September 5, 2015

With a little more catching up during a front porch breakfast, we got a late start leaving what started as Saybrook colony Connecticut in 1644, later split up into smaller communities but kept and restored many older buildings.  Thanks Pat and Professor Grunko for a pleasant stay.

The remainder of the day was spent on the road heading to Carlisle Pennsylvania.  It was a great day for traveling but after a while driving into the sun when the temps are in the high 80's doesn't seem so much fun at all.
Carlisle has a military history dating back to Revolutionary war times.  Carlisle served as a munitions depot during the Revolutionary War and  eventually developed into the United States Army War College at Carlisle Barracks.
The building where we are staying overnight (Pratt Building) has a history to it.  (Following from Wikipedia... ) United States Army Lieutenant Richard Henry Pratt founded Carlisle Indian Industrial School in 1879 as the first federally supported school for American Indians off a reservation. The United States government maintained the school, housed at Carlisle Barracks as an experiment in educating Native Americans and teaching them to reject tribal culture and to adapt to white society. Richard Henry Pratt retired from the Army in 1903 and from supervising the school as its superintendent in 1904. Athletic hero Jim Thorpe entered the school in 1907 and joined its football team under coach Glenn Warner ("Pop" Warner) in 1908. Playing halfback, Jim Thorpe led the team to startling upset victories over powerhouses Harvard, Army, and the University of Pennsylvania in 1911–12, bringing nationwide attention to the school. Marianne Moore taught there c.1910. Carlisle Indian School closed in 1918.  An old munitions building is right next door.