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Delaware canal tour reveals regional history
NEW HOPE, Pa.— When you look into the water, it doesn’t look like it would be past your knees if you stepped in, yet a canal boat sits in the middle of the tree-lined canal, yellow and orange leaves and branches float in the water while two mules stand onRead More…
Delaware-Lehigh corridor rich in history
NEW HOPE, Pa.— Brown, yellow and red leaves paved the road leading to the Delaware River Valley in Pennsylvania during the fall. The valley was once the location of one of the first European immigrants’ settlement in the 17th Century. In 1631, a group of Dutch men formed a tradingRead More…
Park tells story of African-American soldiers
VALLEY FORGE, Pa.— Valley Forge offers a number of programs for its visitors. But the one that interested me the most was the “Quest for Freedom” presentation. The “Quest for Freedom” program is a part of the living history series. The living history series are the reenactments of the livesRead More…
Camp followers played major role in war
VALLEY FORGE, Pa.— A Revolutionary War Soldier, portrayed by Marc Brier, raised a heavy ax over his head and, with a loud grunt, slammed it down to chop the wood that lay before him. Shivering in the winter cold, he picked up his newly chopped stack and ran to theRead More…
Valley Forge offers activities, history
VALLEY FORGE, Pa.— After nine years of working at the Valley Forge National Historical Park, park ranger Ajena Rogers still talks about her job with such infectious enthusiasm you would be hard pressed to believe she did not start working here last week. However, the sheer volume of information sheRead More…
Eisenhower home is Gettysburg bonus
GETTYSBURG, Pa.— Alongside the Gettysburg Civil War battlefield, a long path surrounded by parallel lines of trees leads to the home of former President Dwight D. Eisenhower and his wife, Mamie. Eisenhower was originally from Texas, but grew up in Kansas. His first encounter with Gettysburg was in 1918 whenRead More…
Battlefield attracts visitors to Gettysburg
GETTYSBURG, Pa.— As a student in high school, I had often seen the name Gettysburg printed in cold, black letters on the pages of lifeless history books that attempted to communicate the importance of one of the most significant Civil War battles. After visiting the 6,000-acre battlefield located in theRead More…
NPS plans new Gettysburg Visitor Center
GETTYSBURG, Pa.— Student groups run excitedly through the halls looking at period swords and cannons. Moms point out maps and old uniforms to their children. An elder gentleman sits and observes Civil War-era medical instruments. The site of Abraham Lincoln’s world-famous Gettysburg Address and America’s most revered Civil War battlefield,Read More…
Franklin celebration highlights contributions
PHILADELPHIA— Philadelphia celebrated the 300th birthday of one of America’s most famous Founding Fathers during 2006. Benjamin Franklin made many important and diverse contributions to the city in which he is truly a legend. Although he was born in Boston on Jan. 17, 1706, Franklin ran away to Philadelphia atRead More…
Franklin Court recalls life of city’s resident
PHILADELPHIA— Franklin Court was once the site of Ben Franklin’s home, where he lived until he died in 1790. His years serving in the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention were spent in this home on Market Street. Franklin’s heirs tore down the house in 1812 and the property wasRead More…
Independence Hall is city’s crown jewel
PHILADELPHIA– Independence National Historical Park has a lot to offer, but a trip to the park would not be complete without a stop at arguably one of the most well known buildings in the United States: Independence Hall itself. “Everyone all over the world has heard of Independence Hall,” BeverlyRead More…
House is oldest executive residence
PHILADELPHIA— In the middle of an old historic city where Revolutionary War cannons once careened down cobble stoned streets and were fired at the British, sits a piece of history. It is hard to imagine that along the same Germantown Avenue here, where soldiers once took up arms alongside eachRead More…