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Month: May 2022

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Valley Forge National Historical Park

May 31, 2022 @ 09:00 EDT Site Visit #31 In December 1776, only five and a half months after the … Continue reading Valley Forge National Historical Park

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Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site

May 29, 2022 @ 09:30 EDT Site Visit #30 Hopewell Furnace was one of many furnaces dotting southeastern Pennsylvania at … Continue reading Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site

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Eisenhower National Historic Site

May 28, 2022 @ 07:00 EDT Site Visit #29 To visit the Eisenhower National Historic Site, located next to the … Continue reading Eisenhower National Historic Site

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Gettysburg National Military Park

May 27-28, 2022 Site Visit #28 Gettysburg National Military Park was my third Civil War battlefield in my last four … Continue reading Gettysburg National Military Park

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Catoctin Mountain Park

May 26, 2022 @ 12:15 EDT Site Visit #28 This will be a fairly short entry. After leaving Monocacy National … Continue reading Catoctin Mountain Park

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Monocacy National Battlefield

May 26, 2022 @ 09:30 EDT Site Visit #26 Sometimes, losing is a win. “Lost the battle but won the … Continue reading Monocacy National Battlefield

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Antietam National Battlefield

May 25, 2022 @ 09:30 EDT Site Visit #25 One every second! That statement really struck home for me. What … Continue reading Antietam National Battlefield

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Onboard Amtrak heading north

Trip four has finally started. This trip will visit 14 sites in Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. Rather than … Continue reading Onboard Amtrak heading north

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Trip 4 is about to start!

May 22, 2022 I will be departing soon on the start of Trip 4, which has me visiting fourteen sites … Continue reading Trip 4 is about to start!

Recent Posts

  • Petersburg National BattlefieldSeptember 15, 2024
  • Trip 14 has started!September 13, 2024
  • Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical ParkJune 15, 2024
  • Hagerman Fossil Beds National MonumentJune 9, 2024
  • Minidoka National Historic SiteJune 9, 2024

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  1. Steve Miller on Trip 7 – A Caribbean Recap
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