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| Chesapeake Bay at First Landing State Park. We had a great weekend camping here. But most of the time we camped in Williamsburg itself and practically had a train track running through the camper. |
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| On a hike at First Landing State Park, we saw bald cypress trees and knees (those odd, spiky growths). |
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| Great Husband and Whistling Son on the beach |
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| Fifes and drums at Colonial Williamsburg |
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| Colonial Williamsburg is a wonderful restoration where the Revolutionary Period is presented as accurately as possible. |
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| Lafayette speaks to the crowd. He says he has been called "a statue waiting for a pedestal." Indeed! |
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| Even the sheep are true to the period. |
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| George Washington and the Continental Army had a decisive victory over the forces of Cornwallis at Yorktown. The terms of surrender were signed here at the Moore House, and this essentially marked the end of the Revolutionary War. |
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| Reconstruction of a "stick and mud" building at Historic Jamestown We enjoyed a talk about John Smith, whose story is full of craziness and unbelievable exploits. |
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| Beautiful colors and perfect weather at Monticello. We were surprised that Jefferson's house is on a mountain. |
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| Monticello. After a very interesting tour of the house, we were free to wander the grounds. We took a second tour to learn about Jefferson's ownership of slaves. About slavery he wrote,"...we have the wolf by the ear, and we can neither hold him, nor safely let him go." |
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| Monticello. Jefferson died in extreme debt, but the property was difficult to sell, partly because of its position on a mountain. The house went into serious decline before ultimately being restored and preserved. |
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