I was in Williamsburg for a visit last weekend and wanted to check out Tyndalls Point Park. I have been to both Yorktown Museums (Federal and State) a number of times, but…
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Saratoga Battlefield – Stillwater, New York
Well, it had been a long trip and we ended the major historical sites with a visit to the Saratoga National Battlefield. We drove onto the grounds and checked in at the…
Fort Ticonderoga – Ticonderoga, New York.
After having a nice night sitting on the banks of Lake George and then getting a nice nights sleep, we were off to our next destination! After a thirty minute drive north,…
Fort William Henry – Lake George, New York.
Well, we arrived on the east side of the state, in the heart of the Hudson River valley, in Lake George. Fort William Henry is right in the middle of the town…
Fort Stanwix – Rome, New York and Oriskany Battlefield.
We finished up our tours of sites around the greater Buffalo area and started to work our way across the state. We hit a few historical homes in Rochester for a day…
Fort Niagara – Niagara, New York.
Well, TJ and I made it to Buffalo and had a nice dinner eating some celebrated wings. We spent the next day looking at Frank Loyd Wright houses in the area. Following…
Fort Augusta, Sunbury Pennsylvania
TJ and I had been talking about going on another road trip and checking out historical sites in rural New York. Well, we had chatted it up for a while, but not…
R&P – Battle of Hobkirk’s Hill, April 1781.
Background The Battle of Hobkirk’s Hill (sometimes referred to as the Second Battle of Camden) was a battle of the American Revolutionary War fought on April 25, 1781, near Camden, South Carolina. A small American force under Nathanael Greene occupying…
Rank and File – Battle of Harlem Heights, September 1776.
Background The Battle of Harlem Heights was fought during the New York and New Jersey campaign of the American Revolutionary War. The action took place on September 16, 1776, in what is now the Morningside Heights area and east…
American Revolution Museum at Yorktown
Whenever I am visiting the Williamsburg area, I try to visit one of the many many museums that are in the area. I recently attended the Williamsburg Muster, so it was time…