#Shenandoah Pennsylvania

[unteriors]

W Arlington Street, Shenandoah, Pennsylvania.

[jahtheexplorer]

Falls Foliage view from the Shenandoah National Park , Skylinedrive on Virginia.

[littlefoldedpaperstars]

i know that the US west coast is absolutely magnificent and grand and beautiful, and i also genuinely have loved all the time i spend there at glacier and grand tetons. but also. just visited the east coast again and idk something about it feels so special.

i grew up on the east coast and ill always be an east coast girlie. the forests in acadia and shenandoah and everywhere, they just have a certain weight a that feels so much richer and more meaningful to me when im there.

[47thpennvols]

"Then Sheridan's time was come." The Battle of Cedar Creek, Virginia, 19 October 1864:

19 October 1864: "A cavalry charge was ordered against right and left flank of the enemy, and then a grand advance of the three infantry corps from left to right on the Enemy’s centre [sic]. ‘On through Middletown,’ says the correspondent above quoted, ‘and beyond, the enemy hurried, and the Army of the Shenandoah pursued. The roar of musketry now had a gleeful, dancing sound. The guns fired shafted salutes of victory. Custer and Merritt, charging in on right and left, doubled up the flanks of the foe, taking prisoners, slashing, killing, driving as they went. The march of the infantry was more majestic and more terrible. The lines of the foe swayed and broke before it every where [sic]. Beyond Middletown, on the battle-field fought over in the morning, their columns were completely overthrown and disorganized [sic]. They fled along the pike and over the fields like sheep.’"

Read more about this glorious and terrible day in "Sheridan’s Tide-Turning Shenandoah Valley Campaign: The Battle of Cedar Creek and Its Aftermath."

[intheholler]

hi i just found your blog and its making me very emo 😭 i grew up in appalachia (the shenandoah valley in VA near the WV border) but had to move away several years ago to central VA, and then even further away last year to the rural midwest. i've been really strongly missing appalachia for the past year, but esp so these past couple months.

i miss the people and community, the spoonbread or chicken and dumplings my mom used to make me when i was sick, the mountains surrounding you on every side, being off in the woods with no one around, picking wild blackberries with my best friend, speeding around twisty roads blasting music with all the windows down, picking and eating the wild honeysuckle growing along my back fence, all the bluegrass and folk music, hearing people's accents, the pennsylvania smartweed that would grow under my porch, looking up at the night sky at night and being able to see the entire milky way, the crick i would cross when i walked to school, etc etc etc.

i think the thing i miss the most is the lgbt community. yeah we were small and there was a lot of lgbtphobia, but we were really closeknit, and i was involved w a lot of lgbt activism in my area. city and suburbanite gays just all have such vastly different experiences than me and everyone i grew up with, i always just end up feeling really isolated around them.

also i don't think people not from appalachia understand just how connected to the land we are. its not just about "oh i like hiking" or "i think the mountains are pretty" or something like that. the land is a part of me and i'm a part of it. we're tied to eachother. and that's not even getting into the communal aspect of being appalachian.

i desperately want to move back to appalachia, but i probably won't be able to for at least 4 or 5 years and it makes me really depressed. being away feels like part of my soul is missing. however i don't think i'll be able to move back to the exact area that i'm from, both bc i'm jewish and have gotten more involved w that since growing up and wanna live in an area w at least a small jewish community, and bc my hometown is almost unrecognizable now from all of the people moving in from northern VA and building fancy sitdown restraunts and shit on main street. i remember before we even had a walmart or a target and had to drive to the closest city 45mins away if we needed to get anything more than basic groceries.

anyways this is really long and rambly, but i just wanted to say it was really nice to see someone talking about appalachia and posting pictures of it, it made me feel less alone 💛

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[roosterarts]

Battle of Gettysburg - Day 1

July 1

8:00 AM

Buford's Cavalry Defend Gettysburg

Taking cover behind low stone walls and fences, the cavalry troopers watched as the enemy began to deploy before them. There were two brigades of rebel infantry in front of them, while a whole corps lay further west. Meanwhile, there were only two brigades of cavalry troops defending the ridges west of the town of Gettysburg. The odds were clearly against them. However, they must hold. Good ground lay south of Gettysburg, ground that they must deny to the enemy. They knew that if they failed, the enemy would capture and fortify that ground and the Army of the Potomac will be forced to make devastating assaults to dislodge them.

