Antietam & Harpers Ferry

We've been camping in Gettysburg, PA (where we stayed last August) as a base for exploring some new historical sites. This morning, we drove down to Maryland to visit the Antietam National Battlefield where the bloodiest one-day battle of the Civil War occurred on September 12, 1862. Another decisive battle occurred at the Lower Bridge (also called Burnside Bridge) on September 17, 1862.

From there, we went over to Harpers Ferry National Historical Park which is located right where Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland meet. We spent most of our time there looking around the Lower Town and enjoying the scenic views along where the Shenandoah and Potomac Rivers meet. We even walked along the famous Appalachian Trail . . . for about a 1/2 mile or so. It was about 100 degrees, so we decided that was enough walking for one day.