Gettysburg

I started my day getting into my very nice car and driving to New Oxford to the post office. As soon as I drove into town I felt like I was going back in time. The houses look straight out of the early 1900s. Two-story brick houses and lawns beautifully manicured. If it wasn't for all the cars, if it was instead horse and buggies I would for sure think we were in 1920! Although it's very nice to have asphalt roads instead of dirt, potholes, horse manure roads. 🙄. Next stop was Gettysburg.

A tour started at 10 in the oldest house in Gettysburg, built by a minister in 1774. 1700's and still a very sturdy house! That's an old house! He and his wife had 9 children. They seemed to have the means to build a very nice stone house. He was an amazing minister, having a boys school, the boys living with them and sleeping in the attic. He loved books and teaching people to read and they are sure he probably taught his daughters to read! (unheard of in those days) .

His wife died early and he remarried to a widow with 10 kids. So all together there were 19 kids,

Later the house was used by the underground railroad. They showed us the spot where they would hide them between the first and the second floor. There was a space behind a shelf very cramped.

In the 1900's someone built a tavern in the basement. A tavern was just like a restaurant. But only for men.

She explained the difference between a tavern and a bar. Taverns had a closed kitchen and bars had bars! This one started as a tavern and later turned into a bar!

I got to eat at this tavern. With all authentic dishes, by candle light and my waitress dress in a dress from this time period.

The kitchen is always fascinating. They're old ways how she was cooking for a huge family and a school . A spring was in the house to keep their food cold.

A little more wandering around town and then I was off to Harrisburg