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Fourscore and a good number of years ago in early July of 1863, the Confederate Army led by General Robert E. Lee had pushed their way into the state of Pennsylvania to a town known as Gettysburg.  They entered into the North in hopes of winning the American Civil War, but the tide turned.  The … Continue reading Abraham Lincoln’s ‘Gettysburg Address’

The town of Brunswick, Maryland is a suburb of Washington D.C. that sits on the Potomac River.  Originally named Berlin after the numerous German settlers who made their home here and later changed to Brunswick, the town was a small stop on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal which ran from Washington D.C. to Cumberland, Maryland.  … Continue reading The Story of Brunswick, Maryland

You park your car in the lot next to the rail trail.  You get out and walk to the old train station that now serves as a rest stop for those using the trail.  You sit on the bench to take a brief rest, and then… it hits you.  You look left.  You look right.  … Continue reading The Ghosts of the Trains

Yes, we are talking baseball.  It is still baseball season with the World Series in full swing.  What is it about baseball?  Well, you have the Los Angeles Dodgers, a major league baseball team that play at Dodger Stadium in, of course, Los Angeles, California.  From April to October they played 162 regular season games, … Continue reading The Story of Los Angeles Dodgers