Re: [Paddlewise] Memorial Day Weekend

From: John Fereira <fereira_at_albert.mannlib.cornell.edu>
Date: Thu, 27 May 99 12:37:17 EDT
> 
>     I'll be down at Harpers Ferry this weekend.  Primarily paddling the
> Staircase of the Shenandoah and part of the Potomac.
>     But I'll be doing Antietam Creek as well.  This was one of the bloodiest
> battles of the Civil War and it's an eerie feeling to be paddling past
> Burnside Bridge and hearing the sounds of a military band and rifle volleys
> from the visitor center for their memorial day celebration, knowing how many
> soldiers died there....
>     Incidentally, this is where Memorial Day started.

Hmmmm.  There is a sign in Waterloo, NY which claims that
Memorial day was started there.

--
John Fereira
jaf30_at_cornell.edu
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