First leg: Starting at Gettysburg PA, down Rt 15 South through Frederick County MD to the Potomac River at Point of Rocks MD. This 175-mile trip approximates the Old Carolina Road, a major "thoroughfare" dating back to Colonial times. Today we call it US Route 15. This road was used by Native Americans and early settlers for trade and migration. Several presidents made homes along this important route. It was used extensively through the French and Indian War, the American Revolution, and the Civil War. It is a beautiful road, with breathtaking views of the Catoctin Mou ntains and a wide open horizon. Of course, this "tour" can be driven in a day, but who would want to drive past all these great places???? We plan to do it in a year.
First leg: Gettysburg to the Potomac River.
1. Gettysburg PA.
2. Emmittsburg MD.
3. Thurmont, MD.
4. Frederick, MD.
5. Point of Rocks MD.
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