Robinâs Corner Museum, a collection of artifacts from the life of Robin Rogers, the daughter of Dale Evans Rogers and Roy Rogers, opened last year at Dale Rogers Training Center. When Robin was born in 1950 with Down syndrome, her parents bucked convention by refusing to have her institutionalized.
Animation: How the Total Solar Eclipse Will Look. This total solar eclipse is fully visible in Independence. This is a rare and spectacular event that can only be experienced along a relatively narrow strip on the Earth's surface. The eclipse is also visible in other areas, but the Moon does not cover the Sun completely there. More about the August 21, 2017 â Total Solar Eclipse.
As the moon hides the sunâs glare, those inside that path of totality will be able to see the sunâs atmosphere or corona. Portions of Graham, Cherokee, Clay and Macon counties in North Carolina and 32 of South Carolinaâs 46 counties will experience a total solar eclipse on Aug. 21.