By June 1863 the American Civil War had been raging for three years. In hopes of ending the war, and bringing away from his war-torn state of Virginia, General Robert E. Lee, commander of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, planned to invade Northern territory. His plan was to threaten Washington and prominent Northern cities such as Boston and Harrisburg. By doing this, the Northern population may urge the Lincoln government for peace.

In early June the Army of Northern Virginia began marching out of their camps near Fredericksburg, moving north through the Shenandoah Valley, through Maryland, and emerging at Pennsylvania. Meanwhile, the Union Army of the Potomac, noticing their foes dissapearance, began chasing after them.

Lee had hoped that he would have enough time to maneuver around Pennsylvania before the Army of the Potomac arrived. However, Union forces were moving uncharacteristically fast. But Lee did not know this. His main cavalry force, under General J.E.B. Stuart, was missing and had not yet reported to him. Cavalry were the eyes of the army and without Stuart the Army of Northern Virginia was essentially blind.

With the army blind and corps scattered all over Pennsylvania, Lee, on June 29, gave orders to all corps commanders, telling them not to engage in major combat until the army was massed together. He feared that once the larger Union force arrived, they would be attacked piecemeal and defeated. Beacause of that he gave orders for all corps to converge on Cashtown.

On June 30, the Confederate Third Corps was encamped near Cashtown. Wanting to scout the nearby area, Brigadier General Pettigrew's brigade moved east from Cashtown and moved towards the town of Gettysburg. At the the town, the brigade noted Union cavalry in the area. Pettigrew reported this to his division commander, Major General Heth. However, Heth did not believe that Union cavalry would be this far north so fast. He thought it was merely militia, not cavalry. However, just to confirm it, he decided to coduct a reconnaisssance in force the next day.

Little did Heth know, Pettigrew was right. What the latter has saw was the 1st Division of the Army of the Potomac's Cavalry Corps. Under the command of Brigadier General John Buford, they had sighted campfires in the Gettysburg direction and decided to follow it. Arriving at Gettysburg, they managed spot Pettigrew's brigade. Further scouting of the area told Buford that the Confederate Third Corps was operating in the area.

Realizing the importance of Gettysburg, as the town was a major road junction connecting major of areas of Pennsylvania, Buford decided to hold on to the town in order to deny it to the enemy. Sending word to the newly appointed commander of the Army of the Potomac, Major General George Meade, Buford then dismounted and deployed his brigade on the heights west of town, with the main defensive line being along McPherson's ridge. Buford wanted to prevent the Confederates from capturing the vital high ground south of town. However, with only two brigades of 2,900 cavalry troopers against the Third Cops composed of 23,000 troops, he would to fight like hell to accomplish his objective.

On the morning of July 1, Heth's reconnaissance in force was conducted by Archer's brigade, which marched eastward, along the Chambersburg Pike, towards Gettysburg. They soon encountered Buford's picket line, which conducted a fighting retreat back towards Gettysburg.

By 8:00 in the morning Archer's brigade reached Herr's ridge, as the skirmishing cavalry troops retreated back to McPherson's ridge. Realizing that he was indeed fighting cavalry, Heth deployed two of his brigades to the line. Archer's brigade was to deploy south of the Chamberburg Pike, while Davis' brigade deployed on the northern end. Both were to attack eastward and capture McPherson's ridge.

At 10:15 both brigades moved against Buford's forces. The cavalry troopers holding McPherson's ridge were from Gamble's brigade. Buford's cavalry troopers managed to hold the line, but the attacks were fierce. At some points, the Union lines were begining to buckle. Desperately, Buford sent out couriers, asking for any infantry corps to come and aid them.

Luckily for Buford, the nearest corps was I Corps, under the command of the brilliant Major General John Reynolds. Upon recieving Buford's messages, Reynold's ordered his corps to move quickly north to Gettysburg. With him also being the commander of the left wing of the Army of the Potomac, he also sent word for the two other corps under his command, III Corps and XI Corps, to converge on Gettysburg.

However, as I Corps was moving as fast as it could to Gettysburg, Buford's cavalry division was fighting for its life.

