The Marquis de Lafayette Tours Hampton Roads
On October 22, 1824, Lafayette and his party arrived in Norfolk. This began a 3-day visit to Norfolk, Portsmouth/Gosport, and Fort Monroe.
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Sep 1611 min read
The Marquis de Lafayette: A Champion for Emancipation and Human Rights.
Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de La Fayette is perhaps most familiar to Americans as the dutiful teenage major general who served in the...
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Aug 128 min read
The Marquis de Lafayette - U.S. Citizen or Not?
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Jul 3012 min read
America's First "War Between the States" - 1835-1836
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Mar 810 min read
Unveiling the Mystery: The Phenomenon of Total Solar Eclipses in Early America
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Sep 1, 202310 min read
James Barbour – Governor, Senator, Cabinet Secretary, and Diplomat
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Jul 4, 202312 min read
Henry Dearborn – Soldier, Politician, Cabinet Secretary, Diplomat
Today, unless one was born and raised in the Old Northwest Territories (particularly Michigan) or New Hampshire, you may not have ever...
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Jun 16, 202317 min read
"The Great Compromiser" - Henry Clay
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Jun 2, 202312 min read
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May 5, 202311 min read
Negotiator, Lawyer, Representative, Senator, and Commissioner - Littleton Waller Tazewell.
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Mar 10, 202310 min read
Noah Webster - Father of “American” Culture and Image in the New United States
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Feb 12, 202312 min read
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Apr 22, 202213 min read
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Apr 8, 202218 min read
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Mar 25, 202212 min read
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Oct 8, 202121 min read
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Aug 27, 202127 min read
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Aug 13, 202118 min read
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Jul 30, 202133 min read
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Jun 18, 202114 min read
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