While staying in Harrisburg, Tom and I took day trips to visit nearby National Park sites. One day we went to Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site. We were very interested in visiting Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site because we are interested in working there some time in the future. Hopewell Furnace is an early example …
From National Parks
Eisenhower National Historic Site in Pennsylvania
While Tom and I were at Gettysburg, we visited the Eisenhower National Historic Site. The site adjoins Gettysburg and you have to buy a shuttle bus ticket in order to visit. This felt wrong to me, but it was the only way to see the site. So we forked over the $9 per person ticket …
Gettysburg National Military Park in Pennsylvania
There are two reasons Tom and I moved to Harrisburg when we were done at Fort Necessity. First, it is further east and makes lots of National Park sites easily accessible. Second, I am taking a weaving class at Red Stone Glenn, a fiber arts center close to Harrisburg. So, the day after we arrived …
Monocacy National Battlefield in Maryland
On our way back from Washington DC, Tom and I stopped at one more National Park: Monocacy National Battlefield. Monocacy was the closest Civil War battle to Washington DC. I mentioned it in yesterday’s post about the Civil War Defenses of Washington. Monocacy National Battlefield commemorates the place where the Union troops left in Washington …
Civil War Defenses of Washington DC
Have you ever looked at a map and wondered about Washington DC during the Civil War? I mean, the place is surrounded by states that seceded from the Union! Maryland to the north and east, Virginia to the south and west. But the Federal government remained in Washington DC instead of withdrawing north. One reason …
Fort Washington Park in Maryland
On the day Tom and I visited Mount Vernon, we also drove across the Potomac River to visit Fort Washington and Piscataway Park. Both are located on the east side of the river on the Maryland peninsula. Once you head south of I-495, the area feels rural, almost as if it is a long way …
Rock Creek Park in Washington DC
Yesterday I wrote about one of the metro National Park sites in Maryland. During our very busy last day in DC, Tom and I visited one more park: Rock Creek Park. The park is called “the natural heart of the nation’s capital.” This was the first urban national park, set aside in 1890. Tom and …
Greenbelt Park, a National Park Site in Maryland
When Tom and I went to Washington DC, we tried to get to as many National Park sites as possible in our three days. With the abundance of National Park sites in DC, it isn’t hard to find one. One of the parks we visited (a fast visit) was Greenbelt Park in Maryland. It didn’t …
Clara Barton National Historic Site
When Tom and I went to Washington DC a month ago, I collected a lot of stamps for my National Parks Passport book. I got all the stamps for the National Mall except for the White House. We are waiting for a different president before we visit there. I also got a lot of the …
Random Thoughts from Fort Necessity
We are in our final week of working at Fort Necessity – at least for this year. We might be back. It has been a good place to work and we enjoyed being so close to Ohio. So today I wanted to highlight a few things that aren’t big enough to get a post of …