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Featuring @temper-temper @randomgurustuffs and @askpokeeosin as members of the 8th New York Volunteer Cavalry Regiment. The 8th New York were part a part of Gamble's brigade and held the left flank of McPherson's ridge. All three are armed with Sharps carbrines, which were one of the most common breechloading carbines assigned to the cavalry. With these breechloaders, cavalry troops were able to reload their weapons faster than the muzzleloading rifles carried by infantry troops.

Behind them is the Lutheran Seminary, located at Seminary ridge. The cupola atop the Seminary was used by Buford as an observation post.

[blueridgeparkway-sept2024]

Day 12. Fri Sept 13: Waynesboro to Front Royal, Virginia via the Skyline Pkwy; to State College, Pennsylvania via West Virginia and Maryland. 495 kms.

A spectacular ride today along Skyline Drive through Shenandoah State Park. It was like a 165 mile Tail of the Dragon, with fog and tunnels. Once again, that's three days of winding through the Blue Ridge Mountains with so little traffic that not once in three days did anyone pass me.

Starting from Waynesboro, just after noon, I arrive at the northern terminus of Skyline Drive in Front Royal, pop 15,000 and the county seat of Warren County.

From here, I head off generally northwest through West Virginia, Maryland, and the Pennsylvania Appalachians towards Nittany Valley and State College, the small municipality of 40,000 that houses Penn State University.

Backroads Pennsylvania never fails to entertain with its collection abandoned barns, old cars, covered bridges, quaint small towns, and enough Trump signs to pave a freeway. Contrast that to the relative affluence of State College, and you can understand why Pennsylvania is a swing state.

Interestingly, while clearly Trump country, which, to me, means people are aggrieved, it doesn't prevent them from stopping to check if I'm alright when they see me stopped on the side of the road.

I head for Toronto tomorrow through familiar stomping grounds that I have visited before. I have now officially completed 46 of the 50 states by motorcycle. Next year, I'll be looking to complete the job.

Added this trip: Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South,Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia.

Yet to go; Missouri, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana.

[seoboxx-webdesign]

WordPress Update auf Version 6.6 „Dorsey“ am Dienstag, 16. Juli 2024 erschienen

Seit Dienstag, den 16. Juli 2024 steht das WordPress Update auf die Version 6.6 zum Download zur Verfügung. Das WordPress Update behebt 325 Fehler und enthält zahlreiche Neuerungen und Verbesserungen.

Wir empfehlen daher die zeitnahe Installation des WordPress Updates und weisen zudem noch einmal darauf hin, dass durch Updates wichtige Sicherheitslücken geschlossen werden und somit Fehler in WordPress selbst behoben werden. Vor allem das Schließen von Sicherheitslücken steht immer im Fokus der Entwickler des WordPress CMS, wobei die Sicherheit beziehungsweise die Datensicherheit Ihrer WordPress Website auch im Sinne Ihrer Websitebesucher ist.

Bedenken Sie auch die Wichtigkeit des WordPress Updates im Bezug auf die Datenschutzgrundverordnung (DSGVO) und somit auch Ihrer Haftung gegenüber den Besuchern Ihrer Website bezüglich der gespeicherten und genutzten Daten.

Das WordPress Update wurde nach dem am Sonntag, den 19. November 1905 in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania (USA) geborenen und am Montag, den 26. November 1956 in Greenwich, Connecticut (USA) verstorbenen Jazzmusiker (Posaunist und Trompeter) Tommy Dorsey benannt.

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[ayantika2920]

What are some of the weekend getaways from Washington D.C.?

Living in Washington D.C. is exciting, but sometimes you need a break from the hustle of the city. Fortunately, there are several amazing weekend getaways just a short drive away. Whether you love nature, history, or quaint towns, there's something for everyone. Here are some of the fantastic weekend getaways from Washington D.C.

Shenandoah National Park, Virginia Shenandoah National Park is perfect for nature lovers. Just a two-hour drive from D.C., this park offers mountain views, beautiful hiking trails, and the scenic Skyline Drive.

Annapolis, Maryland Annapolis, Maryland's charming capital, is about an hour from D.C. famous for its historic architecture and waterfront, you can explore the U.S. Naval Academy, enjoy fresh seafood, and many more.

Charlottesville, Virginia Charlottesville, just two hours away, is rich in history and culture. You must visit Thomas Jefferson's Monticello, tour the University of Virginia, and enjoy the local vineyards.

Harpers Ferry, West Virginia Harpers Ferry, about an hour and a half drive, offers a mix of history and outdoor adventure. You will love to explore the historic town, hike the Appalachian Trail, and enjoy water activities on the Shenandoah and Potomac Rivers.

