Journey Through Hallowed Ground: A Tour from Gettysburg to Monticello (Capital Travels)

EAN/UPC/ISBN Code 9781933102245


Take the Journey . . . Down Route 15, the Old Carolina Road, from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania to Monticello, Virginia--175 miles of where American happened. Visit: * The homes of U.S. Presidents--Jefferson"s Monticello, Madison"s Montpelier, Monroe"s Ash Lawn-Highland, Theodore Roosevelt"s Pine Knot, and Eisenhower"s farm. * The largest collection of Civil War battlefields in the country * Sites from Colonial times, the Revolutionary War, and the War of 1812 * African American historical sites, including the Underground Railroad * Sites from the Native American history of the Susquehannock and Iroquois tribes * The World Heritage site of Jefferson"s Monticello and the University of Virginia * 13 National Park units, scenic rivers, roads, farms, and landscapes . . . Plus historic towns and villages full of great places to shop, eat, drink, and stay, and countrysides to walk, bike, hike, explore, and camp--all along the way. Includes full-color pull-out map, plus 12 black-and-white maps of the corridor, county-by-county guides to the sites, attractions and back roads; and eight Create Your Own Journeys based on fun themes for history, heritage, and nature lovers.