Along the Southern Chesapeake Bay in Virginia are three of the most important sights in the history of the settlement and founding of the United States Of America. They include the sight of the first English settlement in the country, the town that was the first legislative government and the battlefield where America won itsContinue reading “Three Virginia Historic Destinations”
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Todays Featured Poster • Colonial Williamsburg
Located in Southeastern Virginia where the first English town in North America was established, Colonial Williamsburg is the world’s largest living history museum. Its 301 acres feature iconic colonial restored sites, people in period clothes and working tradespeople, historic taverns, and two world-class art museums. These giclée prints will soon be available in several sizesContinue reading “Todays Featured Poster • Colonial Williamsburg”
The Foundations Of English America
The United States has always been a country strongly influenced by English culture and heritage. While early exploration and colonization of the New World was dominated by Spain, with major outposts established in the Caribbean and Florida, England wanted a foothold in this New World. In April 1606 King James I of England chartered TheContinue reading “The Foundations Of English America”
Visiting Where The United States Was Born
The United States of America owes much of what it is today to a strip of land between the James and York Rivers as they flow into the Chesapeake Bay in Virginia. This strip of land is where the first successful English colony was established in America, was one of the locations where the politicalContinue reading “Visiting Where The United States Was Born”
The Intentional Travelers 