U.S.S. Constitution

Boston, MA

The Eighteenth Century

Walking the Freedom Trail

Boston, MA

Lexington

Lexington, MA

“Those who forget the past are condemned to repeat it.”

The Battle of Rhode Island, 1778

Newport, Middletown, and Portsmouth, RI

“In this State I have experienced more sudden and extreme alternations of hopes and disappointments than during all the vicissitudes of the American Revolution” -General Lafayette (Preston 5).

Fort Ticonderoga

Ticonderoga, NY

Introduction

Saratoga

Saratoga, NY

October 8, 2023

The British Raid on Danbury

Danbury, CT

The Boston Tea Party

Boston, MA

Background

Today, Americans are renowned coffee drinkers. A quarter of a millennium ago, that was not the case. Tea was almost as indispensable as beer, wine, or even water. The tea coming into the colonies originated in China. The East India…

Battle of Ridgefield

Ridgefield, CT

Following their success at Danbury, Connecticut, the combined British and Hessian…

Ft. Trumbull

New London,CT

There are so many old forts along the East Coast. They were not built for imagined enemies. Ft…