In a Covered Wagon

Well, we are FINALLY moving on down to the second floor.  (Remember, the ancient man at the desk advised us to start at the top floor and work our way down...)

Just to remind us that we are in a church, there is a huge stained glass window beside the spiral staircase on our way down.  One of my favorite Biblical scenes:

When what to my wondering eyes appears.... a full-size covered wagon!

It's the Winecoff wagon.  Just like we have Fords and Chevys our grandparents had Conestogas and Winecoffs.  Though they look very similar, the Conestogas had blue paint on the body and red wheels.  Again with the giant horses (six) to pull this massive thing!  I have to seriously resist the urge to hop the rail and crawl up inside this monster.  Look at how big that wheel is compared to 6'3" John!  This is not a replica.  It was donated by the family of the man who owned it five generations ago!

Obviously, this floor tells the story of how people first came to Greensboro, how it got it's name (American Revolutionary War hero and one of George Washington's most trusted aids, Nathanael Greene), 

the history of gold and copper mining, (remember, copper was a major metal for cookwear - still is).  Remember Castle McCullock and panning for gold in North Carolina.

Speaking of cookwear, how about a couple of recipes?

Can you believe it calls for a tea-cup of yeast?!  Oh, you've never made a loaf of bread in your life?  Bummer!  It's a really fun thing to do.  If I put a tea-cup of today's yeast in my homemade bread it would blow the door off the oven.  It would make a great "I Love Lucy" episode for sure.