Category Archives: Historic Buildings

Royal Canadian Air Force No. 6 Service Flying Training School — Dunnville, Ontario, Canada

Posted on July 9, 1993 by Roger

I spotted this plaque while on a business trip in Canada. The sign says: Royal Canadian Air Force No. 6 Service Flying Training School. With the outbreak of hostilities in 1939, one of Canada’s major responsibilities was to provide air … Continue reading →

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Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site — Buffalo, New York

Posted on November 21, 1992 by Roger

On September 6, 1901, President William McKinley was shot by Leon Czologoz while visiting the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo. Initially, it looked like he would live, but on September 14, he died. Vice-President Theodore Roosevelt was vacationing with family in … Continue reading →

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Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, West Virginia

Posted on June 24, 1992 by Roger

From Antietam, in Maryland, we drove a short distance to Harpers Ferry in West Virginia. Our route followed the old Chesapeake and Ohio Canal and ducked through about 300 yards of Virginia Harpers Ferry was fantastic. There was a huge … Continue reading →

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Eisenhower National Historic Site, Pennsylvania

Posted on June 23, 1992 by Roger

We spent the night of the 22nd in Hagerstown, Maryland and this day in and around Gettysburg. We arrived at the battlefield visitor center four minutes after it opened and paid to take the first guided tour of Eisenhower National … Continue reading →

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Fort Roberdeau — Sinking Valley, Pennsylvania

Posted on June 21, 1992 by Roger

Fort Roberdeau has been reconstructed (in 1976 for the Bicentennial), a barn has become the visitor center and a house, now owned by the state of Pennsylvania, is the site of a archaeological dig. The fort was built to protect … Continue reading →

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