Madame Padre and I just got back from a week in West Virginia, where we rented a place and visited with her in-laws, which was surprisingly pleasant. We managed a few day trips. I am off to a conference in Ottawa in minutes and I have more photos of this place which I’ll post when I get back. For extra marks, can you identify this place, the event represented by this marker, and the significance of it all? Clue: regular readers of this blog will know it’s a period close to my heart (and will infer that it’s somewhere within driving distance of W. Virginia).
MP
Too easy, Michael! I visited that same spot a few years back on a 13 battle, ACW battlefield tour. I think my photo is almost identical!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your conference and Ottawa!
A 13 battle tour sounds pretty epic, but in that part of the world, you could hit 13 battlefields fairly quickly just driving down the Shenandoah Valley.
DeleteI agree too easy. I have been to the church in the background many time. Great hiking in the area with many wonderful finds.
ReplyDeleteSadly the church was closed when I visited last week, but I agree, the whole Harpers Ferry area is incredibly beautiful and I would have liked to have had time to walk the whole battlefield. We saw several groups of people doing the Appalachin Trail, the weather was still good for hiking.
DeleteI know it from the very realistic Crucifix in the church.
ReplyDeleteWould that I could have gotten into that church. A lovely place from the outside. Speaking of lovely places, sir, I love your blog.
ReplyDeleteWhy, thank you so much!
DeleteI'll take a guess: Harper's Ferry.
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