Before leaving Hingham I finally was able to get a picture of this sign. Massachusetts has one for each of their towns and it's such a kick to drive from one town to another and see this sign with date of settlement started. Hard to get pictures because you don't know where the town line begins and there is no place to pull over for a quick stop and picture. It's a bummer. On this one I was lucky enough after a month to be driving towards sign and 1st at stoplight with camera next to me. ha! All these towns are so historic and have some wonderful history. Too bad so many have been neglected. Roads are terrible in most places and some are really run down while others thrive.. just like anywhere. Just interesting observations. I was taken so much with Hingham because we lived there for 5 weeks and it was so CLEAN! Loved the manicured yards and over 1800 historic homes and some still in residence of 13 generations! That is something in this young country with so littl
Found our trip to Gettysburg to be as great as the 1st time... So many monuments to all the troops who spent July 1, 2 & 3 fighting here back in 1863! What a tremendous battle this was with over 50,000 men killed and the number of wounded not to mention all those that made it out ok! The scene is lovely now though with rolling green hills and a few homes scattered in between. Although they are really building up around the area this park has been preserved and that is a true blessing! This was the big turning point in the war. A worthwhile trip for anyone who would venture over to spend the day! Of course we chose a day when there were numbers of school children which is great to see young people being able to actually visit these historic places adding meaning to their studies; not just something to read about... Yes, even I ventured to the top of the Pennsylvania monument along with dozens of high schoolers to get a view from the top! fun - although have to say sad in some respects. Looked at the names on the plaques too - over 35,000 on this one alone!
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