Historical Markers
TS_10 Hop 3: Schenectady NY to Harrisburg PA
361 miles via NY 7, I-88, I-81, PA 347, I-380, I-81 (again), PA 309, US 202, PA 772, US 30, PA 283, I-283, I-81 (yet again) and US 22. Cumulative route miles: 776. Auto miles: 373. Cumulative auto miles: 808. The 12 non-route miles were the trip to the casino. This hop included several stops. … Continue reading
Vicksburg National Military Park
I expected Vicksburg to be a highlight of the TS7 and I was right. It wasn’t what I expected, but it was a really fine Civil War battlefield. So what was unexpected about the battlefield? Two things: it was more rural (I expected it to be right in Vicksburg but the visitor’s center and driving … Continue reading
Chickamauga Battlefield, second visit
The main reason for picking Chattanooga as a destination – less than 80 miles from Cartersville GA – was to take a second look at the Chickamauga battlefield. On my first visit I split my day between Chickamauga and Lookout Mountain. My impression of Chickamauga was… HUGE. It is a very large battlefield. I felt … Continue reading
Battle of Allatoona Pass
As I mentioned in the previous post, the railroad track ran very close to my RV site at Allatoona Landing Marine Resort. The upside of that proximity is that it put me very close to the site of the Civil War’s Battle of Allatoona Pass, a battle fought for control of that railroad line. The … Continue reading
Historical markers
If you have been paying attention, you know that I spent a good many hours this past winter photographing headstones in Florida. It was a feel-good activity that combined the need for some exercise with an ability to keep myself socially distant from living people. I have done some of the same this summer in … Continue reading