Elizabethtown/Hersey PA; October 11th – 15th

 

FEE19084-423A-48AE-A8EA-CAD382465671The first bridge we did (could) not go under…B92795D2-C8A5-4E30-AD58-FD63D38193A0Toured the second best chocolate factory.EB3E5CFC-7E28-4FB4-B285-4DF133C7E37C.jpegJohn hanging with his buds.AF5C9AD5-DC4E-4735-9938-8D88245F579CLiberty Bell, they even turned this into a “teachable moment “1669EB98-6075-406C-8DCF-1DBDE94B6691USS New Jersey located across the river from the Independance Seaport Museum.AFD1E1B8-A038-46D0-A5CF-CC057EB03933Valley Forge, Muhlenberg Brigade Huts.D6402750-37DC-4830-A14F-04EADF5AE1FFNational Memorial ArchEC7A3794-4578-436C-8A6B-6F3BD767E3C3.jpegWashington’s Headquarters during Valley Forge winter encampment. He had it much easier then his troops.

Side note: It was a nice park to drive and walk around. Short video at the visitors center, interesting and worth the time

98DA61E4-139F-4159-887B-E3BD289371E4One of the signs we wish more people would follow. 92BEDBB2-D70A-4DCB-9F14-49B58517CA344C3D77FF-D013-48E2-BA02-1C3507DFD76F74B1BEFD-82E3-4A9D-800C-B1D80488B4FA3480BEDA-4450-4244-83BF-CC3E114203EDCFAA7085-5A2B-486D-90B8-4FA0B9527E9B543C287A-68D2-449E-B6F5-9BA7C9381A9CThe number of monuments at Gettysburg is amazing, the above are just a fraction of what you can see there.BFA8ACFC-30FF-4737-BD9E-AA656A12713EOne of the Minnesota’s monuments in Gettysburg.B1EE23D1-BC8D-43B4-9F6E-63570B9307EF.jpegThe lives lost on both sides makes these monuments and battle sites very emotional to visit.

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