Late October and early November brings fall to Virginia and West Virginia. The first photo above shows trees in their autumn color along the streets in Harper's Ferry, West Virginia. This National Historic Park is situated at the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers. The town of Harper's Ferry dates to 1763 and has figured significantly in American History in many ways. The United States Armory and Arsenal, established here in 1799, transformed Harpers Ferry from a remote village into an industrial center. In 1859, abolishonist John Brown's failed raid on the armory resulted in his trial and hanging here. Now Harper's Ferry is quiet and scenic, and in the fall, very colorful.
I took the second photo on the main street of Colonial Williamsburg, VA. The tree was very bright red in contrast to the white buildings. A most interesting place to visit and learn how the early colonists lived. We enjoyed Christiana Cambell's Tavern, one of George Washington's favorites, where we had a colonial dinner without electric lights. Before bringing our food, the waiter tied a very large napkin (almost a table cloth) around our necks, lest we muss our clothing with our crab cakes and sweet potato muffins as we consumed them by candlelight.
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