Madison's Montpelier
The RevWar/Colonial History?General Washington ping list...
Posted on 02/13/2010 1:41:13 PM PST by Pharmboy
Madison's Montpelier
The RevWar/Colonial History?General Washington ping list...
We did go to James Madison’s house after Montecello — but I want to do the Route 15 (I will be in Richmond, VA for at least the next year).
Oh - wow - had no idea LaHood did something right.
Thanks for the ping and hope to be able to follow that highway sometime soon.
Mount Vernon is not on it?
That’s my favorite President’s home to visit.
Well, The General’s place is a wee bit off 15...but the Mount Vernon’s Ladies Association has done a fantastic job over these years. And the new museum is stupendous...does not ruin the look of the estate.
Mount Vernon is a wonderful place to visit. So much history there, and the museum is a must see.
It has been re-restored to a place of beauty, grounds and all. And you come away with knowing just what a great man Washington was, and how that greatness has inspired generations.
It must have been very hard for him to be away from Mt. vernon during the Revolutionary War, sleeping in a tent in cold and hot, and knowing the battle and the Cause could be lost if he erred. Rather than a life of ease he had earned, he fought for the country you and I would someday call home, and for a legacy of freedom.
He indeed was the father of our country.
They have done a magnificent job at Mount Vernon. Washington deserved to live in such a great place.
Rt 15, Gettysburg, PA, my old stomping grounds... They received 44 inches of snow over the last two weeks.
I don’t associate Lincoln with “this region”. Being president doesn’t count, else all presidents are “associated”.
Gettysburg, and all that...
“reunited the war-torn nation with his most famous speech, the Gettysburg Address.”
Ptooey.
Reunited? In the middle of war?
15 minutes doesn’t count, either. ;-)
That’s because it’s underground. ;-)
Hey...I’m a RevWar guy and Washingtonian...Lincoln was never my particular cup of tea.
Thanks so much...can you post more pictures?
B ... TTT!
James Monroe's Home. Poster's note: Many people do not know that James Monroe was a 17 year old Lt. when General Washington sent him and a nephew of the General to charge a Hessian artillery position at the Battle of Trenton. Monroe and Washington's nephew took the position biut were wounded. Monroe was a fearless fighter and when he set his Doctrine, he meant it.
Jefferson's Monticello
Thanks...
John
Yep...I’m a Gettysburg College grad...got to know that Rt 15 corridor quite well.
reference bump ... thanks for the ping
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