2 almost Assassinations in western Pennsylvania
The emphasis here is for researchers. We emphasize sources. Where did we find this story? Once this story interests you, then the next...
Baylis calls Woodrow an "Arrant Coward"
On 15 Sept 1757 we learned that, Lt Charles Smith , who supervised building Fort Loudoun, killed a man with one punch. Now we learn...
Spanish Coin in the ground in Winchester VA
The Virginia Regiment had hard currency to pay for services and supplies for its troops in the 1750s. . Prior to their presense, the town...
Give me Liberty or give me Death
We all stand on the shoulders of the past. It even influences those who don't even know the past. . This applies to the guy who quoted...
Winchester Populations 1748 and 1759
Winchester had 60 houses in 1748 growing to 200 by 1759. 1748 At the time Winchester was comprised of the courthouse, a jail, an Anglican...
Davy Crockett's Dad born in Frederick Co VA
Davy Crockett's Dad? He was born in Frederick County VA in 1753, the year George Washington bought property in Winchester VA. . In 1768...
Monmouth Street and Leicester: Divorce from the Past
Two side streets are named after London Streets who in turn involve names of those who rebelled, This divorcing from the status quo,...
President vs Congress about War Powers
Abraham Lincoln's Congressional nickname? Spotty Lincoln. He kept standing up on the floor of Congress asking what American soil was...
Patriot's Day April 19, 2025 - remembering it
Yesterday was Patriot's Day. April 19, 1775. That's the day of remembering the battles of Lexington and Concord. The locals, variously...
A 2nd "Grand Congress" - this one by Lord Loudoun (GW's time in Philly 1757)
This April 12th of 2025 we go to celebrate the first "Grand Congress," a phrase John Carlyle applied to the meeing of Colonial Governoers...
