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Briarwood students take trip to Space and Rocket Center
The class began the trip with a visit to the historic Cyclorama in Atlanta. The next day they arrived at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center where they viewed artifacts from the U.S. Space Program and experienced the Space Travel Simulator. They also enjoyed the G-Force Accelerator where they felt three times the force of gravity. After viewing spacecraft on the grounds and an IMAX movie reviewing the achievements of the U.S. space program, the students left the Space Center and continued on to Fort Payne, Alabama, where they toured the museum of the music group, "Alabama." The next day, the group stopped at the Little River Canyon Bridge to view the Little River Falls. The Little River Canyon is one of the longest and deepest in the Eastern United States, dropping at times more than 500-600 feet from the bluffs down to the river. Venturing home, the group stopped in Rome to visit the Berry College campus, the Martha Berry Museum, and Oak Hill, the home of Martha Berry. The students toured the permanent exhibit that traces the evolution of the Berry Schools into Berry College. Of interest to the Washington students was a photograph of Washington native and Berry College alumna, Wallace Hopkins, and his P51 Mustang aircraft, "Ferocious Frankie," included in the exhibit. Col. Hopkins and his wife Frankie received the Distinguished Service Award from Berry College in 1981.
Washington parents accompanying the group were Mrs. Lincoln Bounds and Mrs. W.E. Burdette III.
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