After 5 great days spent in DC and Mannassas, I went to Harpers Ferry VA. I hadn't intend on going there originally, but when I learned that it was on the way to the Antietam National Battlefield, I figured why not stop by and check it out.
After all, this the place where Mr "Fire n Brimstone" John Brown made his infamous futal attempt to rob the armory there just before the beginning of the American Civil War.
The route I took to Harpers Ferry from Mannassas, took me through some the most beautiful farm country I have ever seen. It was a beautiful warm sunny day as I drove down the winding roads and rolling hills of Northern Virginia. One couldn't have asked for a better day.
When I arrived at Harpers Ferry, I discovered that it was a little town that's located where the Potomac River and the Shenandoah River meet. Much to my surprise, it was great place. It was rich with history dating as far back as "Lewis and Clark".
The town was on a steep side of a hill, and much of the building looked much the same as they did back then. There were tourist by the scores. Lots of highschool kids running and screaming from every direction. Snapper and Comet got tons of attention. There was an old canal system that no longer held water. There was a train trestle that spanned the Potomac River, and one that had been washed away by a hundred year flood.
Next, it's on to Sharpsburg MA to visit the Antietam National Battlefield. Going to this place has been a life long dream of mind, and I was only 20 minutes away from it. Hallow grounds, here I go...
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