Day 7, Sun: Williamsport, MD - 0 miles

On the 7th day God rested and so did we.  It has been a very relaxing and refreshing day. 

 

After breakfast we received our spiritual nourishment.  It was a very refreshing traditional service.  Loved the music, the choir, the sermon, the friendliness of the congregation, and the small town feeling.

No bicycling today, but we have walked several miles touring the town and visiting the historical sites.  We have enjoyed listening to many stories about the town's history while visiting two museums.

The Town Hall

Such a quaint little town.

The town of Williamsport, like many of Maryland's small towns, furnished scores of citizens for the war effort.  The boys of Williamsport served with distinction in many of the states finest units and participated in the wars largest battles and campaigns.  Among the battlefields of Antietam, Gettysburg, Manassas and many others, the roughly 125 boys of Williamsport clad in both blue and gray proved their valor.  Like other towns across Maryland, and across the country, many of these boys paid the ultimate sacrifice for the cause they believed in.

 

This replica of a lock and boat, along with a show and tell demonstration, helped us to understand how the locks, along with the men who manually operated them, functioned with the raising and lowering of the boats in the canal.

 

This large water basin of the canal, now algae covered, was used for boats to turn around since the canals were too narrow to do so.  Some boats only wanted to go as far as Williamsport and not the entire length of the canal. 

 



We do have a knack for finding the best ice cream in any given town.  This was not our first indulgence, but a very nice ending to a wonderful day.