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 Colonial
Williamsburg
Williamsburg, VA
The Capitol of Colonial Virginia
was the place to be in the years leading to Indepencence.
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 Freedom
Trail
Boston, MA
We walked the "Walkable City"
following the Freedom Trail, past some of the places where the most
important events leading to American Independence took place
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 Independence
Philadelphia, PA
America's first capitol has more
than the average share of history.
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 Fort
Ticonderoga
Ticonderoga, NY
A strategic fort in the control of
New England.
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 Yankee
Candle Company
South Deerfield, MA
America's first utility, the chandler
was an important part of every community.
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 Hudson
River Valley
New York
Halloween weekend in Tarrytown, Sleepy
Hollow, Poughkeepsie.
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 West
Point Museum
New York
History of war, etc.
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 Valley
Forge
Valley Forge, PA
Farmers entered, Soldiers left. Valley
Forge was an important winter training ground for the Revolutionary
Army.
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 Yorktown
Yorktown, VA
The seige of Yorktown was the last
big battle of the war for Independence.
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 La
Amistad
New Haven, Hartford, CT
The Africans aboard this slave trader
found freedom in Americas courts, after great heroism and loss.
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 Mystic
Seaport
Mystic, CT
America's early success depended
on the sea, for trading, fishing, whaling and more.
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 New
York Immigrants
New York City, NY
Many American families can trace
their roots to New York City and the Ellis Island immigration center.
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Capitol City
Washington, DC
Four days was definitely not enough
to do Washington, DC justice. There is so much to see!
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 Smithsonian
Washington, DC
In his will, James Smithson, an English
scientist, gave the funds for the Smithsonian to the United States
in 1846. The collections are a resource to the nation for history,
the arts and science.
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