humanity weeps over the fate of the Indians, but, true philanthropy reconciles the mind to the extinction of one generation for another."
Because they had successfully resisted the government's efforts to move them from their homeland for several years, their removal was particularly brutal when it finally came. In the spring and summer of 1838, more than 15,000 Cherokee Indians were forcibly removed by the U.S. Army from their ancestral lands in North Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee and Alabama. Held in concentration-like camps through the summer, they were then placed on a death march to Oklahoma, where almost one fourth of their members would perish along the way from cold, hunger and illness. The Cherokee came to call the march Nunahi-Duna-Dlo-Hilu-I or Trail Where They Cried.
Once in Oklahoma, the tribes were solemnly sworn a "permanent treaty” that this would be their Promised Land "for as long as grass grows and water flows." That promise, too, would later be broken, when again, westward expansion demanded more land.
National Youth Dance Company / Alesandra Seutin: Speak Volumes
National Youth Dance Company (NYDC), presented its work, Speak Volumes, in a London premiere at Sadler’s Wells on Sat 24 July 2021, led by the company’s Guest Artistic Director, Alesandra Seutin.
Speak Volumes celebrates young people overcoming stereotypes and being able to speak their minds free of judgement. The work explores the impact of the media and societal pressures on young people and asks adults to take responsibility for how young people are treated.
Speak Volumes is a contemporary piece rooted in African and hip hop physicality and includes spoken word written by the NYDC company members. Audiences can expect buoyant physicality and a mood which shifts between dark and joyous.
NYDC will continue to present Speak Volumes on a UK Tour to Amata, Falmouth on Sun 22 August and Bold Tendencies, London on Sat 28 August.
Choreographer: Alesandra Seutin
Assistants to the Choreographer: Nandi Bhebhe, Jo Leahy, Blue Makwana & Akeim Toussaint Buck
Lighting Designer: Adam Carree
Costume Designer: Ryan Dawson Laight
Music Producer & Director: Michael ‘Mikey J’Asante
Composer & Songwriter: Randolph Matthews
Text: Alesandra Seutin and the company
NYDC Dancers: Deborah Asidi, Charlotte Aspin, Ella Atkinson, Jesse Baggett-Lahav, Ashur Cali, Keziah Campbell-Golding, Elvi Christiansen Head, Rory Clarke, Sonny Connor-Bell, Kian Crowley, Karim Dime, Maya Donne, Phoebe, Dowglass, Skiye Edmond, Maia Faulkner, Harry Fayers, Willow Fenner, Mia Grote, Maiya Leeke, Mirabelle Haddon, Jasmine Massey, Chiara Moore, Max Mulrenan, Jamaica Payne, Eve Shorten, Katie Smith, Amari Webb-Martin, Ciaran Wood & Genevieve Wright.
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Panorama shot from Kill Devil Hill looking out towards seashore at Nag's Head Beach in North Carolina. Kill Devil Hill was the site of the first successful Wright Brothers Flight. At the far left is the Wright Brothers Museum.
For one man in Jerome, Missouri, the Trail of Tears has not been forgotten. Or, better yet, by his own testimony, the ghosts of the Cherokee who once traveled the old trail, would not let him forget. According to Larry Baggett, an eccentric elderly gentleman who lived just outside of Jerome along old Route 66, he would often be awakened in the middle of the night with a knock on his door. However, when he would get up to answer, no one would be there. Even the sleeping dogs just next to the door were not disturbed.
Sometime later, Larry was visited by an old Cherokee Indian who he said looked to be about 150 years old. The old Indian told Baggett that his house was built on the Trail of Tears and it was blocking the path.
The Indian further conveyed how they were made to walk hundreds of miles and how the Cherokee had camped right near Larry's home. Sometime previously, Larry had built a stone wall adjacent to his house and the Indian told him to put stairs there because the spirits were unable to get over the wall. Well, Larry did just that. He built those stairs to nowhere and when they were complete, the knocking stopped.
