Valley Forge National Historical Site, Pennsylvania
Sam (clutching a box of crackers) inside a reconstructed hut similar to what would have housed 12 patriot soldiers. George Washington's army spent a winter and a spring in winter camp here (about 6 months) in 1777-1778. History is nice, but how did they survive without Cheez-It's back then?
On a guided hour of the encampment park in a trolley
Stopover at Washington's headquarters. The wooden huts in the back are where the general's guarding troops would have been
At the Valley Forge visitor's center.
Pennsbury Manor, Morrisville, Pennsylvania
This is a reconstructed home of William Penn, the first governor of Pennsylvania (the word Pennsylvania means "Penn's woods", the land that the English king gave to William Penn's father in the 17th century. I wonder what it would be like to own all of Pennsylvania (about the size of Greece, or Bulgaria). Pennsbury Manor was William Penn's country "cottage", and he took a boat like this down the river there from Philadelphia in the summer
Making apple cider: Step 1: Crush apples. Sam really enjoyed this one and went at for a while!
Step 2: press and squeeze the crushed apples
Step 3: have fun drinking apple cider you just made!
In the Pennsbury Manor garden
Hmmm. That vehicle of Penn's must have had very high clearance. Horse SUV?
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