Civil War Trail - Virginia / West Virginia
All- We live in Indianapolis and already beginning to plan our 2018 summer vacation. What I would like to do is take the kids to Virginia or West Virginia and check out the Civil War sites then he...
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As naturist said Harpers ferry, Petersburg, Appomattox Va. and some others offer places to review history and see some of the re-enactments.
www.civilwartraveler.com
is a great source to find reenactments and other activities if they dont all get shut down by the haters. This site list amny different get togethers from Gettysburg to the deep south.
Some groups are looking at shutting down to appease some of the activist groups, so some of the locations may become questionable since history is now a political hot button.
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Since you are looking at coming down to Va, add some revolutionary war and early colonial time. Williamsburg has been fully restored and much of Yorktown has as well. You also have the Jamestown fort recreated from 1607. And to keep it fun for kids, Busch Gardens is right there also.
www.civilwartraveler.com
is a great source to find reenactments and other activities if they dont all get shut down by the haters. This site list amny different get togethers from Gettysburg to the deep south.
Some groups are looking at shutting down to appease some of the activist groups, so some of the locations may become questionable since history is now a political hot button.
Edit add on.
Since you are looking at coming down to Va, add some revolutionary war and early colonial time. Williamsburg has been fully restored and much of Yorktown has as well. You also have the Jamestown fort recreated from 1607. And to keep it fun for kids, Busch Gardens is right there also.
