Harpers Ferry was.... Wow. I was so glad Kyle Kopko and I decided to come as we drove to Williamsburg (listening to audio of The DaVinci Code on the road).

So I'll let the photos, audio, and brief text tell the story.

(The founding of Harpers Ferry)

Beautiful. Wow. Beautiful. Even Jefferson liked this place. He wrote the following words while sitting on this rock:

(Jefferson Visits Harpers Ferry)

Just below the rock is St. Peter's Catholic Church:

(The survival of St. Peter's Catholic Church)

Storer College

One of my favorite places was Storer College. This was one of the first integrated colleges in the United States. Andrew Johnson created a great piece of poetic justice when he granted the United States Armory at Harpers Ferry to the Storer College. Thus, the site of John Brown's last stand became a classroom in a multicultural, multiracial institution of higher education.

I had to pose for a picture.

Information on Storer College can be found on the National Park Service Website. Frederick Douglass gave a speech in May, 1881, on the 14th anniversary of the founding of the college.

Williamsburg

Naturally, lots of fun. We had our initial orientation with the American Institute of Parliamentarians. Sessions start tomorrow. My lecture is on Thursday at 4:30. My certification test is Sunday morning. I'm looking forward to a great week. Hopefully, I'll be able to post some pictures during the week.