NotSoObvious Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 We live in Virginia and I'm thinking ahead to some of the field trips we can take this year that will correlate with our history studies. Here's what I have so far: Philadelphia Mount Vernon Eli Whitney Museum Boston (hopefully) And we're already doing Williamsburg/Jamestown/Yorktown and we basically live at Monticello. :) What are some other ideas? Anyone? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth in SW WA Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 I took about 500 photos. Here are about 20 or so: Our 2-week east coast trip last spring...DC, Alexandria, Gettysburg, Philly, Newport, Plymoth Boston Our trip to Plymoth, Mass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotSoObvious Posted August 17, 2012 Author Share Posted August 17, 2012 How about Ferry Farm? Liz This is great! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 We live near Boston. We visited Minuteman National park and loved it. We are planning to go back soon. You can ride your bike along the battle road and make stops along the way. We are also planning a trip to Boston to walk the freedom trail. I'm sure we will need more than one day. Plymouth Plantations is nice, not my favorite. Sturbridge Village is better in my opinion although different time period 1800's. RI has a smaller national park, Roger Williams National Park and Slater Mill(industrial rev). Have fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helena Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 We did this type of vacation the last time we were at SOTW3. This year we're back and I'm all :bigear:! I'll add Plimoth Plantation and a visit to the USS Constitution. ETA: Oops! It's already listed. I'll second it then. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in VA Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Well if you are coming up to Mount Vernon you might as well go into DC. There are many options there but definitely see the American History and the Archives... The ultimate primary source is to see those documents for real. I get teary every time :-). Heather Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 The Cloisters? Even if you want to avoid NYC, you can pop over on the GWB, zip up, tour, zip down and go back over the GWB and barely know you were in NYC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSinNH Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 We went to Minuteman National Park, as well, in April so we could see all the reenactments. Awesome!! If you are coming all the way up to MA, make sure you do the Freedom Trail Tour, not just the self-tour. The tour guides are AMAZING and really brought that time period to life for us. Worth every single penny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotSoObvious Posted August 17, 2012 Author Share Posted August 17, 2012 Well if you are coming up to Mount Vernon you might as well go into DC. There are many options there but definitely see the American History and the Archives... The ultimate primary source is to see those documents for real. I get teary every time :-). Heather Awesome. We will definitely see the archives. We've only been to DC once and we've lived in Charlottesville for a year! I just get nervous about the drive and parking, I suppose. I need to just do it and go more often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NittanyJen Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 Gettysburg. If you are coming to PA anyway, don't skip the Brandywine Valley, including the Brandywine Battlefield... Or, lesser known, under a nearby development there was a fairly major battle fought , led by Washington, on land now under a housing development and the former Chadds Peak ski area; there is no marker on that site, but as you drive past the Chadds Ford Knoll up route 1 towards Longwood Gardens (a must-see attraction) you drive directly over the final resting place of the Hessian Soldiers from that battle (the American records of the battle were lost in a general's house fire, and modern route 1 was paved right over the cemetery. Later, the British general's diary and maps were unearthed giving all of the details). Take a tour of the 1700's era John Chad house on rt 100 in Chadds Ford and eat bread baked in the still working beehive oven, or stop in to watch the great pumpkin carve, a tradition begun by Scarborough, members of the Wyeth family (artist child and grandchild Andrew and Jamie, of N.C. who painted the famous 'Treasure Island' illustrations) now conducted by other talented local artists who create amazing things from enormous pumpkins every October. While in town, stop at the Brandywine River Museum to view the original N.C. Wyeth paintings from "Treasure Island," and other Wyeth treasures from this amazing local family as well as Paul Scarborough and other great American artists from the area. The Barnes Brinton House can also be toured (google Chadds Ford Historical Society for dates) for another great 1700's era restoration/reenactment home on route 1. This area is also known for the duPont family and their various industries, including the provision of gunpowder to the troops (names such as 'Powder Mill Road' are not merely decorative) and the development of nylon took place. Nearby you will find Winterthur and the Hagley Museum as well. Sometimes it can pay to move beyond the big cities, though the area is no longer the little cow town that it was in the 70's... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NittanyJen Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 If you are in the area (lower Delaware) pull off of I-95 and visit Fort Delaware on Pea Patch Island to interact with the Civil War re-enactors there. If you time it right, you might see the cannons or trebuchet fired, or a demonstration of loading and firing a musket and a flintlock rifle. Interrogate a rebel POW in the barracks, pump the bellows in the blacksmith's and hand-scrub the laundry. Explore the old hallways and labyrinths of the civil war fortress and enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HillsideHomeschool Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 Waving hello from Lynchburg! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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