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| Traveling to Gettysburg |
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| Amish Country |
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| I could not get over how BEAUTIFUL this part of PA is. It soothes my soul. |
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| Carrie met up with us for lunch and the day! |
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| Gettysburg Cemetery |
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| See that black thing? It is an artillery shell from one of the days of battle! |
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| my "wheat field". It's just grass, but it reminded me of KS!! |
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| This is the first monument to have an eternal flame. Pres. John F. Kennedy saw this and loved it-- so his wife did it for him! I think this is also the monument that is made of Maine granite and Georgia Limestone-- or a rock from GA. They wanted to use rock from the farthest North and South to be united in this monument. When it was revealed Soldiers of both sides came together and camped out for a week. They had a ball! |
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| Gotta love a car tour! |
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| Isn't it beautiful? |
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| Devils Den |
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| View from Little Round Top |
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| Our guide, Les Fowler, was supposed to give us a 2 hour tour, but because of traffic and his love of Gettysburg it was 3 hours!!! He knew so much! Darlene and Carrie taught him a railroad connection between Gettysburg and Utah. I taught him that there are still 2 Civil War Pensions being paid. (to 2 children) |
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| This is the copse of trees (descendant trees of the original) that Pickett and his men were to aim for during that fateful battle. |
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| Last stop--The Dobbin House Tavern. This is the only still standing house that is known for being part of the underground railroad. There were 2 known houses but the other is no longer standing. We didn't get to see the cutout where the slaves would have stayed, but it was still cool-- and more yummy food!!! |
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