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Gettysburg, a two-hour drive from D.C., is perfect for history buffs. You might love visiting the Gettysburg National Military Park, exploring the museums, and taking a guided tour of the historic battlefield and well.

[brookstonalmanac]

Events 5.15 (before 1930)

221 – Liu Bei, Chinese warlord, proclaims himself emperor of Shu Han, the successor of the Han dynasty. 392 – Emperor Valentinian II is assassinated while advancing into Gaul against the Frankish usurper Arbogast. He is found hanging in his residence at Vienne. 589 – King Authari marries Theodelinda, daughter of the Bavarian duke Garibald I. A Catholic, she has great influence among the Lombard nobility. 756 – Abd al-Rahman I, the founder of the Arab dynasty that ruled the greater part of Iberia for nearly three centuries, becomes emir of Cordova, Spain. 1252 – Pope Innocent IV issues the papal bull ad extirpanda, which authorizes, but also limits, the torture of heretics in the Medieval Inquisition. 1525 – Insurgent peasants led by Anabaptist pastor Thomas Müntzer were defeated at the Battle of Frankenhausen, ending the German Peasants' War in the Holy Roman Empire. 1536 – Anne Boleyn, Queen of England, stands trial in London on charges of treason, adultery and incest; she is condemned to death by a specially-selected jury. 1602 – Cape Cod is sighted by English navigator Bartholomew Gosnold. 1618 – Johannes Kepler confirms his previously rejected discovery of the third law of planetary motion (he first discovered it on March 8 but soon rejected the idea after some initial calculations were made). 1648 – The Peace of Münster is ratified, by which Spain acknowledges Dutch sovereignty. 1791 – French Revolution: Maximilien Robespierre proposes the Self-denying Ordinance. 1817 – Opening of the first private mental health hospital in the United States, the Asylum for the Relief of Persons Deprived of the Use of Their Reason (now Friends Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania). 1836 – Francis Baily observes "Baily's beads" during an annular eclipse. 1849 – The Sicilian revolution of 1848 is finally extinguished. 1850 – The Arana–Southern Treaty is ratified, ending "the existing differences" between Great Britain and Argentina. 1851 – The first Australian gold rush is proclaimed, although the discovery had been made three months earlier. 1864 – American Civil War: Battle of New Market, Virginia: Students from the Virginia Military Institute fight alongside the Confederate army to force Union General Franz Sigel out of the Shenandoah Valley. 1891 – Pope Leo XIII defends workers' rights and property rights in the encyclical Rerum novarum, the beginning of modern Catholic social teaching. 1905 – The city of Las Vegas is founded in Nevada, United States. 1911 – In Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. United States, the United States Supreme Court declares Standard Oil to be an "unreasonable" monopoly under the Sherman Antitrust Act and orders the company to be broken up. 1911 – More than 300 Chinese immigrants are killed in the Torreón massacre when the forces of the Mexican Revolution led by Emilio Madero take the city of Torreón from the Federales. 1918 – The Finnish Civil War ends when the Whites took over Fort Ino, a Russian coastal artillery base on the Karelian Isthmus, from Russian troops. 1919 – The Winnipeg general strike begins. By 11:00, almost the whole working population of Winnipeg had walked off the job. 1919 – Greek occupation of Smyrna. During the occupation, the Greek army kills or wounds 350 Turks; those responsible are punished by Greek commander Aristides Stergiades. 1929 – A fire at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio kills 123.

[guerrerense]

2023 Year in Review:April por Brian D Plant Por Flickr: In the month of April, I had an extraordinary run of good fortune with the Reading heritage unit. I followed it from Harrisburg to Gallitzin on its third revenue following a class overhaul and repaint at the Juniata Shops in Altoona, Pennsylvania. Then I was able to follow it on Good Friday from Buffalo to Hornell on the point of freight 310. It later led freight 11Z out of Binghamton, which led me to take a chance that it would pass through the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia in daylight, passing the endangered vintage Norfolk & Western color position light signals. NS SD70ACe 1067 leads freight 11Z past the bracket signals in Pkin, VA on a beautiful April evening.

[unteriors]

W Arlington Street, Shenandoah, Pennsylvania.

[thesweetbreezes]

Back on the road again- November 26th - Left Pennsylvania heading to Florida.

