several small places they had no bridge to cross the river. but had little boats. old flat bottomed ones. with Paddle wheels. We leave the river at a small place called Lemoyne road kind of tricky around here got lost and had to inquire the way. We take the Lincoln Highway from here to Gettysburg. ate our dinner on a side road about 5 miles from Lemoyne had to eat it in the car as it was still raining first place was Hillsburg only a small place mostly pasture land here. and some Cabbage patch. must be lots of Dutch people at York Springs saw a few small peach and apple orchards. are making good time on the road here, it is wide & straight with a few low hills. Picked up a guide outside of Gettysburg. he took us around the battle. where the South & North fought the deciding battle of the Civil War. we drove 17 miles around it. the guide said there was 57 of roads in all and 15000 acres of land, that there was 849 monuments & statues

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