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THE ADVENTURE BEGINS!
(June 29 through July 6)
Since both Bonnie and Sara had to work, the kids and I either relaxed or did day-trips here and there to nearby places
of interest. The Fenton Art Glass factory in Williamstown, WV --- Old Man's Cave
in Hocking County, OH --- the Campus Martius Museum of the Northwest Territory in Marietta, OH (extremely
interesting, and well worth many more visits!) --- and Prabhupada's Palace of Gold in Moundsville, WV (a
Krishna Community in the panhandle of West Virginia that is as odd to see here in this back-woods Appalachian area as it is
to see a diamond earring in a pig's ear -- no offense W. Va).
CHOCO-HOLICS BEWARE!
On July 4 (the first day Bonnie was available to take vacation) we set out from our home in southeastern Ohio to southcentral
Pennsylvania, heading for HERSHEY and GETTYSBURG.
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| Entrance to ChocolateWorld (Dad's behind the camera) |
After a long 7 hour drive we arrived in Hershey, Pennsylvania, home of the Chocolate Empire of Milton Hershey. Hershey
didn't invent chocolate -- but he perfected the art of producing it, and the world has been grateful ever since!
Hershey, PA, however, was disappointing... probably because we didn't want to spend much there, and most everything
cost an arm and a leg! But we took in the Visitor's Center with a mock-up of the Factory, and Gift Shop, and the Hershey
Museum, and the Gift Shop.
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| POOLSIDE |
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| Lindsay & Evan (like a couple of SMOES!!!) |
R & R (REST & RELAXATION)
-- or should that be RELIEF & RECUPERATION?
After a long, tiring day of travel and touring, it was nice to relax by the pool at our motel in Chambersburg, PA. (BTW, I
highly recommend the Sheraton 4-Points... if all are like this one, you won't be disappointed.) Lindsay and Evan
enjoy a swim while Dad takes pictures! :)
THE TURNING POINT OF THE CIVIL WAR
On July 5 we made our way to Gettysburg, which was the turning point of the Civil War, and the only battle fought on
Union soil.
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| Site Where the Battle Began |
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It turned out to be a wonderful time to come because there were people everywhere dressed in Civil War uniforms and clothing
from the period. We even met President Lincoln!
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| Mr. President |
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| Civil War Re-enactors |
On a hot summer day in the sweltering 90's, one wonders how they could survive in such outfits!
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| Confederate Generals |
| BATTLE SCENE |
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| From the Gettysburg Diorama |
Everywhere you look at Gettysburg there are statues and monuments, dedicated to individuals or to whole units.
The monuments mark the spot where certain persons or units were actually involved in the action of the battle. They
stand as a somber reminder to the incalculable human loss in what was an "accidental" battle.
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| Union General Buford first sights Confederate Army |
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| A Pennsylvania "Regular" |
The monuments depicted here stand on the western outskirts of Gettysburg, marking the point where Union and Confederate
troops first engaged each other in battle. It is called an "accidental battle" because neither force planned to engage
the other here in battle. The Confederates were looking for food and water, the Union just happened to be here.
| GETTYSBURG CEMETERY |
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| Evan at Cannon |
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