Hampton National Historic Site

Hampton National Historic Site

Outside of Baltimore is this beautiful Georgian Style house. For seven generations the Ridgely family lived here. The house was completed in 1790 and at that time was the largest privately-owned home in the US. The house and grounds are still to this day beautiful and...
Fort McHenry National Monument

Fort McHenry National Monument

The Birthplace of the Star-Spangled Banner. Such a great place to learn about our nation’s history. “The Defense of Fort McHenry” was written by a Lawyer named Francis Scott Key. Of course, we now call it our National Anthem. The Fort was completed in 1803 and...
Antietam National Battlefield – Sharpsburg

Antietam National Battlefield – Sharpsburg

The single bloodiest day in American history. We have read the stories, seen the pictures, but to walk the battlefield, walk down “Bloody Lane” imagining the men that both lived and died here. What they experienced on that day. Standing still I imagined how horrible...