On 06/20/2007 we arrived back in the DC Area at Cherry Hill RV Park in College Park, MD for 1 week. Then on 06/27/2007 we moved to ODW Gettysburg Farm in Dover, PA for 2 weeks of rest. On 06/30/2007 we went to an Open House of Mort Kunstler Art Gallery in Gettysburg, PA. The picture is of Mort Kunstler signing a book.
On 07/03/2007 and 07/08/2007 we visited Gettysburg National Military Park in Gettysburg, PA. ought over the first three days of July 1863, the Battle of Gettysburg was one of the most critical battles of the Civil War having occurred at a time when the fate of the nation hung in the balance- the summer of 1863. Often referred to as the “High Water Mark of the Confederacy”, it was the height of the second and most ambitious invasion of the North by General Robert E. Lee and the “Army of Northern Virginia”. The “Army of the Potomac”, the Union army that had long been the nemesis of Lee, met the Confederate invasion at the crossroads town of Gettysburg. Though it was under a new commander, General George Gordon Meade, the Northerners fought with a desperation born of defending their home territory. The picture is a view of Devil’s Den in Gettysburg National Military Park from Little Round Top.
We drove to Thousand Trails Hershey Resort in Lebanon, PA on 07/11/2007 for 8 days. On 07/15/2007 we drove to Harrisburg, PA to visited PA Capitol. When President Theodore Roosevelt attended the dedication of the building on October 4, 1906, he said, “This is the handsomest building I ever saw.” The Capitol was designed in the American Renaissance style by Philadelphia architect Joseph Huston (1866-1940), who envisioned the building as a “Palace of Art.” The Capitol’s centerpiece is a spectacular 272-foot, 52-million-pound dome inspired by Michelangelo’s design for St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. Following its completion, the building was the tallest structure between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh for 80 years. The picture is of PA Capitol’s east side.
We left on 07/19/2007 for River Rock Campground in Mexico, PA for a 4-day Escapees Chapter 20 Rally. The picture is of Escapees Chapter 20 Rally Get-Together.
On 07/23/2007 we arrived at ODW Circle Resort in Lancaster, PA for 9 days of rest. Then we drove to ODW Gettysburg Farm Resort in Dove, PA on 08/01/2007 for 2 weeks. We traveled to Cherry Hill RV Park in College Park, MD for a week. We returned to ODW Gettysburg Farm Resort in Dover, PA on 08/22/2008.
On 09/05/2007 we stayed at Thousand Trails Hershey Resort in Lebanon, PA for 2 weeks. We moved to Cherry Hill RV Park in College Park, MD for 1 week to visit friends on 09/19/2007.
On 09/26/2007 we drove back to Thousand Trails Hershey Resort in Lebanon, PA for another 2 weeks. While we were there we attended the Trail Buddies East Rally on 10/04/2007 thru 10/08/2007. The picture is of Trail Buddies Rally Happy Hour.
We Visited on 10/05/2007 The Milton Hershey School Founders Hall in Hershey, PA and Cornwall Iron Furnace in Cornwall, PA. Opened and dedicated on September 13, 1970, Founders Hall was built over a three-year period in the late 1960s as a tribute to the School’s founders, Milton S. and Catherine Hershey. The School’s most recognizable building, Founders Hall, contains offices for the administrators and business functions of the School. It also includes a Visitors Center, where more than 50,000 guests per year learn about the School’s mission through various displays and a short film about the Milton Hershey School. The picture is of Milton Hershey School Founders Hall.
The Cornwall Furnace is indeed a unique survivor of the early American iron industry. Originally built by Peter Grubb in 1742, the furnace underwent extensive renovations in 1856-57 under its subsequent owners, the Coleman family, and closed in 1883. It is this mid-19th century ironmaking complex which survives today. At Cornwall, the furnace, blast equipment, and related buildings still stand as they did over a century ago. The picture is of the Cornwall Furnace Bottom.
Then on 10/10/2007 we traveled back to Cherry Hill RV Park in College Park, MD for 1 week to see our doctors. On 10/19/2007 we arrived at ODW Williamsburg Resort near Williamsburg, VA for 2 weeks. We drove to Thousand Trails Chesapeake Bay Resort in Gloucester, VA on 10/31/2007 for 15 days.
