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Quarry Gardens, Schuyler, Virginia
The state of Virginia is one of the original states of what would become the United States of America. The state has produced more U.S. Presidents that any other state to include George Washington, the first president, and Thomas Jefferson, the third president and the one who drafted the Declaration of Independence. The state has … Continue reading Quarry Gardens, Schuyler, Virginia
Old Train Station: La Plata, Maryland
The U.S. state of Maryland is one of the original states in the United States of America. It was the state that donated the land that would become the Nation’s Capital. It is where the ‘Star Spangled Banner’ the National Anthem, was written. It was where a woman named Harriet Tubman created ‘The Underground Railroad’, … Continue reading Old Train Station: La Plata, Maryland
The New Bedford Whaling Museum, New Bedford, Massachusetts
In the early years of the United States of America, whaling was a way of life. What is whaling? Men would step aboard ships, and they would head out to sea. Why? They were hunting whales. They would take harpoons and throw them at the whales. (Harpoons are basically a specific kind of spear mainly … Continue reading The New Bedford Whaling Museum, New Bedford, Massachusetts
Ohiopyle, Pennsylvania
How many of you have heard of the town of Ohiopyle in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania? Some of you are saying, “Hey! I bet that the town is named after a relative of Gomer Pyle.” Sadly, you are very wrong. (Gomer Pyle, a fictional character that was a marine played by the late actor … Continue reading Ohiopyle, Pennsylvania
John Cowgill: Stories of the Railroad 