Visiting Historical Sites

Visiting Historical Sites
By Robert Curtis

Have you ever taken the opportunity to visit the sites where significant history has taken place?

Recently, we went to visit the sites of American history. We visited places like Boston, Salem, Massachusetts, Philadelphia, New York, and Washington D.C. We saw a great multiplicity of sites in these areas and took the tours and listened with intent interest as the various guides explained in great detail what had happened and the sequence of events that led up to the individual event.

I personally found that while I really enjoyed the opportunity to be able to visit all these sites, I discovered that some were of general interest, while others were of great interest, and still others, to my unexpected surprise, generated within me intense emotion.

For example, I found Valley Forge and the Old North Church in Boston to be only of general interest. I’m glad I went, but it was only a “learning” experience, giving me knowledge about the area and it’s significance in history.

Some of the places of great interest were Independence Hall, the White House and the Capitol building.

Others, to my surprise, stirred deep emotions within me that brought me to the edge of tears. These were places like: