(37 miles)
Yesterday was focused on the battle at Gettysburg, and I spent the night at a motel about one mile south of the center of Gettysburg. This morning was sunny and cool (mid 50’s) and as I headed into the city center I was reminded by the traffic, and especially by the school buses, that Gettysburg is also a living city.
A number of buildings in the city have a “Civil War” designation, meaning they were present in 1863 during the Battle of Gettysburg. This townhouse is one of them.
Trees on the east side of the street created the shadows seen on the house.
A door and two windows on the first floor, and three windows on the second floor, seems to be a common theme.
Here’s a close-up of the house shown above.
Unlike modern decorative shutters which are permanently attached to the exterior, a pair of real shutters cover the entire shape of the window, have working hinges, and have handles to close the shutters from inside the building.
I was surprised to learn that some Confederate troops arrived at the Gettysburg battlefield from the northeast.
A few miles north of Gettysburg is this marker noting that Confederate General Jubal Early marched his troops 34 miles from York, then headed south to Gettysburg.
Old Harrisburg Road (now Business US 15) runs north from Gettysburg to Harrisburg and has been replaced by the newer four-lane US15. Traffic was light and the ride was peaceful on the 10-mile stretch of the old road up to Heidlersburg, but when I headed east toward York on PA 234 the truck traffic became noticeably heavier.
This is an unremarkable view seen while sitting on the embankment along PA 234, which is also designated PA Bike Route S. I pulled off to stop and eat lunch, the sausage and egg McMuffin I bought in Gettysburg earlier this morning.
The York Peppermint Pattie was invented by Henry Kessler and produced at the York Cone Company which he started in 1920 in York, PA.
Although chocolate-covered peppermints already existed before the York Peppermint Pattie came on the market, the York pattie differed in that it was firmer and crisp, while the competition was softer and gooier. The York Peppermint Pattie was expected to pass the snap test: the pattie should snap cleanly down the middle
In 1966 Charles Schultz introduced a character named Peppermint Patty to the Peanuts comic strip. York Peppermint Patties went national around 1975 after the York Cone Company was acquired by Peter Paul, and in 1988, York Peppermint Patties joined The Hershey Company family of brands. (Reference: various web sites)
Today is laundry day, and while the motel in York had a washer and dryer, they did not sell detergent. The clerk recommended I walk over to Dollar General and buy a small container of detergent. On my walk to the store I noticed a Wingstop in the same shopping strip. I had not been to one before but I had heard of Wingstop in this YouTube remix
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Ql1MXbX8kfo
On the strength of this woman’s passionate recommendation, I had Wingstop for dinner. It was very good, but it would not be my first go-to if I had just worked ten hours and had nothing to eat.