Travel Photography > Photos taken by jl98584
Art's and Steven's properties are now well within the burn area. It's still possible of course that the homes have been spared. Paradise is the green section on the left, across the west branch of the Feather River (a deep canyon)
Monday, June 2nd, was the grand opening for a grand new entry way into Andrews University. Uncle Bob and Aunt Madeline are standing there.
This old church is where the hymn "The Old Rugged Cross" was first performed. It is currently being restored.
Several thousand Union Soldiers lined both sides of this road while the Confederate Soldiers had to stack their weapons and unit flags as part of the surrender process.
This is the McLean house in the village of Appomattox Courthouse, where General Lee surrendered the Army of Northern VA to Grant. The house fell down early in the 1900's, but has been carefully rebuilt by the Nat'l Park Service.
Reuben Johnston (I) is third from left, Elizabeth, his wife is second from left.
Old Town Alexandria has been preserved & rebuilt. This is along a cobblestone street near the waterfront.
There are three connected homes here at 212, 214 & 218 Royal St S that were built by Reuben Johnston I in the early 1800's.
The left 1/3 of the building was the home to Robert Morris Sr, the father of the founding father, Robert Morris. It was built in 1710, but he only lived there from 1738 to 1750.
He would be my great grandfathers great, great, great grandfather (I think), Mary Croxall's grandfather. This was probably painted in the 1740's as he died in 1750 at the age of 39 after being accidentally shot by the wadding of a cannon shot in his honor.
The House of Seven Gables was a real place, the story written by Nathanal Hawthorne of his neighbors house, was fictionalized.
This is a replica of a wood hulled sailing vessel like those who frequented Salem during the late 1700's.
I found this picture of a house built by my great, great grandfather in the Boston NEHGS Library.
When my grandmother was born, her family lived at 10 School St., the house identified as "Moffit" in this map.
This is one of three small lighthouses built to mark the Salem harbor. It was by the Winter Island city park where I stayed while visiting Boston.
This is an old, civil war era coastal fortification. It is in worse shape then many we've seen.
There were several Osprey hunting in the rich waters around Fort Popham, Maine.
This is a civil war/WW I era coastal fortification. It is directly across the channel from Fort Baldwin, where they found the location of the original Popham Colony.
This is where Charles K. Stinson was born and lived until about his mid 20's. The town hasn't changed much, except the streets are paved now and no more wood hulled boats are being built.
Bath, Maine is along the Kennebec River, a deep water port surrounded by forest. This made it a great hub for ship building in the 1800's.
I learned that Francisco Castillo bought this house in Westmoreland in 1860 and sold it in 1880. Some of Grandma V's siblings were probably born in it and she would have lived there at times also.
These are quartz crystals actually, but are advertised as "Herkimer Diamonds". Not much to show for 5 hours of breaking rocks.
The rock formations here created a rather unique shape of quartz crystal. There are a couple of campgrounds and places you can pay a fee to 'dig for diamonds'
Madeline & Laura were just about to head off to TN for James graduation.
There were plenty of pheasants along I-90 as I drove across the plains, I had to pull over a couple of times?