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Meher Baba American Travels - 1952

Meher Baba in the early 1950s. Image rendition by Anthony Zois.

The following was researched and compiled by Sher DiMaggio Zois

Trip : To travel from South Carolina to California by 2 motor vehicles.

ITINERARY
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina to Prague, Oklahoma

VEHICLES:    Blue Nash - Elizabeth (driver), Baba (front passenger seat)
                                       Mani, Mehera, & Meheru (back seat)
                     Station Wagon - Sarosh (driver), Goher, Rano, Kitty & Delia

                     Mercury 1952

TUESDAY 20 MAY, 1952

MYRTLE BEACH, SC   ( Left at 2:30 pm from the Guest House )
      Meher Spiritual Center
      10200 North King's Highway
      Myrtle Beach, SC 29572

      Youpon Dunes ( Elizabeth's residence, to pick up insurance papers per Baba's instructions )
      3202 Ocean Blvd.
      Myrtle Beach, SC

CONWAY, SC

      Most likely route to Columbia in 1952 via Hwy 378 to Lake City, Sumter

COLUMBIA, SC

      Forest Court Motel

WEDNESDAY 21 MAY

COLUMBIA, SC   ( Left 'early' )

LAURENS, SC   ( the two cars became separated )

GREENVILLE, SC   ( the two cars rendezvoused )

CLEVELAND, SC

     Visited Caesar's Head State Park for view of Blue Ridge Mountains

BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA ( Lunch )

MURPHY, NC

     Moreland Heights Motel

THURSDAY 22 MAY

MURPHY, NC ( Left at 6:30 am )

LAKE OCOEE, TENNESSEE

     Baba remarked it had a 'spiritual atmosphere'
     They noted a sign in TN "Jesus Christ Is Coming"

CLEVELAND, TN ( Lunch )

CHATTANOOGA, TN

     Visited Rock City on Lookout Mountain and Ruby Falls
     In Chattanooga, Sarosh lost site of Baba's car

WAYNESBORO, TN

     Sims Motel ( outside of town )

Caesar's Head & the Blue Ridge Mountains. Image courtesy of David Bradley.

FRIDAY 23 MAY, 1952

WAYNESBORO, TN ( Left at 5:30 am )

MEMPHIS, TN

Drove all day through Memphis into Arkansas

SEARCY, AR ( Lunch )

OZARK, AR

Via Conway, Atkins, Clarksville from Searcy

Stayed in cabins at the Pond Crest Motor Court 'by Pond Creek'

SATURDAY 24 MAY

OZARK, AR

FORT SMITH - Crossed Arkansas River

MOFFETT, OKLAHOMA - Stopped car, Baba paced

SALLISAW, OK - Sarosh lost site of Baba's car

GORE, OK - Between Gore & Warner, Sarosh again lost site of Baba's car.

WARNER,OK

MUSKOGEE, OK - From Muskogee, got on 2 lane Highway 62W, took a zig-zag route through Okmulgee

OKMULGEE, OK

PRAGUE, OK - Passed through Prague

Collision at 10:15 am seven miles from Dr. Ned Burleson's hospital. Sarosh's car arrived 15 minutes later.

The ambulances arrived at the hospital in Prague at 11:00 am.

NOTE: Unable to confirm exact roads and highways taken due to lack of specific documentation as well as the unavailability of period maps and the amount of new interstate highway construction since 1952.

Descriptions in italics are from the references & meant to clarify the journey

REFERENCES: MEHERA - MEHER David Fenster, Vol 3 pp 35-55

LOVE ALONE PREVAILS Kitty Davy, pp 396-400

Article in 'Broken Down Furniture' by Jeff Maguire - see on AMB Heartland Center website :
http://www.ambhc.org/

***Please note that the above information was compiled prior to the excellent publication that covers the whole story ; " Avatar Meher Baba & the Trail of Tears" by Julia Ross