I went to Warm Springs a few years ago on a field trip to see the historical site. It was a really nice place. There were little plaques everywhere, and flowers... has anybody else been there as well?
shareI just returned from spending the weekend in Pine Mountain and spent Friday at the Little White House...It was amazing...There are a few videos on youtube if anyone want to see...Just search "Little White House"
shareI went there last summer. Really a wonderful place! The museum they have at the Little White House is great and has alot of good Roosevelt items plus they have one of his cars which is really neat. The house is small but it is a very moving place. It really seems that he has just left the house and will be back in the afternoon. You can see in the kitchen where the cook wrote on the wall that she cooked FDR's last meal there. Also you can see the unfinished portrait of FDR by Elizabeth Shoumatoff in the Legacy Exhibit at the Little White House. This was the painting that was being done on April 12, 1945 when FDR was stricken.
There also is a nice walkway that goes up the hill that has the flags of all of the states. And I recommend visiting the railroad depot at Warm Springs also. It has a wax figure from Madame Tussards there that looks just like FDR. I recommend visiting all of these places. It really is a nice historical town to visit. I hope to get back up there this summer. For any FDR buff it is a must see!
Frank: Just a man.
Harmonica: An ancient race.
Went back there again back in August '09. I really took note of more things than in my previous trip. It was pointed out to me that you can still see the scratch marks made by 'Fala' ,FDR's dog, on the window near the front door of his cabin. A little thing but interesting. I find it still hard to believe that a visitor is standing in the exact place where FDR was struck down in 1945. The 'Little White House' is such a important, historical place.
Also went to the train station which had a movie poster of 'Warm Springs' and a very life like wax figure of FDR. They also had a neat scrap book which had many newspaper clippings about Warm Springs, 'The Little White House' and FDR. The station is really worth a visit too. I also visited the famous pools which unfortunately had no water in them but I walked around in them and talked to one of employees about the filming of 'Warm Springs' there. Very neat.
Also visited FDR's favorite spot on Pine Mountain and it has just a spectacular view of the valley. There are good historical markers about FDR there and I also saw the grill which he used up there. It has been filled in though. Also the new statue of FDR which was placed in April of 2007 was there and I had my picture taken by it. This was just a really neat FDR related trip. I highly recommend American history buffs to visit these places as they are truly fascinating.
Frank: Just a man.
Harmonica: An ancient race.
Was just there a couple of weeks back. Very quaint and laid back community. The Little White House and Rehabilitation Center was very interesting. The manner in which they left everything essentially untouched upon his passing transports a visitor back to 1945. The museum displayed many authentic artifacts from his life.
Not to diminish or take away from the good that the Center did, but I think the vast majority of people and accounts fail to take into account the political purpose of Warm Springs. In reading some of the publications related to his time there, there was definitely a desire to give the impression he was improving following his bout with polio. I even ready something fantastical where he was being cured from the effects. Interesting choice of language, the net effect of the public relations from this chapter being that he wasn't damaged goods and that he was still a viable candidate, on the rise. This dovetails nicely with the camouflaging of his disability during his Presidency.