Synopsis: 416.1 miles driven; 7 hours on the road; Ellwood City, PA to Charlottesville, VA; Visited Antietam Battlefield and Green Valley Book Fair
Aunt Shirley and Uncle Tony made us breakfast again (french toast, fried ham) and got us some donuts. We got on the road around 7:40 am and began the 4 hour drive from western PA to Maryland. After an uneventful morning, we got to the Antietam Battlefield near Sharpsburg, MD around 11:30 am. Jedi and Jariah signed up to be Junior Rangers and we were off to see the battlefield and to complete our five activities.
We started by looking through the museum and then watching the 25 minute film they show about the battle and about Lincoln's visit to the battlefield. We learned several things about Lincoln we had never heard before. Following the film, we walked out to the first tour stop (Dunker Church) and looked around at the middle site of the battle. We then jumped in the van and drove around the battlefield on the auto tour. The tour starts where the battle started (near the Cornfield) and ends near the place the battle ended (near Burnside bridge). It was very impressive and a great battlefield to visit.
From there, we headed to I-81 and got some lunch along the way. In 2 hours we were at the Green Valley Book Fair (in Mt. Crawford, VA). If you don't know about it, look it up online. If you do, then no explanation is needed for a family of book lovers. We shopped there for about 90 minutes before taking the hour drive into Charlottesville. Tomorrow we see Monticello and Appomattox before getting to Lynchburg and our family and friends there.
Hotel Deal of the Day: One night at a Super 8 for $0 from accrued points from last year's trip West.
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