I made it on the road today, and it feels good. Most of the territory covered was familiar up to Philadelphia, Mississippi. I proceeded 25 miles past there to Louisville, Mississippi, and Legion State Park. I am all by myself in the primitive camping area, which means vault (outhouse) toilets and no electricity or water. It is actually very pleasant. Just me and the crickets.
Louisville Mississippi is a rather small city of 7000 souls, half white and half black, with a couple of notable features. It is the home of Taylor Machine Works, which produces all sorts of fork lifts. Based on the size of plant, about half the adult residents must work there. The other feature is the Strand Theatre, which has incorporated in its façade a swastika. Apparently the construction of the building predated the Nazi era. But still , , , ,
