Thursday, October 6, 2011

Midnight Special

Today we went to the Museum of Natural Science in Sugar Land. It is included in our museum membership. One of the coolest things about the place is the museum building. It use to be "the Main Unit of the Central State Prison Farm - which reopened as the Houston Museum of Natural Science at Sugar Land on Saturday, October 3, 2009 -  and three barns were built in 1939 to replace existing wood structures on the older Imperial Prison Farm, which was located on the same grounds." -Museum Website

Midnight Special

Before Two Camp was constructed, Huddie Ledbetter (better known as Lead Belly) was incarcerated in the wooden structures at the Imperial Prison Farm, until his pardon in 1925. The train from Houston to San Antonio would arrive in Sugar Land at about midnight with its light shining brightly. Lead Belly's words to "Midnight Special" reflected on his experience in Sugar Land.

If you're ever down in Houston
Boy, you better walk right
And you better not squabble
And you better not fight

Bason and Brock will arrest you
Payton and Boone will take you down
You can bet your bottom dollar
That you're Sugar Land bound

Let the Midnight Special
Shine the light on me
Let the Midnight Special
Shine the ever-lovin' light on me










The kids got to dig up dinosaurs!


  
 
Posted by Megan at 1:30 PM

7 comments:

  1. AngelaOctober 6, 2011 at 5:50 PM

    What a cool museum. We love ourselves some Leadbelly around here!

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  2. simonaOctober 6, 2011 at 6:12 PM

    How nice that you take your kids to the museums. Our parents did so too and I greatly appreciate it till now.
    The picture is funny how the lady is holding the skeleton on her lap like it's her pet! :-)

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  3. KimberlyOctober 6, 2011 at 7:29 PM

    Great pictures! You find all kinds of fun places to visit. And I loved the mini history/music lesson- I didn't know this was an option in Houston! Next time we're down that way visiting my family we might have to check it out!

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  4. Mama Gone GreenOctober 7, 2011 at 7:02 AM

    looks like you had the run of the place!

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  5. | MapleDip |October 7, 2011 at 8:35 AM

    That is a cool museum for kids. Especially the youngers. Small yet lots to do.

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  6. AmandaOctober 7, 2011 at 11:57 AM

    The kids look like they had so much fun!!

    Living in the country has its perks, but its things like this that make me wish we lived in a city. We just don't have anything as fantastic as this around here.

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  7. Tracey ~ CloverOctober 7, 2011 at 3:09 PM

    I would love to come and hang out with you for a week or two! You find the most wonderful places to take your children. I hope you have a fabulous weekend! xx

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