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| UNP BUS 6 - Philadelphia |
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This page covers all members of our Bus leaving the west Saturday morning, July 7th, 2001 until we arrive in New York Sunday evening July 8th. It was an exciting and busy day and a half! |
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At Minneapolis, the Oregon,
Utah, and Idaho groups all got together and flew on to Philadelphia. We were met by Charlie Danihel from Walker Lodge and his wife Jane. They helped us get to our motel. We then ate at the Philly Diner and waited for the Washington Delegation to arrive. |
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| The Washington group arrived
late. Their plane was on time, but it could not connect to the
gate for some reason. They got to the motel at around 8:30pm We then had a meeting out on the grass from 9:45pm until 11:00pm. We discussed what we were doing and what some rules were. We also had a birthday party for Brad who turned 16 two days later. |
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| Our first tour was
of Philadelphia. Charlie Danihel led us from Independence Hall to the
Liberty Bell, to the Visitor's Center, to Betsy Ross's home, and much more. Along the way we ate a Philly Cheese Steak and ran into a group of UNP kids from Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut. We were here on Sunday, July 8th and got to witness the re-inactment of the first reading of the Declaration of Independence. It was great and many people were dressed in "period clothes". Then we left Philly at 3:30pm and headed for NY. |
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| Read the DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE for yourself! | |||||
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While the Delegates change each year, the experiences remain much the same. When Charlie and his wife met us at the airport and had dinner with us, they had 3 of their grandchildren with them. That reminded me that I had met Charlie 12 years before and he had another grandchild with him then. These two pics are from 1989. | |||