Baggett originally acquired the property with the intention of building a campground, but these plans were changed when his wife died. Instead he has built a tribute to the Trail of Tears. At the entrance to his property is a stone archway labeled "Trail of Tears" that sits between a statue of himself on one side, and another pouring water out of a bucket on the other side. On the property is a number of stone walls, more statues, a wishing well, several rock gardens, and a sign that describes the plight of the American Indians who suffered along the Trail of Tears. His big stone house is constructed around three living trees.
Larry himself, is as interesting as the place that he has constructed. Though born in 1925, he claims to be only about 30 years old, because that's when he started living. Only after a doctor gave him 18 months to live, because of two heart attacks and a severe case of diabetes, did his life begin. Larry has a unique perspective on life and death and everything else in between, as he tells you about his astral travels, views on religion, astrology, and all manner of other topics.
Baggett's memorial has attracted all kinds of attention and has made him into a local legend as the media focuses on "local curiosities" and tourists seek out cultural oddities on old Route 66. He has been featured on several local stations as well as in a documentary televised in Great Britain.
The monument is located on an abandoned stretch of Route 66 near Jerome, Missouri about a quarter-mile from the remains of the former Stonydell Resort.
To see this monument take the Jerome exit off of I-44 in Missouri . Take a right at the T intersection and head toward Jerome. Baggett's place is a few hundred yards from the intersection, on your left as you head east.
Update: In July, 2004, we received information from Larry Baggett's daughter that this once vibrant man passed on in 2003. At this time the property is now for sale.
When we passed by, it looked closed to the public. Larry Baggett's name is still on the mailbox. Rest in Peace Larry.
From www.legendsofamerica.com;
How cool is this, you can now see this on Google Earth:
Melissa Baggett at SRK Headshot Day in Oakland, CA.
Lighthing: Paul C Buff Einstein with 86" Reflecting Umbrella and diffuser camera right. Einstein with shovel diffuser on background. Both fired with Cybersyncs.
NS 340 detours through Atlanta, with KCS ES44AC #4861 leading SD70ACU #7244 past the community of Baggett, GA near Douglas on the East End District.
A man living along old Route 66 near Jerome, Missouri created his memorial to the plight of the Cherokee tribe after a series of haunting events.
I attempted to link the story of this site and The Trail of Tears but was unable for some reason. It is fascinating enough to copy and paste. These are not my own words, just an attempt to share.
THE MAN AND HIS PROJECT:
For one man in Jerome, Missouri, the Trail of Tears has not been forgotten. Or, better yet, by his own testimony, the ghosts of the Cherokee who once traveled the old trail, would not let him forget. According to Larry Baggett, an eccentric elderly gentleman who lived just outside of Jerome along old Route 66, he would often be awakened in the middle of the night with a knock on his door. However, when he would get up to answer, no one would be there. Even the sleeping dogs just next to the door were not disturbed.
Sometime later, Larry was visited by an old Cherokee Indian who Larry said looked to be about 150 years old. The old Indian told Baggett that his house was built on the Trail of Tears and it was blocking the path.
The Indian further conveyed how they were made to walk hundreds of miles and how the Cherokee had camped right near Larry's home.
Before meeting the elderly Cherokee man, Larry had built a stone wall adjacent to his house and the Indian told him to put stairs there because the spirits were unable to get over the wall. Well, Larry did just that. He built those stairs to nowhere and when they were complete, the knocking stopped.
Baggett originally acquired the property with the intention of building a campground, but these plans were changed when his wife died. Instead he built a tribute to the Trail of Tears.
At the entrance of the property is a stone archway labeled "Trail of Tears" that sits between a statue of himself on one side, and another pouring water out of a bucket on the other side. On the property is a number of stone walls, more statues, a wishing well, several rock gardens, and a sign that describes the plight of the American Indians who suffered along the Trail of Tears. His big stone house was constructed around three living trees.
