Park # 276 First State NM Delaware

Delaware finally gets a National Park-  it was in three locations, Brandywine Park, the Old State House museum in Dover, and also the New Castle Courthouse in New Castle. Got all the stamps at all the locations. 

Another visit that doesn't count- Pinelands National Preserve Sept 4th 2013

I made a quick stop to two locations for the Pinelands National Preserve, the Commission Headquarters and the Brendan Byrne State Forest Office Building for duplicate stamps.  Doesn't "count" since this is an affiliate member-  Counts for me, though.

Star Spangled Banner Stop at American Museum of History on the Mall in Washington DC

Stopped in quickly to secure this location

Washington Monument bookstore visit

There are 24 or more stamps in the Bookstore, and I was able to get two that I had not previously gotten-  Walked here from the Museum of Natural History Stop.  The monument itself is all shrouded while they make repairs and cracks from a recent large earthquake. 

Revisit to Rock Creek Park Nature Center, Washington DC

First stop in Metro DC was a revisit to Rock Creek Park Nature Center, so I could get one stamp that I was missing, it was there in good order. 

Navy Memorial, Washington DC

Last year, I stopped in here to get the stamp, but the building was under construction, or so they said-  this year, the stamp was there, out at the front desk.  Score! 

New DC stop- Department of the Interior Library

Found an on-street parking space here after a couple of tries, and dropped a quarter into the meter, and got these four stamps, which were in the library as they were supposed to be.  Had to sign in, go through airport security and get a visitor badge thingy. 

Revisit to Mary McCloud Bethune House NHS in DC

This was a planned stop to pick up what I thought was going to be several stamps that I missed last visit last year, but I only managed to get the one above.  There were three others that were supposed to be there, but the cranky, slow moving ranger person insisted they were not. 

I had to double park, so I didn't press the issue- and he was not in a very good mood. 

Star Spangled Banner Stop, Battle of Bladensburg Museum, Bladensburg Maryland

Last stop on my DC trip was a Star Spangled Banner stop at the Battle of Bladensburg Museum of course at Bladensburg, Maryland. 

Park # 277 Monocacy Natiional Battlefield, Frederick Maryland, plus two stops for Journey Through Hollowed Ground

I knew I needed to get to Frederick Maryland, so I could knock off park #277, Monocacy National Battlefield.  I missed it on the trip last summer, so I was able to pick it up. 

There were three stamps here, one site stamp, and a Journey Through Hollowed Ground One and a Civil War one as well.  Also got a pin and a hiking medallion for here. 

Then, I ran downtown to the Frederick Visitor's Center, and got a Journey Through Hollowed Ground Stamp there. 

Then, a few more blocks downtown and got another Journey Through Hollowed Ground Stamp and a Clara Barton Stamp at the National Museum of Civil War Medicine. Also got a pin for here.   

Revisit to Sandy Hook Unit of Gateway National Park in New Jersey- September 3, 2013

On our way to visit the Sabatini's for lunch at Tom's River, we ran up to the Sandy Hook Unit of Gateway NRA to try to get three stamps I was missing-  I managed to get one of them, the other two were lost in Hurricane Sandy. 

Last stamp for Crossroads of the American Revolution NHA -Maybe.

Ran up to the Washington's Crossing State Park in New Jersey to snag the last (fourth) of the current series for this NHA.  Found out today though, there may be stamps in several new locations- have to check it out in the future. 

GPS took me to an incorrect intersection, had to hunt around to find the Visitor's Center/Museum. 

The stamp will count towards my totals this year, but be "ignored" for total count, since it is a duplicate wording.   Not to worry, I now have completed yet another historical area, well sort of. 

Quick revisit to Ben Franklin National Memorial in Philadelphia Sept 1 2013

Managed to snag some on-street parking right across from the front door at Ben Franklin Memorial, and dashed in and grabbed the new site stamp for this location, then right back out.