Baltimore touring

Hello, Sarah and Stephen were home one day with us before we left for home. They drove to Baltimore so we could all do some sightseeing. We stopped at Edgar Allan Poe’s grave site. It was quite an old cemetery. Next was the Peabody Library which is part of the John Hopkins U. it contains many special or ratre books from the 18th and 19th centuries. It was quite a beautiful building.

The next stop was the other Washington monument, as well as a stop at the Basilica of the Assumption which is the first Roman Catholic cathedral in the United States. We also looked at the outside of a shot tower. After lunch, we headed to Fort McHenry which is famous as the place the Star Bangled banner was written. Rather Francis Scot Keys was in a ship looking at the enormous US flag in the morning. It could be a myth that he actually saw the flag, but he was on the boat and did write the words. The fort is in a star shape. There was a visitor center with some museum items as well as a short film. All around inside the fort there were rooms to tour. It made for some interesting facts. Because it was the middle of the week and not tourist season we were able to move at our pace.

I learned many things, but it would be kinder not to quiz me about them. Paula