Carolina For Thanksgiving 2010-- Day 3: Civil War Day

November 20th

A day for the Civil War, well, in the morning at least.  Drove the short distance from Hagerstown to Sharpsburg, Maryland, and the Antietam Battlefield.  Went first to Sharpsburg (the South referred to the fight as the Battle of Sharpsburg, in the North, it was the Battle of Antietam (after the creek that ran through the site).

I wanted to have breakfast in the town so drove the main street both ways looking for a little restaurant, but, other than two bars, which weren't open at 9 AM, there was nothing.  There weren't but a few little stores either.  The town itself consisted of homes that looked straight out of the 1860s and the town stretched only a few blocks off main street.

I finally found a place called the Battle View Market, between the town and the national park which served food and got an omelet, so-so at best.  They also had a small grocery section and sold dug bullets from the area.

Strange Town, That Sharpsburg.  --RoadDog

Carolina for Thanksgiving in 2012-- Day 2: The National Road

November 19th

Made the drive from Zanesville, Ohio, with that great "Y" Bridge, courthouse, Mickey's and the two "S" Bridges between there and Cambridge.

I had never driven the stretch of the National Road east of Cambridge and its eastern terminus at Cumberland, Maryland, so the rest of the trip was all new stuff to me.  Somehow, I missed a turn by Old Washington and ended up on all sorts of rolling roads northeast of town and through an Amish area.

Back on US-40 and the National Road, I went through Wheeling, West Virginia, with that beautiful 1840s suspension bridge.  Then into Pennsylvania and a visit to George Washington's Fort Necessity, one of the opening shots of the French and Indian War.

Some of the most beautiful driving I've ever done to Cumberland.  Then on to Hagerstown, Maryland, for the night.

I've Now Essentially Driven Most of the National Road.  --RoadDog