First stop was in Virginia at Shenandoah Valley Campground LLC.

[jazzdailyblog]

Tommy Dorsey: The Sentimental Journey through Swing

Introduction: Tommy Dorsey, born one hundred and eighteen years ago today in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, on November 19, 1905, left an unforgettable influence on the world of swing music. His rise from a promising musician in a coal-mining town to one of the most acclaimed bandleaders of the Swing Era is a monument to his musical genius and tenacity. Early Life and Musical Upbringing: Growing up…

[gracesentme]

ALMOST HEAVEN Oh, hi there. I’m in Maryland or West Virginia or Pennsylvania or Virginia. “Virginia is for Lovers.” As a pre-teen I bought that shirt. And wore it. Mom? Dad? Well, you were great parents. No judgment from me. Well, a little judgment. But we kids turned out ok. On the Appalachian Trail, “Virginia is Forever.” People get the Virginia Blues for one reason or another. It’s pretty. Endlessly green. Dense forests. Shenandoah Ri-i-ver 🎵. Long, lush grasses brushing against hikers’s legs and launching ticks onto hikers’ lovely golden doodles’ hair. Record scratches. Music stops. Many sweet baby animals perish on the road. I have taken to yelling “NOOOOO!!!” and crying at the sight of a perfectly-formed spotted fawn looking as if it were sleeping on the roadside. Or a bunny. Any furry animal, really. Even if they are smushed. This is not how the world is supposed to be. But, as for ticks…I hate them so much. They should die. And then I feel a little guilty. Do tick parents think their babies are cute? I need to stop projecting human thoughts and feelings onto creatures, right, Gus? He is nodding. Anyway, the other day I reached to the back of my leg. Bug bite? I couldn’t see it. But it seemed to be growing. Irritating. Itching a bit. When I met up with Jon, I jokingly said, “Check this bug bite out. See if it’s a tick.” I am very, very funny. Jon looked at it and said “We are headed to Urgent Care.” Jon did not get that I was kidding. Kidding! Sure enough, the bite had what looked like the Lyme Disease bullseye. A saving grace. “Here! Look at me! Do something!” Says the bullseye. Back before antibiotics, I believe the “Do something” was “Prepare to perish.” The Urgent Care doc decided that even though the ring was a lighter color than is typical, I needed treatment for Lyme disease because she had a patient with a rash just like that come in a week ago and three days later it was a HUGE brown bullseye and the lady had Lyme disease. Or I could have an infection from itching a bug bite. Either way, antibiotics. All this to say, prayers appreciated. And I want to share a poem I wrote last year. I sucked you to read my poem.You feel sorry for me, so you should read it.

The Unseen

The unseen things are dangerous A vagrant cell A tiny tick A blind spot A river rock

The invisible is glorious A treasured thought A noble spur A faithful angel A steadfast heart

The hoarded things are treacherous Bitter seeds Hate-filled thoughts Rage unchecked Power lust

The treasured gifts are life-giving Sweet memories of Gratitude Kindnesses Mercies new Humility

A cloudless sky Gold swaths of wheat A long road home A soulful hymn All bittersweet

[47thpennvols]

William Henry Jackson's photograph of Fisher's Hill, Virginia, c. 1892 (public domain)

The "Fisher's Hill" that Ulysses Grant referred to in his memoir was the Battle of Fisher's Hill, Virginia. Henry Wharton of the 47th Pennsylvania Volunteers told his friends, family and neighbors all about that battle in a letter that he sent to his hometown newspaper:

"On Tuesday night [20 September 1864] our forces reached Strasburg, or rather on the hills of the Winchester side. The next day [21 September 1864] we advanced about one mile, and occupied the day in shelling the woods, to find out the position of the enemy. This was accomplished, and that night a portion of the army moved toward Fisher's Hill, which was occupied by the enemy. The next morning, Thursday [22 September 1864], our entire army was formed in line, and assigned positions. Skirmish lines, with their supports, were thrown out.... Our artillery lines were engaged most of the day in shelling their lines and trying to get an answer from their batteries. This was done about two o'clock, when they fired at our skirmish line, as they made a general advance. Then commenced a heavy artillery fight...." Learn more about the Battle of Fisher's Hill by reading "Sheridan’s Tide-Turning Shenandoah Valley Campaign: The September Battles."