My wife and I were coming back from a trip to NY state some yrs. ago.
We stopped in Gettysburg to take in the history. I had a relative that was involved in Pickett’s Charge and wanted to see that historical ground.
It was far more sobering than I imagined it would be.
Spent the night in Gettysburg, and drove to Antietam and toured the battlefield of the bloodiest battle of the War.
Pulling out of the parking lot I turned right instead of left onto the
Old Harpers Ferry Road instead of going left that would have taken me back to the new highway.
So glad I did.
The road is two lane, like driving in the mountains, following the Potomac River. Absolutely gorgeous .
You can still see the barge canal, locks of the old C&O canal.
At the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers sits Harpers Ferry.
On the Potomac side, old storefronts that may well have been standing from Civil War days.
The Shenandoah River is a series on rapids/falls over steps. Unusual and beautiful.
We were running out of time so only drove through Harpers Ferry but it’s a step back in time.
Thanks for the reminder, I want to go back and spend some time in Harpers Ferry and surroundings.
More than twenty years ago I took the same route you did only in the opposite direction. I started at Harper's Ferry and ended at Gettysburg. I wonder how many people do the same thing either going southward or northward?