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 …
From National Parks
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 …
Common Questions Asked at Fort Necessity
Now that Tom and I are almost done with our stint at Fort Necessity, I decided it was time for my common questions post. At the end of every place we work, I talk about the most common questions asked by visitors. They are different every place we go, and Fort Necessity is no exception. …
Flight 93 National Memorial
While my parents were visiting, we went to Flight 93 National Memorial. We went the week after the 9/11 anniversary. Even though it was after the anniversary, the park was extremely busy with the kind of number we usually see only in the big western parks. The day we went I counted six school buses, …