Tag: National Historic Landmark
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Fort Loudoun State Historic Park {Tennessee}
On our way back from the Smoky Mountains, we stopped at Fort Loudoun State Historic Park. This fort played a major role in British era colonial time as they fought against French colonists in the Seven Years’ War (an extension of the French and Indian Wars happening in Europe). To help garner cooperation and alliance…
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Plymouth Rock -Pilgrim Memorial State Park {Massachusetts}
I was looking through all my pictures the other day when I ran across this one picture that I took of Plymouth Rock. It was December 1620 when the Mayflower disembarked here in Plymouth Harbor and William Bradford and the pilgrims founded a new colony in a new world. There’s been a lot of debate…
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Alcatraz Island {California}
Alcatraz. One of the most popular prisons in the country. While no doubt the name congers up images of daring prison escape movies thanks to Hollywood, the island was considered one of the most secure prisons due to the ever high tide and currents which would inhibit most from trying to make it to the…