Larry himself, was as interesting as the place that he has built. Though born in 1925, he claimed to have been only about 30 years old, because that's when he started living. Only after a doctor gave him 18 months to live, because of two heart attacks and a severe case of diabetes, did his life begin. Larry had a unique perspective on life and death and everything else in between, as he would tell stories about his astral travels, views on religion, astrology, and all manner of other topics.
Baggett's memorial immediately attracted all kinds of attention and made him into a local legend when the as the media focused on "local curiosities" and tourists sought out cultural oddities on old Route 66. He was featured on several local stations as well as in a documentary televised in Great Britain.
Mr. Baggett passed away in 2003 and two years later his "shrine" was sold. Since that time, it has stood empty, the structures are deteriorating, and unfortunately, the head of his "self-portrait" sculpture is missing.
THE TRAIL OF TEARS:
Following the Indian Removal Act of 1830, tens of thousands of Cherokee, Creek, Seminole, Chickasaw, and Choctaw Indians were forced from their homelands in the southeast United States to reservations in Oklahoma. Suffering from exposure, disease and starvation, thousands died, giving the name to their path -- the "Trail of Tears." For one man who lived near Jerome, Missouri, their suffering was not forgotten, as he spent years building them a tribute along Route 66.
As settlers began to push west from the eastern seaboard during the early nineteenth century, the government forced thousands of American Indians from their ancestral lands. Though there were numerous treaties with the Five Civilized Tribes of the southeastern United States, the pioneers demanded more land. In response, President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act of 1830 which forced the Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw and Seminole to evacuate their lands and move to Indian Territory, which would later become Oklahoma. Jackson supported this act by stating, "No state could achieve proper culture, civilization, and progress, as long as Indians remained within its boundaries."
The Cherokee, the largest tribe in the Southeast, fought exile with a combination of passive resistance, national publicity and lawsuits. The Cherokee were not nomads like some of the other tribes; but, rather, had established homes and communities where they had cultivated the land. A treaty with the United States preserved their rights in parts of Tennessee and Georgia, but when gold was discovered in Georgia, the state proclaimed that "all laws, orders, and regulations of any kind made with the Cherokee Indians are declared null and void." This resulted in a frenzied land-grab and the forced evacuation of the Cherokee from their homeland. President Andrew Jackson further backed this up by saying, "Humanity weeps over the fate of the Indians, but, true philanthropy reconciles the mind to the extinction of one generation for another."
Because they had successfully resisted the government's efforts to move them from their homeland for several years, their removal was particularly brutal when it finally came. In the spring and summer of 1838, more than 15,000 Cherokee Indians were forcibly removed by the U.S. Army from their ancestral lands in North Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee and Alabama. Held in concentration-like camps through the summer, they were then placed on a death march to Oklahoma, where almost one fourth of their members would perish along the way from cold, hunger and illness. The Cherokee came to call the march Nunahi-Duna-Dlo-Hilu-I or Trail Where They Cried.
Once in Oklahoma, the tribes were solemnly sworn a "permanent treaty” that this would be their Promised Land "for as long as grass grows and water flows." That promise, too, would later be broken, when again, westward expansion demanded more land.
Baggetts Not Regrets: Brexit protesters march in London for the EU #Bregret
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I’d rather fight ten more EU referendums than let a bunch of lawyers tell Britain what to do
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These are a lot like the Little Debbie oatmeal sandwich cookies that millions of us inhaled as children.
The cookie is soft and full of oatmeal. The filling is buttery and marshmallowy.
The recipe can be found in "The All-American Cookie Book" by Nancy Baggett.
Number:
179367
Date created:
1998
Extent:
1 photographic print : gelatin silver ; 7.5 x 9.5 in.
Description:
Front row, from left to right: 1) Suzuki; 2) Vasan; 3) Shere; 4) Garg; 5) Crocetti; 6) Dover; 7) McMillan; 8) Rockcress; 9) Kumar; 10) Jacobsohn; 10) Gesualdo.
