Martha Washington 1759 Silver Half Dollar
Dollars, Half Dollars, Quarters, Dimes, Nickels, Pennies were all minted as a fake coin just to test out how well metals can combine with...
Goodbye George Washington, Hello William Byrd III Timeline
Gloom. Anxiety. Worry. That's on the minds of those who await the new boss. But that's not on a new boss's mind. A new boss wants to make...
Christmas past 1750s
Currently under construction: Compiled, written by Jim Moyer 12/20/2015, 12/12/2016, 12/18/16, 12/25/2022 . Some may think this is just...
Hallejuha - King George II stood up?
This is about the Messiah song by Handel ( 23 Feb 1685 – 14 April 1759 ). You know this one. When the chorus kicked it up a notch...
The Hard Road back to Fort Loudoun - some don't return
Sick. Dying. Cold. Shivering. No warm clothing. No pay. They all want to go home. Who is going home? Most of the whole army will be...
Virginia Bounty for scalps invites cheaters
Just the scalp invite is bad enough. But both Cherokee and White chose to cheat to win those bounties in many ways. Cut a scalp in...
Postmortem by Forbes: Myrmidons
If only Forbes had survived. If only he lived to be made commander of the Pittsburg area, resisting the intentions of Virginia and...
The Postmortem by Forbes: The Indian Ohio country
Fred Anderson in his Crucible of War book writes about Forbes concerns for the future. "Forbes begged Amherst, "not [to] think...
The Postmortem by Forbes: The Gold Medallions
The Gold Medallions? They were never made, never worn by the officers for which it was meant. Except they were made by the Boy Scouts....
Evan Shelby on up to Ford vs Ferrari
Move over Daniel Boone. Here's one who didn't have the Star Making Machinery behind the Popular Song. He's the main one man in the...
