Down the Lincoln Highway

It's been a rather bland summer, unfortunately with my husband's schedule we didn't get to do much in the way of a summer vacation. We did manage to sneak a long weekend in to take a three hour cruise down the Lincoln Highway to tour Gettysburg. The town is alive with history,

Yet there is a certain air of sadness and death when you fully realize the sacrifices that were made during the battle that raged on for three days.

We spent more time touring the actual battlefield, but I had to get some shots of the historical buildings that still remain in the old town...


Historic B & B


President Eisenhower kept a home on the outskirts of the battlefield. It's off limits to regular tourists, but the property looks absolutely gorgeous when standing atop one of the lookout towers situated around the battlefield.

Can you truly imagine what happened here in July, 1863? The actual battlefield areas are completely fenced in. According to the history books and the auto tour we took, these fields were completely saturated in blood.

I tried to get the band to play Dixie, but they weren't havin' it. I heard one of them call me a traitor. Geez, these folks take their history SERIOUSLY!

One of the last stops we made was to the infamous Jennie Wade house. They hold midnight ghost tours, but unfortunately we had to get on the road. We'll save that for the next trip!