A foggy overcast day...
We are now traveling the former Forbes Road that was blazed through the forests of Pennsylvania in 1758 during the French and Indian War. General John Forbes led an expedition from Philadelphia over the Allegheny Mountains to capture French-occupied Fort Duquesne, at what later became Pittsburgh. Among the British and colonial troops was a young 26-year old colonel with the Virginia militia, George Washington. Washington returned in 1794 to quell the Whiskey Rebellion.
Forbes Road later became part of the Lincoln Highway, the first transcontinental road that began in Times Square in New York City, NY and ended in Lincoln Park in San Francisco, CA. Now much of the Lincoln Highway, especially in Pennsylvania, is designated as US Highway 30.
Dunkle's Gulf Station (1933, by Edward Joseph Weber in Art Deco style) and is still owned and run by the family |
The Coffee Pot (1927, by Bert Koontz) |
An outbuilding at the Jean Bonnet Tavern (KSS) |
Goat paddock at Jean Bonnet Tavern |
Herline Covered Bridge (1902) is a 136-feet long Burr Truss bridge, the longest covered bridge in Bedford County |
Turner's Covered Bridge (c 1892) is an 89-foot Burr Truss bridge with open sides; the Herline and Turner's bridges cross the Raystown branch of the Juniata River |
Turner's Covered Bridge |
Colvin Covered Bridge (1894) is a 66-foot long multiple king post bridge crossing Shawnee Creek |
The Pied Piper, the last remnant of a children's fairy tale park, Storyland (1950s-1980s) |
Old Log Church (c 1806 as Union Church) served both the local Lutheran and Reformed congregations |
This appears to be the front of the church |
Flight 93 Memorial Chapel (1902, as a Lutheran Church) was started soon after 9/11/2001 and was dedicated on the first anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks by airplane |
Maggie's Tower with an 1860 "Thunder Bell," donated by Maggie Hardy Magerko and Harold Knupp for the first anniversary |
Heroes Garden at the Flight 93 Memorial Chapel in Shanksville, PA |
Flight 93 Crew Monument (2006) in Heroes Garden where there are also benches inscribed with the names of the passengers on Flight 93 |
A beam from the World Trade Center was donated for the dedication of the United Airlines Flight 93 Crew Monument on the fifth anniversary of 9/11 |
Coins left on the World Trade Center beam are collected for maintenance of the Heroes Garden |
Children's Peace Garden sculpture was donated in 2008 by the Garden Club Federation of Pennsylvania |
Today the chapel was closed, but contains all the memorabilia left at temporary memorial sites, plus additional gifts that continue to be received.
Jackson the Elephant was in the circus for 20 years before joining the Pittsburgh Zoo in 1994. He was a prolific sire, leading the zoo to create the International Conservation Center (2007) in nearby Fairhope, PA as a breeding, conservation, and research center.
Statue (2009) of Jackson the Elephant standing in a parking space at the Eat 'n' Park in Somerset, PA |
This alley leads to the Ravenna, OH movie theater |
Stopped for lunch at Guido's in Ravenna, where the sandwiches can be accompanied by "Jojos" (potato wedges that are breaded and fried, often along with fried chicken!) |
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