Roaming the Southeast looking for reflections of history and American culture.
On July 4th I rode over to Sewanee, Tennessee- the home of the University of the South - to see how the good people there celebrate Independence Day.
Sewanee is between Fayetteville and Chattanooga, Tennessee, not far from Winchester.
At 8:00 A.M. they had a small ceremony to raise the American flag and sing patriotic songs. The school of music provided a brass quintet to play as the group (about 200 people) sang America and America the Beautiful and God Bless America as well as the Star Spangled Banner.
And yes that 8:00 A.M. did mean that I had to get up very early to make the almost 2 hours drive. And I must say, the group did a good job of singing - like it was not their first 4th of July at Sewanee.
At Sewanee people often refer to the campus as the Domain
The buildings are finished in stone. I don't know how old most of the building are, but I did go into the library and while it was rock on the outside, it was very modern inside.
Flags and coffee and breakfast were part of the flag raising ceremony. During the day they also had a dog show, a crafts show, and a cake contest and to highlight the day - a parade through town.
She was sporting a festive hat.
Here reflections of history tell how the school's history is entwined with the history of the southeast.
The home of the Vice Chancellor - the head of the school.
It was a good visit. #sewanee #America #americathebeautiful #brassquintet #pictureamericana #rockybaker #4thofjuly #indepencenceday #starspangledbaner #nationalanthem #universityofthesouth
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