Building Gabion Earthworks at Prelude to Victory
My son helped build gabion earthwork fortifications, the results of which can be seen today at Yorktown Battlefield from two wars.
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Tag: Wythe House
Hole in window shutter for solar microscope: Colonial Williamsburg
Last year, when I met George Wythe at the Tucker House, he mentioned a microscope at his house that received light from a hole in the window’s shutter.
Meeting William Lee and the Iroquois: Prelude to Victory
Cornwallis…Yorktown…Lafayette…Comte de Grasse…Battle of the Capes…Washington…Rochambeau…espionage…timing…Providence… Prelude to Victory.
Two Lafayettes at Prelude to Victory: Colonial Williamsburg
Insisting on taking his Lafayette costume, my son said he outgrew his old costume.
Um, isn’t that going to attract attention?
Mom, I’ve grown over 5 inches!
