August 28 Hospitality and Being Regular Tourists

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   Today we left our tent set up at our Warm Showers Host's house as she is letting us stay there for another night and rode our mainly unloaded bikes across Wills Creek and up the hill to St Paul's Lutheran Church which has been a body of believers since 1794.

    The message was on being hospitable in spite of our differences. We have really sensed hospitality from the people we have met and in particular our Warm Shower hosts. As we started back down the hill, we started seeing historical signs about the old Fort Cumberland which had been located there on the hill and about George Washington's involvement with the fort. He started his military career there and ended it there when as Commander in Chief, he reviewed the troops come to put down the Whiskey Rebellion. That was the last time he put on a military uniform. We then found the 184.5 mile marker for the end of the C & O Canal.  

The Allegany Museum (name of the county) was interesting to go through and see how transportation--canal, B & O railroad and National Road have played a big part in this city. We also discovered that they have had a large munitions plant and tire plant in town in the past. 
    We will be riding on the C & O Canal towpath for the next few days and it may be hard to communicate as there will be areas without cell phone service and we will likely be staying at hiker-biker campgrounds along the canal.  


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