Almost every historical site we visit challenges something I thought I knew. Mention Valley Forge, and I envision starving and freezing men in Washington’s army, dying in tattered rags during their winter encampment here. Not so much. Disease killed more men than cold or starvation. And two-thirds of the men who died, did [...]
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Valley Forge, PA
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged American Revolution, Fall 2010 trip, Pennsylvania, Valley Forge on October 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Minute Man National Historical Monument – MA
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged American Revolution, Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts, Minute Man National Historical Monument, National Historic Monuments, RV Trip from WI to ME - May 2009, Trip 2 Spring 2009 on June 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We walk into the theatre for the orientation film at the Visitor Center, and before it even starts I’m totally captivated and intrigued. There is a regular projection screen on the right, but the rest of the place has the look of a theatrical stage, a tavern scene on the left, with real table, [...]
