If you don’t know anything about Valley Forge, the short version is that shortages in food, a cold winter, lack of hygiene, and poor medical knowledge created a bonafide military clusterfuck for the Continental Army who managed to later…
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June 2022
Philadelphia (the city of brotherly love) is a great, walkable city with plenty of things to do whether you’re a history buff, a foodie (Philly cheesesteaks…yum!), sports fan, art lover, or pop culture junkie. We had a blast touring…
Hershey PA was founded by candy magnate Milton S. Hershey who envisioned a sort of utopian township where healthy, educated, and well-paid workers lived and worked in safe and happy communities and when you visit Hershey PA you can…
Harrisburg has the most stunning capitol building we’ve seen to date! They say a picture is worth a thousand words so I should just post pictures below, but can’t help myself, so here are some interesting facts about the…
I’ve always been terrible with geography and in my mind the Civil War was fought in the deep South – Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and certainly many battles were fought there. What didn’t quite register was that Antietam (which had…
You may recall from high school history lessons something about Harper’s Ferry in relation to the Civil War and you would be right! Harper’s Ferry West Virginia has an interesting history and Harper’s Ferry National Historic Park brings that…
There is no doubt that the third verse of “Star Bangled Banner” is controversial, and scholars continue to debate whether Francis Scott Key, a known slave holder, wrote the verse as a threat to African slaves or whether it…
To live in a 200 square foot RV required a lot of downsizing and after my clothes, the bathroom was the next thing I had to tackle. Ugh! Makeup is so expensive that its always great when they throw…
