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Revolutionary Tourist: Chastellux in America
Almost every day, I drive past a Revolutionary War roadside marker. It commemorates a house that served as the headquarters of patriot Gen. Israel... The post Revolutionary Tourist: Chastellux in...
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A Brief History of Benjamin Franklin’s Residences on Craven Street, London:...
If one looked into Benjamin Franklin’s time on Craven Street, they might initially believe he lived at 36 Craven Street the entirety of his... The post A Brief History of Benjamin Franklin’s Residences...
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Mount Independence: “The most intact Revolutionary War site in America”
Everybody has heard of Fort Ticonderoga on Lake Champlain. On the other hand, mention Mount Independence and one usually encounters the puzzled lowering of... The post Mount Independence: “The most...
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Mount Vernon During the American Revolution
On June 18, 1775, soon after learning that he had been chosen to lead the Continental Army, George Washington sat down to write a... The post Mount Vernon During the American Revolution appeared first...
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Fort Pownal, Colonial Maine, 1775
In early morning fog on April 15, 1775, just days before the momentous clash at Lexington and Concord, two innocent-looking vessels appeared off Cape Jellison... The post Fort Pownal, Colonial Maine,...
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The ABC’s of the Valley Forge Encampment
Six months of struggle shaped into twenty-six characters. A – Arrival The Continental Army under Gen. George Washington trudged into Valley Forge on December... The post The ABC’s of the Valley Forge...
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Rolling on the River: Delaware in the American Revolution
Under English rule, trading vessels sailed back and forth from the Delaware River and Bay to Philadelphia, New York, the British Isles, Southern Europe,... The post Rolling on the River: Delaware in...
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Museum of the American Revolution: Dichotomy of a Fledgling Nation
Walking into the Museum of the American Revolution’s spacious rotunda, museum patrons will be met with polished terrazzo floors and an elegant curling staircase... The post Museum of the American...
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Yorktown National Battlefield: The Encampment Tour
Almost anyone that develops a passion for history can point to an event deep within themselves that spawned an imaginative interpretation of events, and... The post Yorktown National Battlefield: The...
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Dedication of the New American Revolution Museum at Yorktown
Ten years in the planning and construction, the new fifty million dollar state of the art American Revolution Museum at Yorktown was officially dedicated... The post Dedication of the New American...
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Reamstown Provides: A Pennsylvania Town’s Contribution to Valley Forge
In a cemetery behind the Salem United Church of Christ, in Reamstown, Lancaster County, a boulder stands: This grinding bowl from East Cocalico is... The post Reamstown Provides: A Pennsylvania Town’s...
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The Battle of Great Bridge: Preserving the Site, Honoring the Soldiers
An interview with Lin Olsen, Executive Director, Great Bridge Battlefield and Waterways History Foundation Question: Why is preserving the Great Bridge Battlefield important? We... The post The Battle...
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Visiting Philip Schuyler’s House of Dreams
In October 2016 my wife and I went to visit the Schuyler Mansion in Albany, New York. We went because of Susan’s interest in... The post Visiting Philip Schuyler’s House of Dreams appeared first on...
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Stony Point Battlefield and Lighthouse State Historic Site
Early in the morning of July 16, 1779, Gen. Anthony Wayne and his Corps of Light Infantry successfully stormed the British works at Stony... The post Stony Point Battlefield and Lighthouse State...
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A Visit to Old Fort Mercer on the Delaware
A motorist travelling northbound through New Jersey along Interstate 295, which tracks the east bank of the Delaware River from the Delaware Memorial Bridge,... The post A Visit to Old Fort Mercer on...
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The David Library of the American Revolution as It Was: JAR Contributors...
The end of 2019 marks the end of an era, when one of the world’s premier institutions for research on early America, The David... The post The David Library of the American Revolution as It Was: JAR...
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Following Paul Revere Home: The Demolition and Preservation of Boston’s...
Here’s one of the things I love most about Boston: If it were possible to drop Paul Revere in downtown today, he could, quite... The post Following Paul Revere Home: The Demolition and Preservation of...
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