DAY 9

Following a great breakfast, as well as saying goodbye to the friends we created throughout the week from other delegations, we departed from the National 4-H Conference Center in Chevy Chase, Maryland. From there, we traveled an hour and a half to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania where a tour guide hopped on the coach and showed us around the battlefields while educating us about the battle that took place there 154 years prior. Upon completion of our tour, we split up into groups and had the opportunity to grab lunch and explore the town. A few hours later, we loaded the coach and headed for Somerset, Pennsylvania. There we ate dinner then checked into the hotel where we played cards and went swimming. Soon after, we hit the hay as a long day of traveling was ahead of us. 

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Photographer: Emily Glenn

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