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Frank Lloyd Wright's Falling Water, Bear Run, PA |
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Johnstown Flood - May 31, 1889 - over 2,200 dead |
Corn Maze |
Stone from the Portage Railroad National Historic Site.
(right) Puxatawney, PA. Alfonso stands in front of the tree where
Puxatawney Phil decides if there will be six more weeks of winter. |
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(right) Tioga State Forest, Pine Creek Gorge |
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Gettysburg National Military Park, critical battle in the civil war - July, 1863
(right) The Pennsylvania memorial at Gettysburg |
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(above) Pennsylvania state capital
(left) copy of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address as he dedicated the
National Cemetery on the site of the Gettysburg Battle. "Four scores
and seven years ago" - November 19, 1863 |
Hershey Park |
Free Hershey tour! Everyone could use a kiss! |
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(above) Washington Memorial
(left) Valley Forge National Historical Park- Washington's Winter
Camp. "Naked and starving as they are, we can not enough admire
the incomparable patience and fidelity of the soldiery." |
Monsoon Gallery, Bethlehem, PA |
Monsoon displays Montani Semper Liberi. |
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We visited Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia. |
Alfonso orders a real "Philly cheese steak" |
Comedic theater addresses the colonial past. |
The home of Betsy Ross, credited with making the first flag of the U.S. in June of 1776.
(right) Benjamin Franklin's grave in Christ Church Burial Ground. |
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The Philadelphia Museum of Art
(right) Poe mural. Poe moved to Philadelphia for a few years, in 1838. |
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Steamtown National Historic Site |
Turntable was used for turning steam locomotives around. |
For "The Office" fans, we went to Scranton, PA. This is the Paper
Warehouse that is shown in the intro, and Alfonso had to get a picture
in front of the Scranton marker. We did not see Pam or Jim, but we
thought we caught Dwight walking into a Lord of the Rings convention! |
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Pittsburgh, PA- the fountain was dyed pink as a reminder of those with breast cancer |
across the river from Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, PA |