Historic Alexandria, Gadsby’s Tavern, and Carlyle House
Upon my first visit many years ago, I yearned to explore the Georgian townhouses with quaint gardens and 13 starred flags.
Historical Sewing and Time Travels
Tag: French and Indian War
Saratoga Battlefield: Grand Tour of Historic Waterways Part V
British General John Burgoyne took advantage of the 17th century French trade route from Canada, to arrive at Saratoga to fight the Continental Army.
Fort William Henry: Grand Tour of Historic Waterways Part II
Visiting the location of the French and Indian War’s infamous siege and massacre, immortalized in James Fennimore Cooper’s , The Last of the Mohicans.
Fort Ticonderoga: Grand Tour of Historic Waterways Tour Part I
Built on land that juts into Lake Champlain, the Mohawks called the land upon which the fort sits Ticonderoga, meaning a place between the great waters.
