Lafayette and Baron von Steuben at Valley Forge
Washington’s Guard lived in these huts overlooking his headquarters, a tradition that continues today at Arlington National Cemetery at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
18th Century Virginia Musings
Tag: George Washington
Lafayette’s boot fills with blood at Brandywine
Arriving in Philadelphia to offer his services without pay, 19 year old Lafayette receives his commission to major general on July 31, 1777.
Singing God Save Great Washington: Colonial Williamsburg
The surprise flash mob led to some research on the lyrics:
To our famed Washington,
Brave Stark at Bennington,
Glory is due.
Peace to Montgomery’s shade
The Many Faces of George Washington: Book Review
In 2005, scientists studied the Houdon, to scientifically work backwards in time to get as accurate a rendering as one can possibly have of George Washington.
West Point: Grand Tour of Historic Waterways Part VI
Accepting cash only, we all dug through our pockets, wallets, bottom of my purse, inside the car, to find enough money to take a two-hour tour of West Point.
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.
Christmas Pye, Camel, and Snow: Mount Vernon
We saw a bit of snow at Mount Vernon, with the drizzly foggy day set against the distant Potomac.
On this house tour we saw the third-floor of the mansion!
A French American Alliance Cockade for the Lafayette Hat
In researching the Lafayette hat my son is creating, I stumbled upon the background of the French American Alliance cockade.
Artillery and Redoubts: Yorktown Battlefield Tour
Whereas we found the Napoleon cannons at Civil War battlefields in Virginia, today at the Yorktown Battlefield we found the Lafayette cannon.
Texas, George Washington, Lafayette: Virginia State Capital
The Virginia General Assembly commissioned that a marble statue of General Washington be made, as well as a marble bust of the Marquis de Lafayette.