Back row, from left to right: 1) Golden; 2) Sessions; 3) Bravo; 4) Robin; 5) Getachew; 6) Gossett; 7) Chiang; 8) Alexander; 9) Metcalf.
Third row, from left to right: 1) O'Riordan; 2) Hofert; 3) Fleischer; 4) Wong; 5) Gerald; 6) Rosenthal; 7) Sard; 8) Barbe; 9) Snell
Fourth row, from left to right: 1) Roberts; 2) Gleason; 3) Raffini; 4) Choukair; 5) Huang; 6) Mehra; 7) Ahn; 8) LaRosa; 9) Schamber.
Fifth row, from left to right: 1) Ashman; 2) McCurley; 3) Ebel; 4) Hirshfeld; 5) Goldstein; 6) K. Yohay; 7) Reimschisel; 8) Law; 9) Ensor.
Back row, from left to right: 1) Macauley; 2) Baggett; 3) Rigby; 4) Krugman; 5) Barker; 7) Gunn; 8) Tucker; 9) Lantz; 10) Soergel.
Rights:
Photograph is subject to copyright restrictions. Contact the Alan Mason Chesney Medical Archives for reproduction permissions.
Subjects:
Johns Hopkins Hospital. Department of Pediatrics--People
Suzuki, Manaji Mary
Vasan, Sandhya
Sherer, Susan Denys
Garg, Ruchira
Crocetti, Michael T.
Dover, George
McMillan, Julia
Rockcress, Beth R.
Kumar, Gaurav
Jacobsohn, David Alex
Gesualdo, Lisa Ann
Golden, William Christopher
Sessions, Jessica Christine
Bravo, Adrianna M.
Robin, Beverley
Getachew, Aklil
Gossett, Jeffrey Gale
Chiang, Lydia Ko
Alexander, Diana Cecelia
Metcalf, Teri S.
O'Riordan, Declan Patrick
Hofert, Sheila Mohajer
Fleischer, David Mark
Wong, Hui-Hsing
Gerald, Laura Iris Nadine
Rosenthal, Marjorie Sue
Sard, Brian Eric
Barbe, John David
Snell, Julie Elizabeth
Roberts, Wendy Burk
Gleason, Barbara Kelly
Raffini, Leslie Jane
Choukair, Mary K.
Huang, Alex Yee-Chen
Mehra, Munisha
Ahn, Sook Hee
LaRosa, Angela Rose
Schamber, Pamela Christine
Ashman, Rosemary Isabel
McCurley, Robert Skyler
Ebel, Beth E.
Hirshfeld, Amy Babcock
Goldstein, Mitchell Alan
Yohay, Kaleb Hayim
Reimschisel, Tyler E.
Law, Paul Aubrey
Ensor, Allison Marie
Macauley, Robert C. Jr.
Baggett, Henry Clifford III
Rigby, Mark Ransford
Krugman, Scott Daniel
Barker, Piers Christopher
Gunn, Veronica Lawson
Tucker, Jennifer Elizabeth
Lantz, Karen Elisabeth
Soergel, David Griffin
Group portraits
Portrait photographs
Notes: Photographer unknown.
A former DeFuniak woman, the former Ethel Clark of this county, her husband and 3 month old son died at their home in Pensacola Wednesday of last week as a result of gas fumes emanating from the basement. Funeral services for Mr and Mrs Otis Dan Baggett and their son, Harry Otis, were held at Euchee Valley church with interment in Euchee Valley Cemetery. Mr Baggett is survived by brother Claude C, 3 sisters, Mrs Pearl White, Mrs Nell Ree White and Mrs Nanny Clark. Mrs Baggett 21 is survived by Her parents Mr and Mrs H L Clark, 6 sisters, Ms Virginia Howell, Mrs Stella Bishop, Mrs Julia Hussey and Misses Bobbie, Joan and Alice Clark, 3 brothers Heuer, James and William Clark. The couple had been married abt a year and half, and were so happy when son was born in July. - Defuniak Herald December 4, 1947