An Explosion of Fall Colors En Route to the Nation's Capitol
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By GERRY and PAMELA BARKER
North Palm Beach Life Published April, 2020 We have left Chicago and are now en route to Washington DC on Amtrak's Capitol Limited. It's a journey of over 760 miles. Along the way, we'll pass through Fort Wayne, Indiana, Toledo and Cleveland, Ohio, Pittsburgh and Harper's Ferry, Maryland. Most of the trip is overnight, but by morning we are traveling through the Maryland countryside, where the hills around us are ablaze with late October fall foliage at its finest. Take a look: |
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On the right is the famous The Point of Rocks station, located between Martinsburg, WV and Washington DC. Completed in 1873, the four-story, Gothic Revival tower sits at the juncture of two railroad lines. No longer open to the public, it's used as a storage and maintenance facility. |
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Passing through the Maryland countryside...
Our route took us through historic Harper's Ferry, (lower left). Located at the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers, where Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia meet, it was the site of attempted slave revolt in 1859. During the Civil War, northernmost point of Confederate-controlled territory.
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The ruins of the first roundhouse in Martinsburg, West Virginia
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You can feel the history as you pass by the small towns and farms along the way. The early morning fog added to the
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