Philly

South of Newburgh we stopped to see Washington's Headquarters along the Hudson during 1782-1783. We tried in vain to find the encampment, but neither us or Garmin could find it. The photo is of Washington's headquarters. Apparently he had stayed there with the people that owned the house prior to the war. The husband had died and the wife moved out so he could use the house then moved back in. One thing the video said that we don't think much about in the west is how everyone's lives were disrupted during the war. The boat traffic was mainly transporting of soldiers and it was so nice to get back to the business of living and doing normal activities.
Saturday night we stayed in Stroudsburg, PA after a stop at the visitors center to load up on maps and brochures. We spent a good portion of the evening planning our tour of southern PA.
Yesterday we headed for Philly. As it was Sunday, we drove all the way to parking by the visitors center. We had signed up for a trolley tour so we did that. Lunch was at the Hard Rock Cafe which was our first experience in one of their cafes. There was Jimi Hendrix memorbilia on the wall next to our table. Across from our table was a picture of Paul Revere and the Raiders and a tri-fold black hat that they wore. This was donated by Mark It is sobering to read about all of the bodies buried there which is just across the street from Independence Hall. We toured the Hall which our guide calls the Statehouse which was its original intent. No pictures of the exterior as it is wrapped in scaffolding. Next up was a stop at the liberty bell.
Philly does not do history as well as Boston. I recommend that anyone coming to visit skip the trolley tour as it goes places that you really don't need to see if you are there to do history. They would do much better to have a tour that went to William Penn's home and the crossing of the Delaware and to Valley Forge. They have added to the Liberty Bell building. It is on the site of the house where President Washington lived when the capital was in Philly. There is a little sign on a post that says this used to be the smoke house site. A part of history has been lost.
Today we are starting on a trail that will involve Amish country, Hershey's chocolate, antiques and the PA civil war trail.