We visit the White House of the Confederacy and home to Jefferson Davis and his family for 4 years in Richmond, Virginia. The fact that this civil war mansion was preserved for hundreds of years and that we walked where Davis (and President Lincoln) walked was amazing. Learn something? š„ Donate a cup of coffeeContinue reading “The Civil War White House of the South – Richmond, Virginia”
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What did Francis Scott Key see?
At Fort McHenry, in September of 1814, Francis Scott Key wrote the poem “The Star Spangled Banner”ā¦and in 1931 President Hoover made that the American National Anthem. Forever cementing the significance of that fateful day and Francis Key’s legacy. I have always wanted to visit this historic locationā¦and it didn’t disappoint! plan your visit: https://www.nps.gov/fomc/Continue reading “What did Francis Scott Key see?”
History and Hauntings: Ghosts in Gettysburg Pennsylvania
Go to Gettysburg early enough in the morning and you basically have the whole town to yourself…which is exactly when you notice how many of these buildings have a ghost story attached to them. Take the old orphanage on Cemetery Hill. After the battle, so many kids in Gettysburg had lost their fathers that theContinue reading “History and Hauntings: Ghosts in Gettysburg Pennsylvania”