Beginning in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, you can travel south on Route 15 and Route 231 for 180 miles until you reach Charlottesville, Virginia. “This part of the country has soaked up more of the blood, sweat, and tears of American history than any other part of the country. It has bred more founding fathers, inspired more soaring hopes and ideals and witnessed more triumphs, failures, victories, and lost causes than any other place in the country,” Yale University Professor C. Vann Woodward said of the route. And around 37 miles of the route runs through the middle of Frederick County. This is The Journey Through Hallowed Ground, a National Scenic Byway and a driving trip through America’s history and some of its scenic vistas. The Journey Through Hallowed Ground organization works with state and municipal governments to create joint tourism opportunities Read more…